Patent ID: 9714121
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A47J,B01F,B65D

Claim:
1. A prepackaged hermetically sealed beverage container prefilled with a ready for consumption beverage for retail sale, comprising: a vessel, having a generally cylindrical sidewall and shape, a closed end, an open end bounded by the sidewall, the open end having a threading complementary to the threading of a dome, the vessel containing the ready for consumption beverage, the volume thereof being less than the volumetric capacity of the vessel; the dome, having a generally domed shape with opposed top and bottom openings having respective smaller and larger diameters, the top opening being substantially smaller than the open end of the vessel, comprising: threading adjacent to the bottom opening to secure the dome to the vessel, and the bottom opening further configured with a first seal arrangement between the vessel and the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of the ready for consumption beverage in the vessel until opened by a consumer, the first seal arrangement including a seal applied across the open end of the vessel; a strainer, fixed to an upper inside portion of the dome; a lip wall, configured to enable drinking directly from the beverage container, rising above the strainer and having a generally cylindrical shape; and threading adjacent to the top opening complementary to the threading of a cap; and the cap, having a generally cylindrical shape, a closed end, an open end, and threading adjacent to the open end to secure the cap to the dome, and further configured with a second seal arrangement spaced above the first seal arrangement between the cap and the dome sealing the top opening of the dome, sealed for retail sale, sealing and maintaining integrity of at least an upper portion of the beverage container until opened, the dome having an interior chamber that is hermetically sealed by the first and second seal arrangements, and from interior regions of the vessel, the ready for consumption beverage being a beverage that is hermetically sealed within the beverage container and having a retail sale shelf life.