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US4634003A
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Container for accommodating two kinds of liquids
Assignee: Suntory Ltd
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Filing: 1985-08-20
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Granted: 1987-01-06
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Expires: 2005-08-20
Abstract
Abstract A container for separately accommodating a pair of liquids, such as mineral water and whisky, including a main body for accommodating a first liquid, a small cup for accommodating a second liquid, provided with a flange extending from the entire periphery of an upper end of the small cup and a skirt extending downward from the entire periphery of an upper end of the flange, and a flexible lid for liquid-tightly sealing an upper free opening of the small cup. The small cup is fit into an upper free opening of the main body engaging the flange and the skirt with the entire periphery of an upper end of the main body. The small cup has a specified area, in a bottom wall, at least partially bordered by a score line. The lid has a downward projection. The specified area is broken by pushing down the lid until a tip of the projection presses to break the specified area, whereby the second liquid flows down into the main body and mixes with the first liquid in the main body.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Ueda
- 👤 Masamichi Imanishi
- 👤 Kazuo Iyama
- 👤 Akio Fukuhara
- 👤 Ken Iwase
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:10
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3216; B65D81/3222
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
A container for accommodating two kinds of liquids therein separately from each other, comprising a main body for accommodating a first liquid therein, said main body having an opening at an upper end thereof; a cup for accommodating a second liquid therein, provided with a flange extending outwardly from substantially the entire periphery of an upper end of said cup and a skirt extending downwardly from substantially the entire periphery of an outer end of said flange, said cup fitted into the opening of said main body with said flange and said skirt engaging the entire periphery of an upper end of said main body; and a flexible lid liquid-tightly sealing an upper opening of said cup; said cup having, in a bottom wall thereof, an area at least partially bordered by a score line and said lid having a projection extending toward said area; whereby said specified area of said small cup may be broken by pushing said lid downwardly until a tip end of said projection presses onto said specified area; said skirt of said cup being bent inwardly along the entire periphery of a lower end thereof to engage the entire periphery of the upper end of said main body and provided with a tab integrally extending from a part of the lower end thereof; said skirt of said cup having at least two pairs of linear weakenings extending upwardly from the lower end of said skirt, each pair of linear weakenings being positioned symmetrically in relation to said tab.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
A container for accommodating two kinds of liquids therein separately from each other, comprising a main body for accommodating a first liquid therein, said main body having an opening at an upper end thereof; a cup for accommodating a second liquid therein, provided with a flange extending outwardly from substantially the entire periphery of an upper end of said cup and a skirt extending downwardly from substantially the entire periphery of an outer end of said flange, said cup fitted into the opening of said main body with said flange and said skirt engaging the entire periphery of an upper end of said main body; and a flexible lid liquid-tightly sealing an upper opening of said cup; said cup having, in a bottom wall thereof, an area at least partially bordered by a score line and said lid having a projection extending toward said area; whereby said specified area of said small cup may be broken by pushing said lid downwardly until a tip end of said projection presses onto said specified area; said skirt of said cup being bent inwardly along the entire periphery of a lower end thereof to engage the entire periphery of the upper end of said main body and provided with a tab integrally extending from a part of the lower end thereof; said skirt of said cup having at least two pairs of linear weakenings extending upwardly from the lower end of said skirt, each pair of linear weakenings being positioned symmetrically in relation to said tab.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The container defined by claim 1, wherein a recess for receiving the tip end of said projection is provided in said specified area of said small cup.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The container defined by claim 1, wherein said slits and/or score lines are inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of said main body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The container defined by claim 1 wherein said skirt of said cup is provided with a notch at a location along the lower end thereof opposite of said tab.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
160 words
A container defined by claim 1, wherein said lid has a skirt extending downward from the entire periphery thereof, a height of said skirt being larger than that of the skirt of said small cup; a lower end of the latter skirt is spaced outward from an outer wall of said main body and resiliently displaceable close to and apart from said outer wall of said main body; a lower end of said skirt of said lid is bent inward to form a plurality of protrusions, a diameter of an imaginary circle passing through the innermost edge of said protrusions being smaller than that of an imaginary circle along said lower edge of said skirt of said small cup; and said main body has at least a rib constituting a thread around a neck portion thereof, said skirt of said lid being treadedly engageable, along the inwardly bent portion thereof, with said rib to provide liquid-tight sealing of said container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A container defined by claim 5, wherein said skirt of said small cup has a plurality of slits extending upward from the lower end of said skirt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The container defined by claim 2 wherein said skirt of said cup is provided with a notch at a location along the lower end thereof opposite of said tab.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The container defined by claim 3 wherein said skirt of said cup is provided with a notch at a location along the lower end thereof opposite of said tab.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The container defined by claim 1, wherein said pairs of linear weakenings include pairs of slits.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The container defined by claim 1, wherein said pairs of linear weakenings include pairs of scored lines.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The container defined by claim 1, wherein said pairs of linear weakenings include both a pair of scored lines and a pair of slits.
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