The present invention relates to a container assembly for accommodating a beverage. The container assembly comprises a collapsible beverage container having a body part for accommodating the beverage and a cylindrical neck part defining a gas-filled headspace. The container assembly further comprises a closure sealing off an opening of the cylindrical neck part. The closure comprises a closure disc, an inner cylindrical part and an outer cylindrical part. The closure disc comprises a beverage outlet for extracting the beverage. The closure further comprises a pressure-relief device located at the closure disc or the inner cylindrical part. The pressure-relief device is capable of establishing a permanent or reclosable opening through the closure or between the closure and the neck part for allowing a flow of fluid from the headspace to an external space when a pressure difference exceeds a predetermined pressure value being lower than the burst pressure of the container.

A container lid and base assembly includes lid and base stacking features, as well as base chamfers that align with vents provided in the lid. When a plurality of the container assemblies is stacked, the lid and base stacking features nest with each other, while the chamfers align with corresponding vents in the stacked assemblies so that none of the vents is blocked by a next-higher container assembly. The stacking features can be centrally located, and the vents can be peripherally located. A plurality of the container assemblies can have differing sizes and/or shapes, while including mutually compatible stacking features, thereby enabling container assemblies of differing sizes to be stacked without blocking any of the vents thereof. The vents can be holes or “C” vents. The lid and/or base can be manufacturable by thermoforming. The lid and base can be separate, or joined by a hinge.

A wrapper and three-dimensional package for toasted and other hot food items that includes a sheet with an array of perforations extending through the sheet material between an inner face of the sheet material adapted to contact the food item, and an opposite, outer face of the sheet material. Spicules are formed from the sheet material surrounding each of the perforations and extending away from the inner face of the sheet material. The spicules form standoffs defining an air gap between the food item and the sheet material when the food item is contained in the wrapper, with the spicules engaging an outer surface of the food item to enable lateral migration of steam from the food item, along the air gap and through the perforations.

A self-contained meal assembly comprises a heating bag, a food pouch, and a heating element. In operation, a heating element is placed along a bottom portion of a heating bag, a food pouch is placed inside proximate the heating element, a predetermined amount of water or other nonflammable aqueous liquid is added, and the heating bag is resealed thereby allowing an exothermic reaction to occur within the heating bag. One or more steam vents formed through a heating bag allow steam to discharge from the interior of the heating bag during operation. The configuration of the steam vent(s) allows a controlled release of high temperature steam from the heating bag as it circulates within the heating bag to the steam vent(s) at a safe discharge angle relative to the sides of the heating bag.

The present disclosure describes a cup system for simultaneous delivery of contents from separated cups to a mouth of a user. The cup system includes an outer cup, an inner cup, a lid, and a cap. The outer cup includes an upper lip with a threaded surface configured to engage with a mating threaded surface of a lid. The inner cup includes an engaging lip configured to engage with a lower inner lip and configured to form a seal between the inner cup and the lid, as well as a flange located below the engaging lip that extends outward from a periphery of the inner cup. The lid includes an outer wall with a lower outer lip comprising the mating threaded surface, the mating threaded surface is configured to engage with a threaded surface. The cap includes a mating engagement feature configured to engage with an inner wall engagement feature.

A container unit (6) is provided for storing an organ or body tissue, wherein the container unit is configured as an insert for a storage apparatus and wherein the container unit comprises: a container body (602) defining a storage region; an inlet port (632) for connection to a fluid supply system to receive persufflation fluid; an outlet port (634) for connection to a said organ or body tissue stored in the container body; and a fluid processing device (604) comprising an internal passageway (636) connecting the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein the fluid processing device is configured to process, e.g. cool and humidify, persufflation fluid flowing through the internal passageway from the inlet port to the outlet port. The present disclosure also relates to a storage apparatus, a kit of parts, and a method of preparing an apparatus to store and preserve an organ or body tissue.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods provided herein are useful for dispensing a fluid, such as a thixotropic fluid. In some embodiments, a bottle having a closure cap includes a flip top, a base, and a disk, where the base and disk define a mixing chamber configured to facilitate mixing of any serum or liquid separated from the fluid back therein. In some configurations, the base has a central opening through which the fluid exits and an internal shaft with a non-planar end surface opposite the central opening. In some configurations, the non-planar end surface and the disk define channels between the mixing chamber and the internal shaft. In some embodiments, the disk includes a central opening, a plurality of partial annular openings through a planar surface of the disk, and projections extending into the mixing chamber.

The present invention is a dual container including an inner container deformed to reduce a volume according to reduction of accommodated contents, and an outer container in which the inner container is inserted and which is elastically deformable. In the dual container, a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a drum portion, and a bottom portion are arranged in sequence from top to bottom in a bottle axis direction, an outside air introduction hole configured to introduce outside air between the outer container and the inner container according to reduction of contents is provided, a circumferential groove recessed inward in a radial direction and extending in a circumferential direction is formed in the drum portion, and a longitudinal convex portion configured to disconnect the circumferential groove in the circumferential direction is provided on an inner surface of the circumferential groove.

A liquid storage tank includes a housing, a piston located in the housing, a cover, an elastic element, and an outlet pipe. The cover is attached to the housing and has a support post extending toward the piston. The piston, the housing, and the cover define a tank chamber. The tank chamber is filled with cooling liquid. The elastic element is connected with the tank hosing and the piston. The elastic element is free from contact with the cooling liquid. The outlet pipe communicates with the tank chamber. An extension direction of an opening of the outlet pipe is not parallel to a direction of movement of the elastic element. When the cooling liquid is decreased, the piston compressed the tank chamber such that the elastic element is released. The tank chamber is continuously compressed by pairing the elastic element and the piston.

A container for housing scented product includes a bottom wall, a top wall, a plurality of longitudinal sidewalls, and a plurality of lateral sidewalls. The container further includes a scented product disposed within the cavity and a first plurality of selectively openable and closable vents extending through the top wall of the container. The first plurality of vents is configured to at least partially open when a force is applied to one or more of the plurality of longitudinal sidewalls and the plurality of lateral sidewalls of the container. The container further includes a second plurality of selectively openable and closable vents extending through the bottom wall of the container. The second plurality of vents are configured to at least partially open when the force is applied to one or more of the plurality of longitudinal sidewalls and the plurality of lateral sidewalls of the container.