Single serving beverage vessel with a resealable lid

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a single serving beverage vessel with a resealable lid. Most often this will be prefilled with beverage for retail sale. The vessel can be shaped in various designs similar to wine, beer, coffee, or soft drink glasses. It can be made from either recyclable plastic or glass. A tamper evident seal can be either non-obtrusive or act as a removable advertising skin. The twist on / off lid extends over the opening at the top of the vessel and down the sides of the walls, interlocking with beads, threads, other protrusions or indentations. The locking features, in securing a fluid tight seal, are located sufficiently below the rim of the glass to not interfere with the user's lips. Additionally, the leak proof lid reseals to minimize spills and for reuse of the product at a later time.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This disclosure pertains in general to a single serving beverage vessel with a wide opening for consumption incorporating a tamper-evident seal and a resealable lid.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0002]Single serving beverage containers with wide openings for consumption are well known. For example, a single serving beverage container consisting of a wide opening vessel, a removable film seal, and a protective lid that snaps on as a base. Other similar examples are also known. All are sealed by means of a film or foil seal affixed across the wide opening of the vessel. These types of seals require specialized equipment not otherwise used in a winery or bottling operation. The shortcomings of removable film or foil seals include: residue left on the drinking rim, hard to open, may tear in the process of opening. By itself, it is not resealable. Where there is a resealable cap over the foil, once the foil is removed, the container isn't water tight. Also, fo...

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Benefits of technology

The described embodiments provide designs for a single serving beverage vessel that is easy to open, reseal, and can be stored for another occasion. The design can be manufactured, filled, and packaged without major alterations in current processes.

Problems solved by technology

The shortcomings of removable film or foil seals include: residue left on the drinking rim, hard to open, may tear in the process of opening.

Also, foil seals have a limit as to how much area they can effectively cover if the contents are vacuum sealed or under pressure.

The external threads near the drinking edge compromise the drinking experience.

In this version the threads when coming into contact with the lips while drinking, create an unpleasing experience for the consumer presumably due to leakage past the user's lips.

However, even this does not satisfactorily remedy the defect.

The threads interfere with a clean drinking rim.

Also, the closure system of this technology is not designed to be used with beverage glasses, but rather with bottles and jars.

By contrast, a corked wine bottle or foil sealed glass are more complicated and difficult to use.

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