CONTAINER FOR THE COMPONENTS OF MIXED DRINKS

• US 3,779,372 A
• Filed: 03/28/1972
• Issued: 12/18/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Herminia Alvarez Gil De Lloret
• Original Assignee: Herminia Alvarez Gil De Lloret
• Inventors: de Lloret, Herminia Alvarez Gil
• Primary Examiner(s): Norton, Donald F.
• Application Number:
  US05/238,835
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 215/6 206/47A 99/171CP,171B 220/20,20.5
• US Class Current: 206/222
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3222 with additional means facilitating admixture

Abstract

A dual container for two components of a mixed drink, consisting of a main compartment containing a first beverage and a flanged hollow cap normally sealingly covering the main compartment and containing a second beverage to be mixed with the first beverage. The hollow cap has a tearable top wall section provided with a ring-shaped tab. A rigid pointed lever is attached to the underside of the tearable wall section and is rotated downwardly when the tearable top wall section is pulled upwardly by tension exerted on the ring-shaped tab, rupturing the bottom wall of the hollow cap and allowing the second beverage to flow downwardly into the first beverage. The tearing of the top section breaks the cap flange and allows the cap to be removed, whereby the main compartment may then be employed as a drinking cup.

Claims

1. A container for the components of mixed beverages comprising a first container adapted to contain a first beverage component and adapted to be employed as a drinking vessel, a second container sealingly mounted on said first container and adapted to contain a second beverage component, said second container being provided with a top wall having a tearable portion, opening means attached to said tearable portion, said second container having a frangible bottom wall portion, and a rigid lever element secured to said top wall beneath said tearable portion and at a point adjacent said opening means, said rigid lever element being of sufficient length to engage and puncture said frangible bottom portion when the opening means is actuated to tear said tearable portion, whereby to release the second beverage component and allow it to mix with the first beverage component.

2. The container of claim 1, and wherein said tearable portion is in the form of a strip and said lever element normally extends therebeneath and is normally substantially parallel thereto.

3. The container of claim 1, and wherein said lever element is secured beneath said tearable portion by a rivet.

4. The container of claim 3, and wherein said opening means is a pull element in the form of a ring.

5. The container of claim 4, and wherein said ring is integral with said tearable portion.

6. The container of claim 4, and wherein said ring is pivotally attached to said tearable portion by said rivet.

7. The container of claim 1, and wherein said second container comprises a cup element, said frangible bottom portion comprising the bottom wall of said cup element, said top wall of the second container comprising a thin cover member having a peripheral flAnge normally retentively engaged around the rim of the cup element and the top rim of the first container, said tearable portion forming part of said thin cover member.

8. The container of claim 7, and wherein said opening means comprises a pull element connected to said thin cover member.

9. The container of claim 7, and wherein said thin cover member is provided with at least one score line extending across said peripheral flange and arranged to break said flange responsive to the movement of said pull element.

10. The container of claim 9, and wherein said lever element is secured beneath said tearable portion by a rivet and normally extends beneath said tearable portion substantially parallel thereto.

11. The container of claim 10, and wherein said first container comprises transparent material.

12. The container of claim 11, and wherein said cup element comprises plastic material.