Patent ID: 6079405
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A container for housing and producing a liquid comestible product and in situ heating thereof, which comprises:(a) a container having an upper comestible chamber and a lower comestible chamber separated by a comestible diaphragm, one of said chambers retaining a dry powder and the other comestible chamber retaining water;(b) a moveable pierce rod assembly penetrating from outside said container to inside said upper comestible chamber and being attached to an arm disposed outside of said container;(c) a removable protective collar being disposed between said arm and said container to retain said arm and pierce rod assembly in place;(d) a flexible collar being disposed within said protective collar to seal said pierce rod assembly between said arm and said container;(e) said lower chamber housing an upper heating chamber and a lower heating chamber separated by a heating diaphragm, one of said heating chambers retaining a chemical reactant and the other heating chamber retaining water;(f) a moveable plunger retained by a flexible plunger diaphragm and hand actuated from outside said container, said plunger disposed to penetrate through and rupture said heating diaphragm when actuated from outside said container to combine said chemical reactant and water for generating heat to heat the contents of said lower chamber; and(g) a dispensing tube for removing said liquid comestible product from said container;whereby, removing said protective collar permits said pierce rod to be actuated from outside of said container for releasing contents in said upper comestible chamber into contents in said lower comestible chamber for producing a liquid comestible product from said powder and said water, which liquid comestible product can be heated by actuating said plunger to rupture said heating diaphragm.