Patent ID: 9016511
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B65D,F24V

Abstract:
1. A self-heating container comprising; a cylindrical metal side wall; a top, can end joined to the metal side wall with a joint; a metal, bottom can end joined to the metal side wall to form an enclosure having an interior, the metal bottom can end including a depression extending into the interior; wherein the depression has a depth and a radius, wherein the depth is less than the radius; and a heating element including a canister located at least partially within the depression, the canister having chemicals hermetically sealed therein and an activation structure configured to permit a user to cause the chemicals to react and increase the temperature of the interior of the container, wherein the canister is sized relative to the depression of the metal bottom can end such that the canister is held within the depression via an interference fit formed between an outer surface of the canister and a surface of the depression; wherein the canister is a cylindrical metal canister including a metal upper wall, a cylindrical metal side wall and a metal lower wall, wherein a diameter of the lower wall of the canister is less than a diameter of the bottom can end, wherein the depression is a cylindrical depression and wherein the interference fit is formed between an outer surface of the cylindrical metal side wall of the canister and a cylindrical surface of the depression; wherein the metal bottom can end and the metal lower wall of the canister are coplanar.