Beverage container
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1. A prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container prefilled with a ready for consumption beverage for retail sale, comprising:
- a vessel, having a sidewall, a closed end, an open end bounded by the sidewall, the open end having a threading complementary to the threading of a dome, the vessel containing the ready for consumption beverage;
the dome, having a generally domed shape with opposed top and bottom openings having respective smaller and larger diameters, the top opening being substantially smaller than the open end of the vessel, comprising;
threading adjacent to the bottom opening to secure the dome to the vessel, and the bottom opening further configured with a first seal arrangement between the vessel and the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of the ready for consumption beverage in the vessel until opened by a consumer;
a strainer, fixed to an upper portion of the dome; and
threading adjacent to the top opening of the dome complementary to the threading of a cap; and
the cap, having a closed end, an open end, and threading adjacent to the open end to secure the cap to the dome, and further configured with a second seal arrangement spaced above the first seal arrangement between the cap and the dome sealing the top opening of the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of the beverage container until opened, the dome being sealed at the bottom and top openings by the first and second seal arrangements, the ready for consumption beverage being a beverage that is hermetically sealed within the beverage container and having a retail sale shelf life.
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Abstract
The disclosed beverage container can be a prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container prefilled with a ready for consumption beverage for retail sale and can include three pieces, a cap, dome and vessel. The pieces can be screwable together. The dome piece can contain a strainer. The consumer can separate the dome from the vessel and add ice to the beverage to cool the beverage prior to consumption, and can strain the ice from the beverage before drinking it directly from the top opening of the dome, after it has been resealed to the vessel.
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1. A prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container prefilled with a ready for consumption beverage for retail sale, comprising:
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a vessel, having a sidewall, a closed end, an open end bounded by the sidewall, the open end having a threading complementary to the threading of a dome, the vessel containing the ready for consumption beverage; the dome, having a generally domed shape with opposed top and bottom openings having respective smaller and larger diameters, the top opening being substantially smaller than the open end of the vessel, comprising; threading adjacent to the bottom opening to secure the dome to the vessel, and the bottom opening further configured with a first seal arrangement between the vessel and the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of the ready for consumption beverage in the vessel until opened by a consumer; a strainer, fixed to an upper portion of the dome; and threading adjacent to the top opening of the dome complementary to the threading of a cap; and the cap, having a closed end, an open end, and threading adjacent to the open end to secure the cap to the dome, and further configured with a second seal arrangement spaced above the first seal arrangement between the cap and the dome sealing the top opening of the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of the beverage container until opened, the dome being sealed at the bottom and top openings by the first and second seal arrangements, the ready for consumption beverage being a beverage that is hermetically sealed within the beverage container and having a retail sale shelf life. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container prefilled with a ready for consumption beverage for retail sale, comprising:
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a vessel containing the ready for consumption beverage, having a sidewall, a closed end, and an open end bounded by the sidewall; the dome, having a generally domed shape with opposed top and bottom openings having respective smaller and larger diameters, the top opening being substantially smaller than the open end of the vessel, comprising; the bottom opening further configured with a first seal arrangement between the vessel and the dome, sealed for retail sale, for sealing and maintaining the integrity of the ready for consumption beverage in the vessel until opened by a consumer, the first seal arrangement including a seal applied across the open end of the vessel; a strainer, fixed to an upper portion of the dome; and a cap having a closed end and an open end, and further configured with a second seal arrangement spaced above the first seal arrangement between the cap and the dome sealing the top opening of the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of at least an upper portion of the beverage container until opened, the dome having an interior chamber that is hermetically sealed by the first and second seal arrangements, and from interior regions of the vessel, the ready for consumption beverage being a beverage that is hermetically sealed within the beverage container and having a retail sale shelf life. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of preparing, bottling, and packaging a ready for consumption beverage in a prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container for distribution, sale, and consumption, comprising:
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filling a volume of beverage into a vessel, the vessel having a sidewall, a closed end, an open end bounded by the sidewall, the open end having threading complementary to the threading of a dome; mounting the dome to the vessel, the dome having a generally domed shape with opposed top and bottom openings having respective smaller and larger diameters, the top opening being substantially smaller than the open end of the vessel, comprising; threading adjacent to the bottom opening, to securely screw the dome to the vessel, the bottom opening further configured with a first seal arrangement between the vessel and the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining the integrity of the beverage in the vessel until opened by the consumer; a strainer, fixed to an upper portion of the dome; and threading adjacent to the top opening of the dome complementary to the threading of a cap; securing the cap to the dome and sealing for retail sale with a second seal arrangement spaced above the first seal arrangement between the cap and the dome sealing the top opening of the dome, sealing and maintaining integrity of the beverage container until opened, the cap having a closed end, an open end, and threading adjacent to the open end, the dome being sealed at the bottom and top openings by the first and second seal arrangements, the beverage being hermetically sealed within the beverage container and having a retail sale shelf life. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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