Deformable insert for a beverage container
AssigneesWhitbread PLC, Heineken Technical Services B.V.
InventorsMark Erich Sillince, Erwin Anton Rosens
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Abstract
An insert (20) for use in a container (40) such as a bottle. The insert (20) has a deformable portion, so that in its non-deformed state it is too large to pass through an opening of the container (40) such as the neck of a bottle, yet in its deformed state, the insert (20) may pass through the opening of the container (40). This prevents the insert from being accidentally dentally dispensed with the contents of the container (40).
Claims18
A container (40) including an aperture and an insert (20), the insert (20) having a deformable portion (8, 9, 27), so that in its non-deformed state the insert (20) is too large to pass through the aperture of the container (40), yet in its deformed state, the insert (20) may pass through the aperture of the container (40), in which the insert (20) is arranged to float on the surface of a beverage contained in the container (40), and in which the insert (20) contains a fluid under pressure, and further includes a means responsive to the opening of the container to allow communication between the inside of the insert and the inside of the container via a restricted orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.