# US 8,783,506 B2 · Container for food and beverage > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,506 B2 - Document ID: US8783506B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/536,578 - Filed: 2003-12-01 - Published: 2011-04-28 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2002-11-30 - Applicants: Jung Min Lee - Inventors: Jung Min Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783506B2 ## CPC - B65D 85/816: into which liquid is added {and the resulting preparation is retained}, e.g. cups preloaded with powder or dehydrated food - B65D 47/305: {provided with a spout, e.g. "escargot"-type valve} - B65D 51/28: with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials {(B65D51/247 takes precedence)} - B65D 77/283: {located initially inside the container, whereby the straw is revealed only upon opening the container, e.g. pop-up straws} - B65D 81/3216: {Rigid containers disposed one within the other} - B65D 85/8043: {Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents (B65D85/808 takes precedence; filters or reusable cartridges for coffee or tea makers, not used as packages A47J31/06)} - B65D 2231/02: Precut holes or weakened zones - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A food/beverage container has a main body having a main receiving cavity containing contents and a spouting portion for discharging the contents. A sub-receiving cavity is formed in the main receiving cavity to receive other foods. The main receiving cavity and the sub-receiving cavity are separated from each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A food/beverage container comprising: a main body having a main receiving cavity configured to contain contents, wherein the main body has a height defined between a top edge and a bottom edge when the main body is located in an upright position; and a concaved sub-receiving cavity formed into the main receiving cavity and sized and configured to receive other foods, wherein a food is contained within the concaved sub-receiving cavity, a spouting portion for discharging the contents, wherein the spouting portion is formed beside the concaved sub-receiving cavity, wherein the main receiving cavity and the concaved sub-receiving cavity are separate cavities with respect to each other, wherein the concaved sub-receiving cavity is sealed by a removable seal member located at the top edge of the main body and the spouting portion is closed by a closer that is extendible outward with respect to the top edge of the main body, wherein the removable seal member and the closer are separated from each, wherein the spouting portion is capable of bending into the sub-receiving cavity, wherein the main body receives a sub-container body coupled on a top of the main body, and further wherein the sub-container body defines sub-receiving cavity and the spouting portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein a spout member is installed in the spouting portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the spouting portion is provided with an air intake hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the spouting portion has a straw insertion hole or a spouting hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the spouting portion has a cutting film provided with a pulling handle with a cutting line. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the spouting portion includes a folding portion to be bent in a direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the main body is increased in a diameter as it goes downward. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein a bottom of the main body is sealed by a seal member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the seal member is designed to reseal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The food/beverage container of claim 2 wherein the spouting portion includes an operating spouting member slidably inserted in the spouting portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the sub-container body is tightly coupled to the main body through an insert forming process, a supersonic wave bonding process, a press forming process, or a screw-coupling process. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the main body is a metal can, a paper pack, or a pouch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the sub-container body is provided with a cutting film with a cutting line and a pulling handle coupled on the cutting film. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1 wherein the sub-container body is provided with a cutting hole and a closer for closing the cutting hole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The food/beverage container of claim 13 wherein a paper filter is received in the sub-receiving cavity of the sub-container body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1, wherein the closer of the spouting portion is a screw. ### Claim 17 A food/beverage container comprising: a main body having a main receiving cavity configured to contain contents; a concaved sub-receiving cavity formed into the main receiving cavity and sized and configured to receive other foods, wherein a food is contained within the concaved sub-receiving cavity; a spouting portion for discharging the contents, wherein the spouting portion is formed beside the concaved sub-receiving cavity; and a removable seal member connected to a top end of the main body when the main body is located in an upright position, wherein the removable seal member is adapted to seal at least the sub-receiving cavity, wherein the main receiving cavity and the concaved sub-receiving cavity are separate cavities with respect to each other, wherein the spouting portion comprises a folding portion that is movable into an upright position when the removable seal member is at least partially removed from the main body, and further wherein the folding portion of the spouting portion is positionable at a bent position located within the concaved sub-receiving cavity before the sub-receiving cavity is sealable by the removable seal member. ### Claim 18 A food/beverage container comprising: a main body having a main receiving cavity configured to contain contents; a concaved sub-receiving cavity formed into the main receiving cavity and sized and configured to receive other foods, wherein a food is contained within the concaved sub-receiving cavity; a spouting portion for discharging the contents, wherein the spouting portion is formed beside the concaved sub-receiving cavity; and a removable seal member connected to a top end of the main body when the main body is located in an upright position, wherein the removable seal member is adapted to seal at least the sub-receiving cavity, wherein the main receiving cavity and the concaved sub-receiving cavity are separated cavities with respect to each other, wherein the spouting portion is positionable at a bent position located within the concaved sub-receiving cavity before the sub-receiving cavity is sealable by the removable seal member, wherein the spouting portion is configured to move separately with respect to the removable seal member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The food/beverage container of claim 1, further comprising: a sub-container body, defining the concaved sub-receiving cavity, sealed to the main body.