Nutritive substance delivery container
First Claim
1. An apparatus for delivering a nutritive substance comprising:
- a. a container body having(i) a base at one end thereof,(ii) an upper portion adapted for removable receipt of a closure, said upper portion defining an opening therein, and(iii) a chamber defined by said container body, said chamber being in fluid communication with said upper portion opening,b. a laminate seal having at least two layers, the laminate seal being bonded across said upper portion opening and adapted to provide an airtight seal across said opening, wherein the laminate seal comprises;
(i) a first layer that is releasably coupled to a second layer, wherein the second layer is permanently bonded to a rim defining the opening in said container upper portion, and(ii) a nutritive substance bonded to said second layer, wherein said seal prevents contact between said nutritive substance and the contents of said container until said seal is altered; and
c. a closure removably coupled to said upper portion.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a novel apparatus for delivering a nutritive substance comprising a container body having a base at one end, an upper portion adapted for removable receipt of a closure, the upper portion defining an opening therein, and a chamber defined by the container body, the chamber being in fluid communication with the opening. A laminate seal having at least two layers is bonded across the opening and is adapted to provide an airtight seal across the opening and prevent contact between said nutritive substance and the contents of said container until said seal is altered. The laminate seal comprises a first layer permanently bonded to a rim defining the opening in the upper portion and a second layer that is releasably coupled to the first layer. A nutritive substance is bonded to the first layer. The container additionally comprises a closure removably coupled to the upper portion.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for delivering a nutritive substance comprising:
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a. a container body having (i) a base at one end thereof, (ii) an upper portion adapted for removable receipt of a closure, said upper portion defining an opening therein, and (iii) a chamber defined by said container body, said chamber being in fluid communication with said upper portion opening, b. a laminate seal having at least two layers, the laminate seal being bonded across said upper portion opening and adapted to provide an airtight seal across said opening, wherein the laminate seal comprises; (i) a first layer that is releasably coupled to a second layer, wherein the second layer is permanently bonded to a rim defining the opening in said container upper portion, and (ii) a nutritive substance bonded to said second layer, wherein said seal prevents contact between said nutritive substance and the contents of said container until said seal is altered; and c. a closure removably coupled to said upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for delivering a nutritive substance comprising:
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a. a container body having (i) a base at one end thereof, (ii) an upper portion adapted for removable receipt of a closure, said upper portion defining an opening therein, and (iii) a chamber defined by said container body, said chamber being in fluid communication with said upper portion opening, b. a laminate seal having at least three layers, a first layer that is releasably coupled to a second layer at a rim defining the opening in said container upper portion and at a hole defined through the second layer, and a centrally-positioned layer disposed between said first and second layers and defining a hole therethrough, the laminate seal being bonded across said upper portion opening and adapted to provide an airtight seal across said opening, wherein the centrally-positioned layer of the laminate seal comprises a nutritive substance, further wherein the nutritive substance is bonded to the second layer, and wherein said laminate seal prevents contact between said nutritive substance and the contents of said container until said seal is altered; and c. a closure removably coupled to said upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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