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Sealed single serve containers for wine

  • US 20050139570A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2004
  • Published: 06/30/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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9. A stemware packaged wine product comprising:

  • a stemware container;

    a volume of wine disposed within the stemware container; and

    a volume of one or more gases contained within a headspace in the stemware container, the stemware container comprising;

    a base;

    a blow molded oriented polyethylene terephthalate receptacle supported on the base; and

    a closure, the base comprising a broad circular lower portion having a predetermined diameter and a lower stem portion extending upward therefrom, the oriented polyethylene terephthalate including at least one oxygen scavenger in an amount which is effective to preclude more oxygen from entering the receptacle as compared to the same oriented polyethylene terephthalate without the oxygen scavenger, the receptacle being a one-piece, unitary, integral blow molded structure comprising a wall defining an interior containing the predetermined volume of wine and an upper stem portion extending downward from the wall, the upper stem portion being fixed via welding or adhesive with the lower stem portion to form a reinforced stem, the wall having a rim defining an open upper end, the receptacle having a diameter that varies over its height with a maximum diameter of the receptacle being at a point closer to the bottom than to the top of said container such that the center of gravity of the stemware container is below one half of the total height of the container, the rim including a top surface and a side surface extending downward therefrom, the closure comprising a removable film seal peelably sealed to the top surface of the rim and removable therefrom without leaving a residue that perceptibly impacts visual, tactile or organoleptic properties of the rim or the volume of wine when wine is sipped from the receptacle over said rim, and the closure further comprising a reclosable overcap which snapingly engages the rim, the overcap comprising a top wall and a side wall extending therefrom.

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