Patent ID: 6209718
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A two-compartment container, for addition of a first component to a liquid second component, comprising:(a) a first compartment containing a first component, said first compartment having an upper layer above the first component and a lower layer below the first component, said first compartment being made of a cuttable material;(b) a straw-shaped cutter having a pointed end for cutting the upper layer and the lower layer; and(c) a second compartment containing the second component, and having a top that is cuttable with the cutter;wherein said first compartment is attached to the second compartment so that cutting of the top with the cutter also cuts a portion of the upper layer and a portion of the lower layer, releasing the first component into the second compartment for addition to the second component, wherein the first component and the second component are completely separated from each other until the cutter is used to manually cut both the upper layer and the lower layer.