Patent ID: 7025055

Claim:
A tray 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, said container body having a height and a width wherein said width is greater than said height, said container body having a bottom portion forming a first compartment and a top portion forming a second compartment for containing said contents; and a thermic module disposed in said first compartment, 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 first reactant chamber containing said first reactant and a second reactant chamber containing said second reactant, a breakable barrier attached to said first reactant chamber which seals said first reactant chamber from said second reactant chamber, wherein a distal end of said piercing member breaks said breakable barrier when said piercing member is in said extended position to allow mixing of said first and second reactants.