A substance container assembly includes an outer jacket open at one end, the outer jacket having an internal volume, an inner container having an internal volume, the inner container accessible by opening the container, the inner container fitting into the internal volume of the outer jacket and retained therein through alignment with and seating of at least one form on the inner container or component thereof into at least one opening through the wall of the outer jacket and a compression gap created by material removal of a strategic portion or portions of the inner container beneath the at least one aperture enabling physical depression of the at least one aperture below the inside wall of the outer jacket.

To modify the headspace in a container to remove vacuum pressure, a container has a seal or cap which may provide a temporary opening into the container which is sealable under compression to provide a controlled raising of the internal pressure as the heated contents of the container cools. A sealing chamber (84) may enable the introduction of a fluid into the headspace (23b) to force the fluid level (40) lower. Other methods and apparatus are described.

Implementations described and claimed herein involve an easy fill bird feeding system. In one implementation, a depression is received of a release button on a cap assembly connected to a body defining a reservoir. The cap assembly has a cap opening providing access to the reservoir. A lid of the cap assembly is released at a first side upon the depression of the release button. The lid is moved from a closed position to an open position using a bias of a spring assembly upon the release of the lid. The lid moves from the closed position to the open position along a rotation path created by a hinge at a second side. The lid is held in the open position by the spring bias, and the open position provides access to the reservoir through the cap opening. Birdseed is received through the cap opening into the reservoir.

An aerosol generating article includes a substantially cylindrical cup containing a plant-based aerosol generating material and at least one inductively heatable susceptor element (26). The cup includes an open end and a bottom wall. The cup has a self-supporting moulded form and includes a flange at the open end and a closure attached to the flange. The closure and/or bottom wall is porous or includes one or more openings.

A method for manufacturing an aerosol generating article comprises: (i) providing a plant-based aerosol generating material; (ii) providing an inductively heatable susceptor element; (iii) providing a cup comprising a bottom wall, a side wall and a flange at an open end; (iv) depositing a layer of plant-based aerosol generating material in the cup; (v) placing the inductively heatable susceptor element on the deposited layer of plant-based aerosol generating material; (vi) optionally repeating step (iv) only or steps (iv) and (v); and (vii) providing a closure and affixing the closure on the flange.

A method for manufacturing an aerosol generating article includes: (i) providing a first material containing a plant-based aerosol generating material; (ii) arranging a second material, constituting a mouthpiece, in line with the first material; and (iii) wrapping the first and second materials with a sheet to form a substantially cylindrical aerosol generating article. Step (i) includes: (a) providing the plant-based aerosol generating material as a foam material; or (b) providing a cylindrical cup and filling the cylindrical cup with the plant-based aerosol generating material and a third material.

A portion capsule for producing a beverage. The portion capsule includes a capsule body that has a collar edge and a capsule bottom; a filter element located inside of the capsule body, the filter element is elastic, the filter element has a flange that is attached to the collar edge of the capsule body, the filter element has a bottom; and a cover attached to the capsule body. The bottom of the filter element is spaced apart from the capsule bottom such that a free space remains between the filter element and the capsule bottom. The filter element is spaced apart from the capsule bottom in such a manner that only before a liquid is applied to a beverage substrate, does the filter element not touch the capsule bottom.

A capsule is provided containing a dosing agent and a system and process is provided for making capsules containing a dosing agent. The capsule includes a body defining an interior space and an opening, the capsule having ingredients and a dosing agent disposed in the interior space and a cover to seal the opening. The process and system includes depositing ingredients and the dosing agent in the interior space of the capsule and then covering the opening.

Disclosed is a capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine by feeding liquid into the capsule and extracting a beverage out of the capsule. The capsule comprises containment walls forming an interior cavity containing a beverage precursor for mixing with the liquid in the cavity, wherein the beverage precursor comprises a layer of compressed coffee precursor and a layer comprising a further substance, wherein the layer of compressed coffee precursor is more compressed than the layer comprising the further substance. Also disclosed is a capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine by feeding liquid into the capsule and extracting a beverage out of the capsule through an outlet side of the capsule, wherein the capsule comprises containment walls forming an interior cavity containing a beverage precursor for mixing with the liquid in the cavity, wherein the beverage precursor comprises a layer of coffee precursor and a layer comprising a further substance comprising an algae product, wherein the layer comprising the further substance is located between the layer of coffee precursor and the outlet side. Also disclosed is a corresponding method of filling a capsule, a beverage obtained from a capsule and a capsule filling apparatus.

The present invention provides a container forming apparatus, a container forming method, a container, and an instant food packaging method using the container. The container forming apparatus, which is a container forming apparatus for forming a container by thermoforming, comprises: a bottom forming part for forming the bottom portion of the container; a side forming part extending upwardly inclined from the bottom forming part and configured to form a part of the side portion of the container; a first form part configured to rise upward and pressurize the container to separate and take out the formed container; and a second form part disposed outside the first form part and configured to form the remaining parts of the container except the part of the side portion.