Patent ID: 7117684
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A container for selectably changing the temperature of its contents by mixing a first reactant with a second reactant, comprising: a container body having a material chamber for containing said contents; a thermic module connected to one end of said container body and extending at least partially into said container body, an opposite end of said container body having a container opening into said material chamber, said thermic module comprising an actuator, a piercing member movable between a retracted position and an extended position in response to a force placed on a portion of said actuator, a breakable barrier, and first and second chambers for containing said reactants separated from one another by said breakable barrier, wherein a distal end of said piercing member breaks said breakable barrier when said elongated member is in said extended position to allow mixing of said reactants; a full panel pull-off mounted to one of said thermnic module or to said one end of said container, said full panel pull-off completely covering said actuator, said full panel pull-off having a removable pull-off lid, said full panel pull-off having sufficient strength and rigidity to prevent actuation of said actuator until said pull-off lid is first removed, said pull-off lid being configured to be removable by breaking the material connecting it to the remainder of the full panel pull-off; and a lid mounted to said opposite end of said container body.