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US5167973A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Comestibles container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-08-14
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Granted: 1992-12-01
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Expires: 2010-08-14
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Abstract

Abstract The instant invention is a single unit providing both breakfast cereal, milk, and bowl including, in addition, means for mixing the milk with the cereal. The breakfast cereal is stored in a cereal cavity which later serves as the bowl. The milk is stored in a milk carton which is stored in a milk carton cavity. A spoon is preferentially also provided with the system so that everything the user needs to consume the breakfast cereal is provided. A trough is provided between the milk carton cavity and cereal cavity inclined downwardly from a position adjacent to and below the milk carton cavity toward the cereal cavity allowing milk leaving the milk carton to flow toward and enter the cereal cavity where it may mix with the cereal located therein. The aseptic packaging of the milk carton is provided with a frangible aperture located near the lowermost edge thereof and positioned adjacent to and above the trough leading into the cereal cavity when the milk carton is properly placed within the milk carton cavity. Preferably, the spoon is provided with a piercing means on its handle adapted to pierce the frangible aperture thereby allowing milk within the milk carton to drain into the trough where it will subsequently enter the cereal cavity. This allows the user quickly and easily to remove milk from the milk carton for mixing with the cereal in the cereal cavity.

Inventors

  • 👤 William D. Snyder

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 08:59
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D1/00; B65D1/34; B65D1/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit capable of being stored at room temperature for a substantial period of time, comprising: a means for housing a single serving of said breakfast cereal in a breakfast cereal cavity defined by said means for housing, said breakfast cereal disposed within said means for housing, said means for housing further containing a UHT field container aseptically encompassing a single serving quantity of said fresh milk therein within a milk receptacle cavity defined by said means for housing spaced from said cereal cavity, a milk flow passageway defined by said means for housing and fluidly communicating said cereal cavity with said milk supply cavity, and means for covering said cereal cavity and said milk supply cavity from the ambient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
A combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit capable of being stored at room temperature for a substantial period of time, comprising: a means for housing a single serving of said breakfast cereal in a breakfast cereal cavity defined by said means for housing, said breakfast cereal disposed within said means for housing, said means for housing further containing a UHT field container aseptically encompassing a single serving quantity of said fresh milk therein within a milk receptacle cavity defined by said means for housing spaced from said cereal cavity, a milk flow passageway defined by said means for housing and fluidly communicating said cereal cavity with said milk supply cavity, and means for covering said cereal cavity and said milk supply cavity from the ambient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 55 words
The combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit of claim 1, further comprising: an eating utensil having a relatively sharp projection extending therefrom adapted to puncture a corresponding frangible flap integrally connected with a side wall of said UHT field container so as to fluidly communicate the interior of said container with the exterior thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit of claim 1, wherein said single serving of breakfast cereal is prepackaged in a storage means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit of claim 2, further comprising a condiment cavity defined by said means for housing adapted to store condiments to be consumed with said cereal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 112 words
A combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit capable of being stored at room temperature for a substantial period of time, comprising: means for holding at least one serving of said breakfast cereal encompassing at least one serving of said breakfast; a UHT field container aseptically encompassing at least one serving of said fresh milk therein; a housing defining a breakfast cereal cavity and a milk receptacle cavity spaced from said breakfast cavity, said housing further defining a milk flow passageway, said milk flow passageway providing fluid communication between said breakfast cereal cavity and said milk receptacle cavity; and enclosure means for enclosing said means for holding and said UHT field container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 112 words
A combination breakfast cereal and fresh milk kit capable of being stored at room temperature for a substantial period of time, comprising: means for holding at least one serving of said breakfast cereal encompassing at least one serving of said breakfast; a UHT field container aseptically encompassing at least one serving of said fresh milk therein; a housing defining a breakfast cereal cavity and a milk receptacle cavity spaced from said breakfast cavity, said housing further defining a milk flow passageway, said milk flow passageway providing fluid communication between said breakfast cereal cavity and said milk receptacle cavity; and enclosure means for enclosing said means for holding and said UHT field container.

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