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A package, comprising a container (1) which contains a liquid (2) and a substance (8), such as a flavourant or nutrient additive, enclosed in an openable capsule (4) or the like, which substance is intended to be mixed with the liquid, where the liquid is intended to be heated in the package, prior

A package, comprising a container (1) which contains a liquid (2) and a substance (8), such as a flavourant or nutrient additive, enclosed in an openable capsule (4) or the like, which substance is intended to be mixed with the liquid, where the liquid is intended to be heated in the package, prior to use, and wherein the capsule is liquid tight sealed by means of a temperature dependent bonding agent (10) which is active at temperatures up to a value, in applicable cases, slightly below the temperature to which the container contents are intended to be heated prior to being served. The package is characterized particularly in that the capsule (4) comprises two separate portions (5, 6) which are joined to each other along a continuous joining line by means of the temperature dependent bonding agent (10) and which are so arranged and disposed in the container (1) that they become mutually displaced and separated entirely, as the bonding agent has been made inactive by heating.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A package for a liquid and a substance which is to be mixed with the liquid prior to use, comprising:a container for the liquid, said container having a bottom and a top;an openable capsule containing the substance and situated in said container, said capsule having a first separate

[ I claim:] [1.] A package for a liquid and a substance which is to be mixed with the liquid prior to use, comprising:a container for the liquid, said container having a bottom and a top;an openable capsule containing the substance and situated in said container, said capsule having a first separate portion, and a second separate portion which is fixed to the container adjacent said bottom of said container;a temperature dependent bonding agent joining said first and second separate portions together to form said capsule in a closed state, said bonding agent effecting bonding at temperatures below a predetermined temperature, and terminating bonding at said predetermined temperature to allow said separate portions to separate completely from each other, as the contents of the container are heated to at least said predetermined temperature; andsaid first separate portion of the capsule having a specific gravity less than that of the liquid so as to float upwardly toward said container top after separation of said first and second portions as a result heating of said bonding agent to at least said predetermined temperature. [10.] A package for a liquid and a substance which is to be mixed with the liquid prior to use, comprising:a container for the liquid, said container having a top and a bottom;an openable capsule containing the substance and situated in said container, said capsule having a first separate portion, which is floatable in the liquid, and a second separate portion, which is fixed to the container adjacent said bottom thereof;a temperature dependent bonding agent joining said first and second separate portions together to form said capsule in a closed state, said bonding agent effecting bonding at temperatures below a predetermined temperature, and terminating bonding at said predetermined temperatures to allow said separate portions to separate from each other, as the contents of the container are heated to at least said predetermined temperature; andan elongated flexible anchor interconnecting said first and second separate portions and having a length which permits said first separate portion to float upwardly a predetermined distance from said bottom of said container toward said top after separation of said first separate portion from said second separate portion. The package of claim 10 wherein said capsule contains, in addition to said substance, air of sufficient quantity to cause, where expanded by heating of the liquid in said container to said predetermined temperature, instantaneous separation of said first and second portions and intimate mixing of said substance and said liquid. The package of claim 10 wherein said substances comprises a flavorant or a nutrient. The package of claim 10 wherein said first portion of said capsule comprises a plastic material having a specific gravity of less than 1. [14.] A package for a liquid and a substance which is to be mixed with the liquid prior to use, comprising:a container for the liquid, said container having an inner surface;an openable capsule containing the substance and situated in the container, said capsule having a first separate portion and a second separate portion;a temperature dependent bonding agent joining said first and second separate portions together to form said capsule in a closed state, said bonding agent effecting bonding at temperatures below a predetermined temperature, and terminating bonding at said predetermined temperature to allow said first and second portions to separate completely from each other and releases the substance from said capsule into the liquid in said container, as the contents of said container are heated to at least said predetermined temperature; andsaid separate portions of said capsule abutting, under at least some bias, said inner surface of said container at two opposite locations when in said closed state. The package of claim 14 wherein said capsule contains, in addition to said substance, air of sufficient quantity to cause, where expanded by heating of the liquid in said container to said predetermined temperature, instantaneous separation of said first and second portions and intimate mixing of said substance and said liquid. The package of claim 14 wherein said first separate portion and said second separate portion, respectively, of said capsule comprise a first semi-cylindrical tray and a second semi-cylindrical tray, respectively, each tray having a flange extending continuously around said tray, said flanges of said first and second trays abutting each other and being sealed together by said bonding agent. The package of claim 16 wherein a plane wing protrudes from each of said flanges and abuts against said inner surface of said container. The package of claim 17 wherein each of said flanges is planar, and each wing of each flange forms an angle to its respective flange. The package of claim 14 wherein said first separate portion of the capsule comprises a semi-cylindrical tray and said second separate portion of said capsule comprises an essentially flat disc which is sealingly secured to said tray by said bonding agent; and wherein flat disc has an extension from the tray in the form of a resilient wing.