Compartment container including a secondary reservoir package
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsMatthew W. Lorence, David A. Kirk, Scott Kackman, Diane Phillips
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a compartment container that includes one or more secondary reservoir package(s). More specifically, the present invention relates to a tubular containers, such as containers made of composite material (e.g. paperboard) with end caps for packaging refrigerated dough products. The tubular containers house one or more reservoir package(s) that are formed from one or more flexible materials (e.g. polymeric films) and are used to retain condiments, fruits, icings, spices, nuts, candies or any other ancillary ingredient(s).
Claims30
A compartment container for one or more products with one or more stacked reservoirs for containing additional ingredients comprising:
- a container body having an interior side wall and one or more open end(s);
- one or more end closure(s) adapted to sealingly close the one or more open end(s) of the container body;
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- at least one ingredient reservoir, the reservoir comprising a reservoir body including one or more flexible film(s) having a side wail including an open upper end and a lower end that is sealed to close the lower end of the reservoir body, the open end being adapted to be sealed following filling of the interior of the reservoir with one or more ancillary ingredients.
A method of packaging food products with separated additional ingredients comprising;
- providing a container body having an interior side wall and one or more open end(s);
- inserting one or more ingredient reservoir(s) filled with one or more ancillary ingredients into one of the open end(s) of the container body, each reservoir comprising a reservoir body formed of one or more flexible film(s) including a side wall having an open upper end and a lower end that is adjoined to close the lower end of the reservoir body, the open end being adapted to be sealed following filling of the interior of the reservoir with one or more ancillary ingredients;
- inserting a quantity of one or more product(s) that fills the remainder of the container body;
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- sealing the container body with one or more end closure(s), whereby, once sealed, pressure from the product(s) in the container is exerted on the one or more reservoir(s) causing deformation of the reservoir(s) and further contact of the reservoir(s) film with the interior side wall of the cylindrical body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.