Patent ID: 8383179

Claim:
A self-heating container to prepare a fresh hot beverage, said container comprising a heating element therein, which container comprises a first compartment containing a heat-delivering substance to heat a liquid in the container, a second airtight compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to be heated, a third airtight compartment containing a measured amount of dry matter for preparing a hot beverage, an optional filter for separating the dry matter from the liquid in the second compartment, and a fourth compartment containing a measured amount of liquid to actuate the heat-delivering substance, wherein the heat-delivering substance is actuated simultaneously with a release of the dry matter into the second compartment containing the measured amount of liquid to be heated, which heating element comprises the first compartment containing the heat-delivering substance, the fourth compartment containing the measured amount of liquid, a heating element cover, a perforator which extends through the heating element cover, and an exhaust which extends into the perforator.