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Patent US6036004 - Multi-compartment bag with breakable walls - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention relates to a multi-compartment bag which provides for the separation of two substances until their desired intermixing. A specific application of this multi-compartment bag is for hot or cold chemical packs. The substances in the multi-compartment bag are separated by two breakable walls...http://www.google.com/patents/US6036004?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6036004 - Multi-compartment bag with breakable wallsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6036004 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/984,372Publication dateMar 14, 2000Filing dateDec 3, 1997Priority dateDec 3, 1997Fee statusLapsedPublication number08984372, 984372, US 6036004 A, US 6036004A, US-A-6036004, US6036004 A, US6036004AInventorsMichael L. BowenOriginal AssigneeBowen; Michael L.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (97), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (37), Classifications (22), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMulti-compartment bag with breakable wallsUS 6036004 AAbstract The invention relates to a multi-compartment bag which provides for the separation of two substances until their desired intermixing. A specific application of this multi-compartment bag is for hot or cold chemical packs. The substances in the multi-compartment bag are separated by two breakable walls and a third compartment which together act as a barrier to migration of one substance into the second substance, which would reduce the shelf life and efficiency of the hot or cold chemical pack. The present invention's use of two breakable walls and a compartment, empty or containing an inert substance, separating two reactive substances, provides a longer shelf life, a high efficiency, more reliability and improved ease of operation.
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