Separation container with interdisposed membrane
AssigneesInterpharm Development, Michel Brevet
InventorsMichel Bras, Laurence Paris
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Abstract
A separation container is provided that includes a first container for storing a first substance, a second container for storing a second substance, and a frame structurally located at a periphery of the first cavity and the second cavity that supports an elastic membrane interdisposed between the first cavity and the second cavity to provide a tension seal. The elastic membrane can be completely retracted to allow the first substance to combine with the second substance responsive to a force applied to the separation container.
Claims23
A separation container, comprising:
- a first container having a first cavity suitable for storing a first substance;
- a second container having a second cavity suitable for storing a second substance;
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- a frame structurally located at a periphery of the first cavity and a periphery of the second cavity, the frame supporting an elastic membrane interdisposed between the first cavity and the second cavity and providing a tension seal to separate the first substance from the second substance,
- wherein the elastic membrane is stretched across at least one of the periphery of the first cavity and the periphery of the second cavity and held in place by the frame to provide the tension seal,
- wherein the elastic membrane is totally retracted to allow the first substance to combine with the second substance responsive to a force applied to at least one of the first container and the second container that causes the frame to rupture the tension seal along the periphery.
A frame suitable for partitioning a first container and a second container, the frame comprising:
- at least one aperture located along a periphery of the frame;
- at least one clip inserted in the at least one aperture to form a clipping system that firmly holds at least one of a rim of the first container and a rim of the second container;
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- an elastic membrane stretched across the frame and held in place by clipping or glue to produce a tension seal that separates a first substance in the first container from a second substance in the second container,
- wherein the elastic membrane is totally retracted to allow the first substance in the first container to combine with the second substance of the second container responsive to a force applied to at least one of the first container and the second container that causes the frame to rupture the tension seal along the periphery.
A separation container comprising:
- a first container having a first cavity suitable for storing a first substance;
- a second container having a second cavity suitable for storing a second substance;
- a frame structurally formed around at least one of a periphery of the first cavity and a periphery of the second cavity, wherein the frame has an aperture for receiving a first rim of the first container and a second rim of the second container;
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- an elastic membrane interdisposed between the first cavity and the second cavity for providing a tension seal to separate the first substance from the second substance,
- wherein the elastic membrane is stretched across at least one of the periphery of the first cavity and the periphery of the second cavity and held in place by the frame to provide the tension seal,
- wherein the first rim has an edge surface with lugs that are located internal to the aperture of the frame, wherein the lugs rub across the elastic membrane responsive to a rotational movement of the first container relative to the second container to cause the elastic membrane to rupture the tension seal around the periphery to combine the first substance with the second substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.