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US3887346A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Chemical thermal package with three separate chambers

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-02-11
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Granted: 1975-06-03
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Expires: 1994-02-11
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Abstract

Abstract A chemical thermal package comprising three generally rectangular interfitting containers constructed from a thin flexible material with continuous sidewalls and ends sealed by lateral seams. The outer container is a protective cover enveloping a second container holding a predetermined amount of a chemical reactant and an inner container. The inner container holds a predetermined amount of an activating liquid for the chemical reactant. An end of the inner container is positioned at one end of the second container by a lateral seam on the second container.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lynn Ellynn Erdman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 18:50
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D5/00; F25D5/02; B; B65; B65B; B65B29/00; B65B29/10; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3261; B65D81/3272; B65D81/34; B65D81/3484; F24; F24V; F24V30/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 245 words
A CHEMICAL PACKAGE A CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE CHEMICAL REACTANT (72) AND AN ACTIVATING LIQUID (60) AND COMPRISING THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OUTER, SECOND AND INNER CONTAINERS, EACH OF SAID CONTAINERS BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM A THIN FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND HAVING A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALL WITH THE ENDS THEREOF HERMETICALLY SEALED BY LATERAL SEAMS, THE OUTER CONTAINER, BEING A PROTECTIVE COVER ENVELOPING THE SECOND CONTAINER, THE SECOND CONTAINER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED ANOUT OF A CHEMICAL REACTANT AND ENVELOPING THE INNER CONTAINER, THE INNER CONTAINER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF THE ACTIVATING LIQUID, ONE END OF SAID INNER CONTAINER BEING CLOSED AFTER FILLING WITH THE ACTIVATING LIQUID BY A LATERAL SEAM (66) SPACED AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID LIQUID SO AS TO PROVIDE ROOM FOR EXPANSION THEREOF, SAID ONE END OF SAID INNER CONTAINER BEING POSITIONED AT ONE END OF SAID SECOND CONTAINER BY A LATERAL SEAM (70) ON SAID SECOND CONTAINER, SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS ASSURING THAT THE ACTIVATING LIQUID WILL NOT FLOW FROM THE INNER CONTAINER IN THE EVENT ONE OF SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS SHOULD BE BROKEN, SAID INNER AND SECOND CONTAINERS BEING POSITIONED AT ONE END OF SAID OUTER CONTAINER BY A LATERAL SEAM (78) ASSURING THAT SAID INNER CONTAINER HOLDING SAID ACTIVATING LIQUID AND SAID SECOND CONTAINER HOLDING SAID CHEMICAL REACTANT WILL NOT FLOAT WITHIN SAID OUTER CONTAINER, AND FURTHER ASSURING THAT THE ACTIVATING LIQUID WILL NOT FLOW FROM THE INNER CONTAINER IN THE EVENT BOTH OF SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS SHOULD BE BROKEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 245 words
A CHEMICAL PACKAGE A CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE CHEMICAL REACTANT (72) AND AN ACTIVATING LIQUID (60) AND COMPRISING THREE GENERALLY RECTANGULAR OUTER, SECOND AND INNER CONTAINERS, EACH OF SAID CONTAINERS BEING CONSTRUCTED FROM A THIN FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND HAVING A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALL WITH THE ENDS THEREOF HERMETICALLY SEALED BY LATERAL SEAMS, THE OUTER CONTAINER, BEING A PROTECTIVE COVER ENVELOPING THE SECOND CONTAINER, THE SECOND CONTAINER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED ANOUT OF A CHEMICAL REACTANT AND ENVELOPING THE INNER CONTAINER, THE INNER CONTAINER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF THE ACTIVATING LIQUID, ONE END OF SAID INNER CONTAINER BEING CLOSED AFTER FILLING WITH THE ACTIVATING LIQUID BY A LATERAL SEAM (66) SPACED AT A DISTANCE FROM SAID LIQUID SO AS TO PROVIDE ROOM FOR EXPANSION THEREOF, SAID ONE END OF SAID INNER CONTAINER BEING POSITIONED AT ONE END OF SAID SECOND CONTAINER BY A LATERAL SEAM (70) ON SAID SECOND CONTAINER, SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS ASSURING THAT THE ACTIVATING LIQUID WILL NOT FLOW FROM THE INNER CONTAINER IN THE EVENT ONE OF SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS SHOULD BE BROKEN, SAID INNER AND SECOND CONTAINERS BEING POSITIONED AT ONE END OF SAID OUTER CONTAINER BY A LATERAL SEAM (78) ASSURING THAT SAID INNER CONTAINER HOLDING SAID ACTIVATING LIQUID AND SAID SECOND CONTAINER HOLDING SAID CHEMICAL REACTANT WILL NOT FLOAT WITHIN SAID OUTER CONTAINER, AND FURTHER ASSURING THAT THE ACTIVATING LIQUID WILL NOT FLOW FROM THE INNER CONTAINER IN THE EVENT BOTH OF SAID DUAL LATERAL SEAMS SHOULD BE BROKEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-06-02 1978-12-02 1979-06-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-06-02 1982-12-02 1983-06-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-06-02 1986-12-02 1987-06-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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