Patent ID: 9516973
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A45D,A47J,B65D,F24V

Claim Text:
1. An instant self-heating apparatus, comprising: an outer housing with an open upper end and a closed lower end; a lid attached to the open upper end of the outer housing, the lid comprising a dispenser aperture and an activator chamber with an activator; a separate contents container with a lower end, a sealed upper end, and an interior, the separate contents container disposed inside the outer housing and operable to house liquid contents to be heated; a reactant disposed inside the outer housing below the contents container; and a conduit in fluid communication between the lower end of the separate contents container and the dispenser aperture of the lid; wherein the activator is released from the activator chamber so that the activator contacts the reactant to form an exothermic reaction that produces a gel that expands between the separate contents container and the outer housing to heat the liquid contents to be heated.