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US 6,053,402 AGranted
Multi-compartment carton
OwnerDaniel Thomas, Michael Vernon Zellerinventors
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Abstract
A multi-compartment carton includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment coupled to the first compartment. An internal wall of the carton separates the compartments. In one embodiment, at least one of the compartments has a transparent viewing window. In another embodiment, the compartments are separable. Preferably, the first compartment is suitable for holding and dispensing a liquid, while the second compartment holds a solid food material.
Claims13
A multi-compartment carton comprising:
- side walls;
- a sealed upper portion connected to said side walls;
- a bottom portion connected to said sidewalls to form an enclosure with said side walls and said sealed upper portion;
- an internal wall defining first and second compartments within said carton that are isolated from each other;
- and
- transparent window means on one of said side walls for permitting viewing of contents within one of said compartments while maintaining said one compartment in sealed condition.
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A multi-compartment carton comprising:
- a first compartment including a top portion, a bottom portion, and sides connecting said top and bottom portions for forming an enclosure for containing a liquid therein;
- a second compartment separably coupled to said first compartment and including at least sides and a bottom portion connected to each of said second compartment sides;
- and
- a spout means located on said first compartment for dispensing liquid from said first compartment to said second compartment after said second compartment has been decoupled from said first compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.