Self-chilling beverage container and method
OwnerDavid M. St. Jamesinventor
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Abstract
An iceless method of providing a chilled beverage to a customer by supplying a container that not only contains the beverage but also contains a compartment filled with a compressed gas for selectively cooling the liquid in the container before consuming it. The apparatus is characterized by the fact that the end of the gas compartment adjacent the mouth of the beverage compartment occupies less than the entire mouth of the beverage compartment so that when the closure member is removed, a liquid contained in the beverage compartment may be conveniently poured out, whether or not the frangible cover of the gas compartment has first been punctured for releasing the gas.
Claims8
An iceless method of providing a chilled beverage to a customer by supplying a container that not only contains the beverage but also contains a compartment filled with a compressed gas, the gas compartment being closed by a frangible member, and wherein the customer punctures the frangible member to release the gas and thereby cool the liquid in the container before consuming the liquid.
An apparatus for providing a chilled beverage to a customer, comprising:
- a beverage container for not only containing the beverage but that also has a compartment to be filled with a compressed gas;
- the gas compartment being closed by a frangible member;
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- the apparatus being adapted for the customer to puncture the frangible member to release the gas and thereby cool the liquid in the container before consuming the liquid.
An apparatus system for providing a chilled beverage to a customer, comprising:
- a beverage container having an elongated configuration and forming a beverage compartment with a mouth at one end thereof;
- a separate compartment extending longitudinally within the beverage compartment for receiving and storing compressed gas, the gas compartment having an end adjacent the mouth of the beverage container and a frangible member which normally covers that end;
- a closure member normally closing the mouth of the beverage compartment and also extending over the frangible cover of the adjacent end of the gas compartment;
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- the end of the gas compartment adjacent the mouth of the beverage compartment occupying less than the entire mouth of the beverage compartment so that when the closure member is removed, a liquid contained in the beverage compartment may be poured out whether or not the frangible cover of the gas compartment has first been punctured for releasing the gas and thereby cooling the liquid in the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.