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US2615448A
US2615448A US172643A US17264350A US2615448A US 2615448 A US2615448 A US 2615448A US 172643 A US172643 A US 172643A US 17264350 A US17264350 A US 17264350A US 2615448 A US2615448 A US 2615448A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2885—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element being the auxiliary container falling into the main container; the additional article or materials in solid block form falling into the main container
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the two-compartment package may be used for liquids which are incompatible, or are mutually destructive.
  • the package may also be used for compact handling of an unstable solid and a solvent therefor.
  • the size of the two containers may be varied to suit the requirements of the individualpreparations.
  • a multiple-compartment package comprising, in combination: an outer container having an openin thereinto and an inner container having an opening thereinto; a single resilient closure common to both containers; said closure comprising an outer peripheral skirt adapted to seat on the outlet of said outer container, an inner circular portion separated from said skirt by an annular groove, and a stopper for said outer container below said groove, having an axially aligned circular recess therein adapted to hold and seal said inner container; said closure adapted to release said inner container into said outer container by axial inward displacement of said circular portion, whereby said stopper is distorted along the wall of said outer container openin and said circular recess is distorted laterally, releasing said inner container; and an outer cover aseptically sealing said closure, said cover being a cup-shaped cap sealed over said 7 tainer having an opening, and a cylindrical inner container having an opening, disposed in said outer container; a single resilient closure common to both of said containers sealing the contents thereof individually apart, said closure comprising a flat top portion covering the opening of said
  • a multiple compartment package comprising, in combination: a large container havin a circular opening; a small container having a circular outer contour small enough to lie coaxially in said large container opening, leaving an intervening annular space; and a closure of material yieldable with respect to shape but not with respect to volume, including an annular portion encircling one end of said small container and lying inside the lip of the large container opening; a septum covering the open end of the small container and integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange overlying the lip of the large container opening and integrally united with an edge of said amiular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane offset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange; and a metallic closure cap overlying and pressing down on said flange and engaging an outer irregularity of contour in said large container to hold it in place.
  • a closure for a multiple compartment package comprising, in combination: an annular portion; a central-septum integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange integrally united with an outer edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange, said annular portion extending below said sealing flange and adapted to seat internally in one compartment and externally on the other compartment to seal both said compartments.
  • a multiple compartment package comprising, in combination; a large container having a circular opening; a small container having a circular outer contour small enough to lie coaxial with said large container opening and leaving an intervening annular space; and a closure of yieldable material common to both of said containers.
  • annular portion encircling one end of said small container and seated inside the large container opening; a septum covering the open end of the small'container and integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange overlying the'lip of the large container opening and integrally united with an edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being "greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange.
  • a closure for a multiple compartment package consisting of a pair of telescoping containers, comprising, in combination: an annular portion adapted to encircle the mouth of the smaller of said containers and stopper the mouth of the larger of said containers; a central septum integrally united with the upper, inner edge of said annular portion; a sealing flange for the lip of said larger container extending radially from the upper outer edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange.

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Oct. 28, 1952 M. R. FIELDS MULTIPLE CHAMBER PACKAGE Filed July 8, 1950 INVENTOR. fi/ao/ 1? 526% The two-compartment package may be used for liquids which are incompatible, or are mutually destructive. The package may also be used for compact handling of an unstable solid and a solvent therefor. The size of the two containers may be varied to suit the requirements of the individualpreparations.
Others may readilyadapt the invention for use under various conditions of service, by employing one or more of the novel features disclosed or equivalents thereof. As at present advised with respect to the apparent scope of my invention, I desire to claim the following subject matter.
I claim: H 1
1. A multiple-compartment package comprising, in combination: an outer container having an openin thereinto and an inner container having an opening thereinto; a single resilient closure common to both containers; said closure comprising an outer peripheral skirt adapted to seat on the outlet of said outer container, an inner circular portion separated from said skirt by an annular groove, and a stopper for said outer container below said groove, having an axially aligned circular recess therein adapted to hold and seal said inner container; said closure adapted to release said inner container into said outer container by axial inward displacement of said circular portion, whereby said stopper is distorted along the wall of said outer container openin and said circular recess is distorted laterally, releasing said inner container; and an outer cover aseptically sealing said closure, said cover being a cup-shaped cap sealed over said 7 tainer having an opening, and a cylindrical inner container having an opening, disposed in said outer container; a single resilient closure common to both of said containers sealing the contents thereof individually apart, said closure comprising a flat top portion covering the opening of said outer container and extending to the outer edge of the wall of said opening, a stopper portion I adapted to fill said opening in said outer container extending below said flat top, a recess in said stopper adapted to receive telescopically said inner container, sealing the opening therein and holding said inner containerin spaced relation to said outer container, and an annular groove in said flat top of smaller diameter than said opening in said outer container, whereby inward axial movement of the circular plane described by said groove distorts said stopper along the Wall of said opening'and laterally distorts said stopper recess releasing said inner container into said outer container to permit admixing the respective contents thereof.
3. A multiple compartment package comprising, in combination: a large container havin a circular opening; a small container having a circular outer contour small enough to lie coaxially in said large container opening, leaving an intervening annular space; and a closure of material yieldable with respect to shape but not with respect to volume, including an annular portion encircling one end of said small container and lying inside the lip of the large container opening; a septum covering the open end of the small container and integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange overlying the lip of the large container opening and integrally united with an edge of said amiular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane offset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange; and a metallic closure cap overlying and pressing down on said flange and engaging an outer irregularity of contour in said large container to hold it in place.
4. A closure for a multiple compartment package comprising, in combination: an annular portion; a central-septum integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange integrally united with an outer edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange, said annular portion extending below said sealing flange and adapted to seat internally in one compartment and externally on the other compartment to seal both said compartments.
5. A multiple compartment package comprising, in combination; a large container having a circular opening; a small container having a circular outer contour small enough to lie coaxial with said large container opening and leaving an intervening annular space; and a closure of yieldable material common to both of said containers. including an annular portion encircling one end of said small container and seated inside the large container opening; a septum covering the open end of the small'container and integrally united around its periphery with said annular portion; a sealing flange overlying the'lip of the large container opening and integrally united with an edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being "greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange.
6. A closure for a multiple compartment package consisting of a pair of telescoping containers, comprising, in combination: an annular portion adapted to encircle the mouth of the smaller of said containers and stopper the mouth of the larger of said containers; a central septum integrally united with the upper, inner edge of said annular portion; a sealing flange for the lip of said larger container extending radially from the upper outer edge of said annular portion; the inner diameter of said flange being greater than the outer diameter of said septum to leave an annular groove between them; said septum terminating in a plane ofiset slightly below the plane of the upper surface of said flange.
MACK R. FIELDS.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,371,774 Nosik Mar. 20, 1945 2,494,456 Still Jan. 10, 1950 2,495,942 Nosik Jan. 31, 1950
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US2781141A (en) * 1951-11-06 1957-02-12 Lucien Pierre Edouard Apparatus for the simultaneous preservation of two different products out of contact with each other in the interior of a container
US2853071A (en) * 1954-12-27 1958-09-23 Jacob A Saffir Medicament vial
US2974785A (en) * 1956-07-06 1961-03-14 Griffon Henri Container for the separate storage and extemporaneous mixing of constituents in injectable solution
US3696919A (en) * 1970-10-08 1972-10-10 Colgate Palmolive Co Double container with mixing means
US4068798A (en) * 1976-09-29 1978-01-17 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Method and apparatus for stopper removal
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US20140377415A1 (en) * 2012-02-06 2014-12-25 Phillip Martin Flavor Chamber
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US2781141A (en) * 1951-11-06 1957-02-12 Lucien Pierre Edouard Apparatus for the simultaneous preservation of two different products out of contact with each other in the interior of a container
US2853071A (en) * 1954-12-27 1958-09-23 Jacob A Saffir Medicament vial
US2974785A (en) * 1956-07-06 1961-03-14 Griffon Henri Container for the separate storage and extemporaneous mixing of constituents in injectable solution
US3696919A (en) * 1970-10-08 1972-10-10 Colgate Palmolive Co Double container with mixing means
US4068798A (en) * 1976-09-29 1978-01-17 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Method and apparatus for stopper removal
USRE30276E (en) * 1976-09-29 1980-05-20 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Apparatus for stopper removal
US4257521A (en) * 1979-11-16 1981-03-24 Stanley Poler Packaging means for an intraocular lens
US5029701A (en) * 1990-05-07 1991-07-09 Roth Lori A Medicine dispenser insert for nursing bottles
US5738670A (en) * 1995-02-21 1998-04-14 Becton, Dickinson And Company Blood collection assembly having additive dispensing means
US5711446A (en) * 1996-01-16 1998-01-27 Sorenson Bioscience, Inc. Cryogenic freezing vial
US5806707A (en) * 1996-11-15 1998-09-15 Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc. Removable inner promotional compartment closure and promotional gaming system
US6092648A (en) * 1998-05-08 2000-07-25 Sellars; Andy Storage, admixing, and dispensing system
US6036005A (en) * 1999-05-11 2000-03-14 Krause; Arthur A. Package for storing, mixing and dispensing multi-component products
US20030128626A1 (en) * 2001-11-20 2003-07-10 Verkerk Udo Hendrick Apparatus for the addition of a compound or compound mixture to another
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US20040228208A1 (en) * 2002-06-25 2004-11-18 The Government Of The United States Of America, Mixing vial
US20080245801A1 (en) * 2004-07-09 2008-10-09 Bernd Ullmann Floating Multi-Chambered Insert for Liquid Containers
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US20140377415A1 (en) * 2012-02-06 2014-12-25 Phillip Martin Flavor Chamber
US10919679B1 (en) * 2015-06-08 2021-02-16 Flpsde, Llc Multiple compartment container assembly
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