Self-heating container for preparing a fresh hot drink
OwnerVincent Stefan David Gieleninventor
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Abstract
A self-heating container (1, 2) to prepare a fresh hot beverage containing a compartment containing a heat-delivering substance (8) to heat the liquid in the device, an airtight compartment (11) containing a measured amount of liquid to be heated, an airtight compartment containing a measured amount of dry matter for preparing a hot beverage, a filter (11) for separating the dry matter from the liquid (optional) and a compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to actuate the heat-delivering substance (8) with the attribute that the heat-delivering substance is actuated (13) simultaneously with the release of the dry matter to the compartment containing the measured amount of liquid to be heated during actuation.
Claims14
A self-heating container to prepare a fresh hot beverage, said container comprising a heating element therein, which container comprises a first compartment containing a heat-delivering substance to heat a liquid in the container, a second airtight compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to be heated, a third airtight compartment containing a measured amount of dry matter for preparing a hot beverage, an optional filter for separating the dry matter from the liquid in the second compartment, and a fourth compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to actuate the heat-delivering substance, wherein the heat-delivering substance is actuated simultaneously with a release of the dry matter into the second compartment containing the measured amount of liquid to be heated,
- which heating element comprises the first compartment containing the heat-delivering substance, the fourth compartment containing the measured amount of liquid, a heating element cover, a perforator which extends through the heating element cover, and an exhaust which extends into the perforator.
A method for preparing a fresh hot beverage comprising providing a self-heating container comprising a heating element therein, which container comprises a first compartment containing a heat-delivering substance to heat a liquid in the container, a second airtight compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to be heated, a third airtight compartment containing a measured amount of dry matter for preparing a hot beverage, an optional filter for separating the dry matter from the liquid in the second compartment, and a fourth compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to actuate the heat-delivering substance;
- and then actuating the heat-delivering substance simultaneously with a release of the dry matter into the second compartment containing the measured amount of liquid to be heated, which heating element comprises the first compartment containing the heat-delivering substance, the fourth compartment containing the measured amount of liquid, a heating element cover, and a perforator which extends through the heating element cover, and an exhaust which extends into the perforator.
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