SELF-HEATING/COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR BEVERAGE AND/OR FOOD

• Main Authors: CAMPBELL, EDWARD, G, LEONZO, FERNANDO, O
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.05.2007
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COLLECTION, PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RANGES; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

An arrangement for heating or cooling a pre-sealed container for beverage and/or food includes a reaction vessel with a reaction volume in which first and second reactants intermix when desired to change the temperature in the reaction volume. A pre-sealed beverage and/or food container thermally contacts the reaction volume, and has a generally tubular shape with a bottom, and a top with means for opening the container. A lid surrounds, and is sealed to, the top portion of the container, for enclosing part of the reaction volume. Confronting surfaces of the top portion of the container and the lid have respective cooperating, portions shaped in an overall tapering manner, more narrow towards the top of the container, so that downward pressure from the lid towards the container substantially aids in holding the container against a bottom support for the container. A seal is positioned between the confronting surfaces. L'invention porte sur un dispositif de chauffage ou refroidissement d'un récipient préscellé de boissons ou d'aliments comportant un compartiment de réaction dans le volume duquel un premier et un deuxième réactifs se mélangent lorsqu'on le désire pour modifier la température dudit volume. Ledit récipient préscellé, en contact thermique avec le volume de réaction, a une forme sensiblement tubulaire fermée à la base et muni au sommet d'un moyen d'ouverture du récipient. Le sommet du récipient est entouré d'un couvercle fermant une partie du volume de réaction. Les surfaces en regard du sommet du récipient et du couvercle présentent des parties coopérantes respectives coniques, plus étroites au sommet du récipient, de telle manière qu'une pression vers le bas du couvercle en direction du récipient contribue à maintenir le récipient sur le support placé à sa base. Un joint sépare les surfaces en regard.