Pod capsules
AssigneeEco.Logic Brands Inc.
InventorsRomeo Graham, Julie Corbett
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Abstract
Pod capsules and methods for making same. A pod capsule includes a sustainable material pod capsule container. The sustainable material pod capsule container including a flange, a sidewall connected to the flange, an external surface of the sidewall including gripping sections, and a base connected to the sidewall. The pod capsule includes a lid configured to be fused to the sustainable material pod capsule container, the lid including at least a removeable portion. Squeezing of the gripping sections causes contents in the pod capsule to be dispensed via a released removeable portion through a deformable contoured dispensing area.
Claims21
A pod capsule comprising:
- a molded pulp, paper, or fiber pod capsule container, the molded pulp, paper, or fiber pod capsule container including:
- a flange;
- a tapering sidewall connected to the flange, an external surface of the sidewall including gripping sections;
- and
- a base connected to the tapering sidewall, wherein the base comprises a short axis and a long axis;
- and
- a lid configured to be fused to the molded pulp, paper, or fiber pod capsule container, the lid including at least a removeable portion,
- wherein squeezing of the gripping sections along the short axis causes the lid to pop open and contents in the pod capsule to be dispensed via the removeable portion through a deformable contoured dispensing area, and wherein decompression causes the lid to drop into a resting position on a top surface of the pod capsule.
A pod capsule comprising:
- a dispensing structure;
- a lid;
- and
- a pod capsule container, the pod capsule container including:
- a flange connected to the lid;
- and
- a sidewall connected to the flange;
- and
- the dispensing structure including:
- an elliptical base connected to the sidewall, the elliptical base having a short axis and a long axis;
- a pair of tapering sidewalls connected to the base;
- and
- a rupture area connected to each of the pair of tapering sidewalls,
- wherein the short axis is sized to fit into a receiving structure and a long axis is sized to engage a surface of the receiving structure when the pod capsule is inserted into the receiving structure causing the rupture area to deform and open and release contents into the receiving structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.