초록 ▼

A single use cereal and milk or other dry food and beverage container comprises an integral package formed of a first container of plastic or paperboard laminate construction containing a supply of liquid in a hermetically sealed condition, a second container of plastic or plastic coated paperboard

A single use cereal and milk or other dry food and beverage container comprises an integral package formed of a first container of plastic or paperboard laminate construction containing a supply of liquid in a hermetically sealed condition, a second container of plastic or plastic coated paperboard construction for holding a supply of cereal having a removable cover for maintaining the cereal in a sealed condition, and a user operable valve on the first container and disposed opposite an orifice in the second container. The user first opens the second container by breaking the stay fresh seal to access the cereal and the valve. A spoon is disposed within the second container for ready use after accessing the cereal and before opening the valve. In one embodiment, an end portion of the spoon is specifically formed to break the aseptic seal and open the valve. The container is shelf storable, product displayable and readily disposable after single use.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A single use dry food and liquid container comprising:a liquid container capable of aseptically storing liquid, said liquid container comprising rigid first and second side walls, a rigid top wall, and a rigid bottom wall;a dry food container capable of storing dry food p

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A single use dry food and liquid container comprising:a liquid container capable of aseptically storing liquid, said liquid container comprising rigid first and second side walls, a rigid top wall, and a rigid bottom wall;a dry food container capable of storing dry food product, said dry food container having a side wall integral to said first side wall of said liquid container, thereby forming a substantially common wall between said dry food container and said liquid container, said dry food container further having a bottom wall displaced downward from said bottom wall of said liquid container, said dry food container further including a removable lid for hermetically sealing said dry foodcontainer;an aperture, said aperture passing through said common wall adjacent the bottom wall of said liquid container; anda destructible membrane aseptically sealing said aperture, said destructible membrane being sized and constructed to resist rupturing except by direct manipulation, and being accessible for rupturing by a user from within said dry food container;whereby said removable lid of said dry food container may be removed to open said dry food container and to expose said destructible membrane for rupturing, whereupon said destructible membrane may be ruptured to allow gravity flow of liquid from said liquid container through said aperture into said dry food container, and whereby the rupturing of said destructible membrane renders the container unsuitable for reuse.