Abstract: A hand held device for preparation of beverages of desired composition and strength has a source stuff (11) of the beverage packaged in a porous pouch (14) supported on a cage framework (12), emanating downwards from a pedestal (16), and the pouch (14) is encased within the device in cavity of a concave cap (13). A plurality of capsules (22,32), each containing an adjunct (21,31) of the beverage respectively, are mounted above the pedestal (16) to form a portable pencil of capsules. The framework (12) and the pouch (14) containing the stuff (11) cooperate as a commingling infuser stirrer, when shuffled in the liquid medium of the beverage, thereby enhancing combination of the stuff (11) and the medium. Fork (44) and knife (43) projections protrude on exterior of the cap (13). A fluid is injectible through the stuff (11) and the prepared beverage.

Abstract: A carton for enclosing an object which has a top face defining a plane and having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The carton further includes a first side panel attached to the first edge and angled relative to the plane, a second side panel attached to the second edge and angled relative to the plane, a third side panel attached to the third edge and having a planar portion which is parallel to and offset from the plane and a fourth side panel attached to the fourth edge. The first, second, third and fourth side panels each have an unattached edge, where the unattached edges define an opening which is substantially parallel to the planar portion.

Abstract: A construction for heating food in a microwave oven is provided. The construction includes an outer receptacle and a moisture barrier closure enclosed within the outer receptacle. Food material to be heated is enclosed within the moisture barrier closure, during storage. Preferred arrangements include an outer receptacle which is expandable to accommodate expansion of the food material, preferably popcorn, upon heating. In a preferred construction shown, a microwave susceptor construction is positioned within the moisture barrier closure.

Abstract: An insert is provided containing gas under pressure for insertion in a carbonated beverage can to nucleate release of gas from solution when the can is opened. The insert has a jetting orifice closed by a burstable seal which is held closed by a sealing member until the can is opened. The sealing member may be made of moisture sensitive material which weakens in the can and ruptures on opening the can. The insert may be weighted to float in a given orientation with the jetting orifice submerged.

Abstract: A shaped generally rigid, polymeric sealed package having an ordered set of bacon pieces is provided. The ordered pieces can be provided as multiple arrays of bacon strips, whether whole, partial or broken slices. Each array can include a plurality of bacon pieces with a flexible sheeting positioned between vertically adjacent bacon piece arrays. Corresponding slices from respective arrays are in general vertical alignment with each other so as to form multiple stacks of bacon pieces. A generally rigid cover or pedestal is releasably hermetically secured to a rigid tray or bubble. Package walls are substantially transparent so that the consumer can readily inspect, prior to purchase, multiple entire lengths of bacon slice surfaces. The package is especially advantageous when the bacon pieces are in the form of partially-to-fully-cooked slices or slice portions. The bacon pieces are supported in their ordered set configuration by engagement, directly or indirectly, with interior surfaces of the sealed package.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an aseptic bag (1) for separating off liquid. The bag comprises a tight outer bag (2) and a perforated inner bag (3). Each bag (2, 3) consists of two parts (4, 5, 6, 7). In the first bag part (4, 6) of the outer bag (2) and the inner bag (3), there is disposed an inlet device (12) and, in the second bag part (5, 7), there are disposed closure means (13) which may rigidly engage with the inlet device (12). In addition, there is provided in the first part (4) of the outer bag (2) an outlet device (18) and corresponding closure means (19) in its second part (5). An inlet valve (14) is connected to the inlet device (12) and an outlet valve (22) is connected to the outlet device (18). The product, solid particles mixed with a carrier liquid, is filled through the inlet valve (14) into the aseptic bag (1). The solid particles will then remain in the inner bag (3), while the liquid will continue through the perforations in the bag (3) and be separated through the outlet valve (22).

Abstract: A carbonated beverage container (10, 35, 40) including a hollow insert (1, 20). The insert (1, 20) has one one-way valve (7, 29, 31, 32) and one orifice (6, 28, 33, 34), one of which is arranged to allow gas from a headspace above beverage (11) to enter the insert (1, 20), and the other is arranged to jet gas from inside the insert (1, 20) into the beverage (11) upon opening the container (10, 35, 40). The 20 gas jetting into the beverage (11) causes nucleation of fine bubbles in the beverage (11) which separate out to form a close-knit creamy head.

Abstract: A disk-shaped container for a disk-shaped lollipop includes a handle having a proximal end buried in the lollipop and a distal end for grasping by the user. A transverse flange of predetermined diameter is fixably located on the handle between the proximal and distal ends adjacent the lollipop. The longitudinal axis of the handle passes through the transverse flange. The invention further includes a hollow disk-shaped container for receiving the disk-shaped lollipop. The disk-shaped container includes a snap-fit removable lid and an upwardly extending removable mating portion functioning as a removable receptacle. The mating portion of the container includes an opening in the sidewall for receiving the distal end of the handle. When assembled, the transverse flange of the handle seats against the opening in the mating portion of the container and seals the opening to prevent leakage therethrough.

Abstract: An improved package is described for use in packaging a wide variety of products, and in particular perishable food and horticultural products. The products are placed within a container of the type which establishes a modified atmosphere environment therein and is cooled, as by evaporation of liquid from a cooling collar partially surrounding the container. The container and cooling collar may be subjected to vacuum cooling. The container may include a mechanism to enhance the bulk gas transfer rate during the application of the vacuum while still maintaining the desired atmosphere within the container. The container atmosphere may be precharged with gas of a desired composition. In addition, fumigants may also be included therein. The package is suitable for field packing applications in which the product, such as strawberries, is picked directly into the container surrounded by the cooling collar with the container and cooling collars being placed in an outer box or other receptacle.

Abstract: A baked pizza crust is provided having a water activity in the range of about 0.6-0.85, the baked crust being suitable for use in a refrigerated, ready-to-eat pizza kit. Also provided is a kit for preparing ready-to-eat pizza, the kit including pizza crust, pizza sauce and one or a plurality of pizza toppings which are hermetically sealed from the external atmosphere in a package having a base tray and a top fitted and sealed to the base tray. Preferably, each food item is in a separate compartment sealed from the other food items to substantially retard or prevent flavor, moisture and microbial migration from one food item to another.

Abstract: The present invention provides a peelable laminate suitable for cook-in packaging and a method of cooking a food product. The method includes the steps of:a) enclosing a food product in the peelable laminate, the peelable laminate having(1) an edible film in contact with the food product, and(2) a protective film peelably adhered to the edible film; andb) heating the enclosed food product to at least partially cook the food product, the edible layer adhering to the at least partially cooked food product with an adhesive strength which is greater than the force required to peel the protective film from the edible film. In this manner, the protective film can be peeled from the edible film after cooking without product loss due to adherence of food particles to the film. Furthermore, the peelable laminate prevents or minimizes cook-out and allows a modifier to be transferred to the food product via the edible film during the cooking process.

Abstract: A collapsible canteen formed by a collapsible carton having nested therein a collapsible pouch whose open mouth is in alignment with a neck projecting from the carton. The collapsible canteen which has a charge of powder deposited in the pouch is adapted to produce, in situ, a beverage when a hot or cold liquid is poured through the neck of the canteen into the pouch to dissolve the powder the nature of which determines that of the beverage.

Abstract: A food product comprising a plurality of preformed discrete wafers being selectively assembled by the consumer into a multi-layer cookie or snack having desired layers of edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with one or more selectable intermediate layer(s) or filler substances such as chocolate, peanut butter spread, etc. disposed between the outer cookie/chip layers. The preformed and packaged layers enable the snack food item to be selectively assembled and arranged by the consumers to suit his/her individual taste and to enable the consumers to experiment with multiple sandwich/cookie constituent ingredient combinations/arrangements.

Abstract: A container assembly for housing liquid products and a prize therein which may be distributed with non-prize bearing containers comprising: a can for containing the liquid product in an interior chamber thereof, and a prize-holding subassembly positioned within the interior chamber for retaining a prize therein. The prize holding subassembly includes a tether for supporting the prize assembly. The tether includes a hair-pin shaped spring portion defining legs, and foot portions extending from those legs. A proximal end of the tether on one of the foot portions engages a gate on the underside of the can closure, and compresses the spring portion into a cocked, position. When the closure is opened, the gate releases the proximal end of the tether so that it may pop up through the open end of the can for gripping by the consumer. A distal end of the tether on the other end of the tether supports a prize container which is manually removable from the can with the tether.

Abstract: A beverage container assembly (28) comprising a container body defining a beverage chamber for containing a beverage, and a gas reservoir unit (1) adapted to be housed substantially within the container body (22). The gas reservoir unit (1) is adapted to be charged with a gas under super-atmospheric pressure whilst the reservoir unit (1) is outside of the container (22), and to retain the gas prior to insertion of the unit into the container body. A gas reservoir unit containing one or more chambers is also described.

Abstract: A device for generating a head on a beverage in a sealed can, when the can is opened, comprising a hollow capsule with first and second compartments communicating via tubes with apertures respective each on the opposite side of the capsule from the side of the chamber with which the tube communicates, and a ballast means for orientating the capsule in a position such that, as one chamber charges with liquid, the capsule is caused to rotate and trap a volume of air therein. The capsule may be cylindrical or more preferably spherical in external shape.

Abstract: A carbonated beverage container (10, 35, 40) including a hollow insert (1, 20) which floats in the beverage (11). the insert (1, 20) has two one-way valves (6, 7, 28, 29), one (6, 28) of which allows gas from a headspace above the beverage (11) to enter the insert (1, 20), the other (7, 29) allowing gas from the insert (1, 20) to be jetted into the beverage (11) upon opening the container (10, 35, 40). This jet of gas into the beverage (11) causes shear, and the liberation of gas bubbles which form a close-knit creamy head on the beverage (11) once dispensed.

Abstract: A beverage containing sugar is carbonated by first placing the beverage and a small amount of yeast in a bottle. A small paper disk impregnated or coated with a yeast-killing sterilizing agent such as sodium metabisulfite is attached to the underside of a bottle cap. The bottle is then sealed with the cap and stored in an upright position with the bottle cap holding the disk above the beverage. After the yeast has fermented a sufficient amount of the sugar to adequately carbonate the beverage, the bottle is shaken for a time to allow the beverage to rinse the yeast-killing agent from the disk. As the agent mixes with the beverage, it kills the yeast in the bottle, thereby terminating fermentation of the sugar.

Abstract: An insert (20) for use in a container (40) such as a bottle. The insert (20) has a deformable portion, so that in its non-deformed state it is too large to pass through an opening of the container (40) such as the neck of a bottle, yet in its deformed state, the insert (20) may pass through the opening of the container (40). This prevents the insert from being accidentally dentally dispensed with the contents of the container (40).

Abstract: A shaped generally rigid, synthetic plastic sealed package having multiple stacks of sliced bacon is provided. A generally rigid cover is releasably hermetically secured to a rigid tray. Package walls are substantially transparent so that the consumer can readily inspect, prior to purchase, multiple entire lengths of bacon slice surfaces. At least two stacks of vertically aligned bacon slices are arranged longitudinally in side-by-side relationship to each other.

Abstract: A compartmentalized food and beverage bag with reinforcement shields comprising: a bag fabricated of wax coated paper and including four side walls, a floor and an open top, two side walls including a crease to permit collapsible folding of the bag, the floor of the bag having an upper surface including a wax coated cardboard reinforcement member positioned adjacent to a first side wall, the first side wall also including a vertically positioned waxed cardboard reinforcement member affixed thereto, a drink holder ring fabricated of wax coated cardboard and formed in a generally circular configuration being affixed to the vertical reinforcement member, in an operative orientation a beverage cup being positioned through the ring with the lower surface of the cup being positioned upon the reinforcement member on the bottom of the bag, the waxed cardboard ring and reinforcement member enabling the bag to support the weight of a full beverage cup without risk of spillage occurring.

Abstract: A coffee pack and method of packaging a coffee product. The coffee pack comprises a shell that forms separate coffee and aroma compartments with a small communicating hole or channel between the compartments. A quantity of a particulate coffee product, preferably soluble coffee, is located in the coffee compartment, and a quantity of a coffee aroma liquid containing aromatic volatiles, preferably coffee oil, is disposed in the aroma compartment. The communicating hole or channel between the compartments allows the aromatic volatiles to pass from the aroma compartment to the coffee compartment, without allowing any mixing, or at least any substantial mixing, in the coffee compartment between the coffee product and the coffee aroma liquid.

Abstract: A toy telephone which has an integral lollipop holder. The toy telephone has a voice recorder which can be used by a child to record and play back messages for amusement. A lollipop is removably attached to a retractable slide which extends the lollipop for consumption and retracts the lollipop into the toy telephone for storage. During storage, the lollipop is enclosed within the telephone to prevent the lollipop from being contaminated. The lollipop is optionally formed in the shape of an antenna. The data keys of the telephone can be optionally illuminated to simulate a real telephone. The audio data and record function can be replaced or used in conjunction with a radio. Optionally, preselected sounds can be stored such as telephone tone dialing sounds or telephone ringing sounds.

Abstract: A container of beverage sealed under pressure is provided with a secondary chamber in the form of a hollow insert adapted to provide a flow of gas through an orifice into the beverage when the container is opened. The insert is in the form of an elongate tubular member whose axis extends around an axis corresponding generally to the axis of the container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the generation of a foaming dispersion of bubbles in a carbonated beverage or other gas-containing liquid packaged in a can (120) or other sealed container. An initially liquid-free device (9) having an internal chamber with an inlet/outlet valve (130/150) assembly is placed in the can, which is then filled with the beverage. The can is sealed and pasteurized, which raises the internal pressure in the can to force some of the gasified beverage into the device through the inlet valve. The outlet valve holds the quantity of beverage in the internal chamber until the can is opened, whereupon the depressurization of the can opens the outlet valve to discharge the internal chamber through an orifice to initiate seed bubbles which form a head on the beverage. The method and apparatus are particularly applicable to producing a head on fermented alcoholic beverages to simulate draught beverages.

Abstract: Devices are described for fitting into pressurized individually packaged beverages (typically canned beers, ales and stouts), by which gas at high pressure is stored within the package for jetting into the beverage as the package is opened to atmosphere. One embodiment comprises a length of tube (10) having a gas jetting orifice (14) which in use is submerged below the beverage in a pressurized can having a gaseous headspace, which can be used to charge the tube with gas during the passage of the filled can (16) along a conventional canning line, on which the can is inverted after filling which brings the orifice into the gaseous headspace.

Abstract: A storage bag with soaker pad. The bag of the invention includes a bag having a front and rear panel of a plastic film, the front and rear panels being closed at one end to form a bottom of the bag, the bag being open at the opposite end for receipt of goods to be stored in the bag, a fluid absorbing pad located inside the bag, and an enclosure connected to the inside of the bag for containing the fluid absorbing pad.

Abstract: A cartridge which contains a substance for preparation of a beverage has a cover membrane member which covers an opening of a container body for containing the substance within the container interior. The body has a base and a sidewall which extends from the base to define a container interior, and the sidewall defines the opening at a position opposing the base. The membrane is affixed to a rim which extends from the sidewall in a direction away from the sidewall. An interior container surface of either the base or the cover membrane member contains a plurality of perforations which define openings which provide localized absence of a plurality of portions in the base or cover membrane member to provide a plurality of localized portions of reduced thickness so that when a fluid pressure for extraction of the substance for preparation of a beverage is applied, the localized portions of reduced thickness tear and open for beverage passage.

Abstract: Fluid comestibles are prepared from substances, particularly roast and ground coffee, contained in cartridges by supporting a peripheral portion of a first surface of a sealed cartridge with a holder which has a base which includes a grille and relief surface element so that the remainder portion of the first surface is positioned adjacent the relief surface element. An opposing cartridge surface is pierced for injection of water into the cartridge while maintaining the base in the position adjacent the first surface, and while maintaining the base in a fixed position, water is injected under a pressure of greater than atmospheric pressure into the cartridge to deform the first surface remainder portion against the relief surface element first to press the first surface against the relief surface element and to wet and compact the substance and then to tear and open the remainder portion of the first surface for flow of fluid comestible from the cartridge and through the grille in a plurality of streams.

Abstract: A capsule package which contains roast and ground coffee for preparation of a coffee beverage has body and membrane components. The body has a base portion capable of allowing flow of a coffee beverage therethrough, an annular sidewall portion which extends transversely from the base about a package body interior space and defines an opening which opposes the base portion, and a rim portion which extends about the opening and transversely from the sidewall portion in a direction away from the opening.

Abstract: An aromatic member affixed to the exterior of a single serving container of water which serves to enhance the perceived taste of the water by appearing to simulate the flavor of the scent. One embodiment of the aromatic member includes a scented ring attachable to the neck of the bottle. Another embodiment of the aromatic member includes a cap having a flip-open lid wherein the interior surface of the lid contains material infused with the scent. The method of use includes affixing the aromatic member disbursing a scent to the container in close proximity to a dispensing opening of the container and drinking from the container with one's nose in close proximity to the aromatic member while at the same time periodically breathing through the nose during drinking.

Abstract: When dispensing carbonated beverages, particularly beers and especially draught stout, it is desirable to obtain a close-knit creamy head. To achieve this a container (1) includes a separate closed hollow insert (5) containing substantially no oxidising gas and means (6) responsive to opening of the container (1) to provide communication between the inside of the insert (5) and beverage (7) contained in the body of the container (1) upon opening it to jet gas from the insert (5) into the beverage (7). The means (6) preferably has the form of a pressure responsive valve. The insert (5) may be arranged so that its internal pressure is increased after the container (1) is sealed or the means (6) may have a different relief pressure when initially inserted into the container (1) from that upon opening the container (1).

Abstract: A dual lollipop holder and storage device which has a lollipop compartment at both ends. Lollipop sticks are removably attached to retractable securing attachments which extend the lollipops from opposite ends of the holder. End caps allow the lollipops to be sealed within the lollipop holder when the lollipops are in the retracted position. The retractable securing attachments can optionally be spring loaded to extend the lollipop automatically. An optional integral lighting mechanism illuminates the lollipop holder for the user's amusement. The lighting mechanism can be implemented by conventional battery operated lamps such as LEDs or by electroluminescent (EL) lamps. EL lamps can be used to form a substantial part of the outer shell to maximize the illumination effect.

Abstract: A bottle closure for collecting and removing solid sediment particles from a liquid being fermented in situ in a bottle to form an alcoholic beverage. The closure has a skirt portion which is adapted to be removably fastened to the neck of the bottle and terminates at its top end in an inwardly directed annular flange defining a central opening, a tubular trap portion which is closed at its top end and communicates at its open bottom end with the central opening in the skirt flange, and a correspondingly tubular liquid- and gas-tight liner of a sealing material which is disposed in the trap portion and has at its bottom end an outwardly directed annular flange which underlies the skirt flange and is adapted to be pressed by the latter, when the closure is fastened to the neck of the bottle, against the annular sealing surface located at the top end of the bottle. In use, the sealed bottle is inverted so that any sediment settles unobstructedly into the closed end region of the trap portion.

Abstract: A collapsible canteen having deposited therein a charge of water-soluble flavor crystals such that when the canteen is erected and water is poured therein, the crystals are then dissolved to produce, in situ, a soft drink. The canteen includes square top and bottom walls, the top wall having a projecting neck to receive a removable cap. Also included are a first pair of opposing side walls that are inwardly foldable in half whereby when the canteen is collapsed, the folded in first side walls are then sandwiched between the top and bottom walls, and a second pair of opposing side walls that are outwardly foldable in half and are each provided with a triangular gusset that is joined to a side wall in the first pair of side walls, whereby when the canteen is collapsed, the gussets are then folded into the folded out second pair of side walls to define a pair of outstretched wings, the wings being then folded under the bottom wall to create a square-shaped pack.

Abstract: A single cup disposable coffee brewing device foldable from a generally flat position to an unfolded position. The device has a coffee filter on the interior and a cardboard main body portion on the exterior and can be placed on top of a cup or mug. Coffee grounds are disposed in the filter and hot or cold water is poured into the unfolded device. The main body portion has a hole at bottom normally closed by a sealing element which dissolves after a predetermined period of time and allows brewed coffee to drip out into the mug or cup.

Abstract: A barrier film composition can comprise a thermoplastic web comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a dispersed cyclodextrin composition having substituents that compatibilize the cyclodextrin in the film. The thermoplastic/cyclodextrin film obtains substantial barrier properties from the interaction between the substituted cyclodextrin in the film material with a permeant. The substituents on the cyclodextrin molecule causes the cyclodextrin to be dispersible and stable in the film material resulting in an extrudable thermoplastic. Such materials can be used as a single layer film material, a multilayer film material which can be coated or uncoated and can be used in structural materials wherein the thermoplastic is of substantial thickness resulting in structural stiffness.

Abstract: A chewing gum product comprises an individual-sized piece of chewing gym wrapped in a flexible paper wrapper wherein the side of the wrapper in contact with the gum is coated with wax, and the other side of the wrapper contains no wax or adhesive and carries at least one complete design of ink comprising vegetable dye and polyvinyl alcohol which is transferable as a tattoo by wetting the design with water and pressing it against the surface to which the tattoo is to be transferred.

Abstract: A napkin (25) combined with a fast food container is placed on the plane portion (14) of the container and held in place by a sheet (18) which covers all or part of the napkin (25) and which extends beyond the napkin (25) at points permitting its attachment to the portion (14) of the container. This assembly constitutes the plane portion (32) of the container; when the container is being used, the napkin (25) stays in place until the consumer removes it from its housing consisting of the sheets (14) and (18) before eating. This concept is applicable to various existing containers.

Abstract: A beverage package and a method of forming such a package has a can 1 within a primary chamber 5 of which is located an insert 6 having a secondary chamber 10. The insert has a seating in the form of a bore 11 within which is received the lower end of a tube 15. The tube 15 is fitted to the insert whilst the latter is positioned in the can. When the can is charged with beverage such as beer 20 having gas in solution and sealed to form a headspace 21 containing gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric, beer from the chamber 20 may fill the tube 15. The secondary chamber 10 contains gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric and on opening the container the headspace 21 de-pressurises causing beverage and/or gas from the secondary chamber to be ejected through the tube 15 and such ejection causes froth to be developed in the headspace 21.

Abstract: A sealed container has inscribed on it a continuous portion of a calendar, which overlaps the time interval between the date of production of the contents and the expiration date thereof. This contributes to better quality control for the contents. The container can be selected by an automatic vending machine by which the consumer can select a container having the desired inscribed information.

Abstract: Various arrangements of gas reservoir can be provided for containing a gas such as nitrogen in a carbonated beverage can, the reservoirs being generally of tubular form and/or having a tubular attachment portion by which the reservoir is secured to one of the can end walls. The tube may have a plug and socket connection with one or both can end walls to hold the reservoir in a fixed position, but one end of the tube may simply abut with the can end wall by means of a lug. One or more orifices in the tube, through which gas passes into the beverage when the can is opened, are provided in the tube sidewall, in the step, or in one end of the tube. The tube may be a force-fit in a hole (18) in one end wall of the can.

Abstract: A shaped generally rigid, synthetic plastic sealed package having multiple stacks of sliced bacon is provided. A generally rigid cover is releasably hermetically secured to a rigid tray. Package walls are substantially transparent so that the consumer can readily inspect, prior to purchase, multiple entire lengths of bacon slice surfaces. At least two stacks of vertically aligned bacon slices are arranged longitudinally in side-by-side relationship to each other.

Abstract: A beverage package has a can 1 within a primary chamber 5 to which is located an insert 6 having a secondary chamber 10. The insert has a bore 11 within which is received a lower end of a capilliary tube 15. The can 1 contains beverage such as beer 20 having gas in solution and sealed to form a headspace 21 containing gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric. The tube 15 contains beverage and its upper end opens into the headspace 21. The secondary chamber 10 contains gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric and on opening of the container the headspace 21 de-pressurises causing beverage and/or gas from the chamber 10 to displace beverage through the restriction of the capilliary tube 15 directly into the headspace 21 causing froth to develop in the headspace.

Abstract: A packaging assembly allows two substances, such as cereal and milk, to be held in separate compartments and then mixed when desired by applying hand pressure to the packaging assembly. The packaging assembly is provided with a compressible side wall portion and an impervious membrane having a frangible portion. The membrane separates the compartments such that applied pressure on the top of the package compresses the side wall portion and the downward pressure of the substance in the upper compartment causes the frangible portion of the membrane to rupture and thus allow the two substances to mix together. A partial wall may also be employed adjacent to the membrane to prevent regurgitation of the cereal and milk back into the upper compartment upon mixture in the lower compartment. The lower compartment may be opened to allow consumption directly from the package.

Abstract: A candy holding device which is used to hold a piece of candy such as a sucker in a covering to protect the candy from dirt, etc. The cover is formed in two halves which in a folded condition encloses the candy. The two halves of the cover are connected at one end on swivel drums so that in use, the half covers are pulled apart and rotated from an upper position to a lower position. As the two half covers are rotated to the lower position the two halves are rotated about the swivel drums 180 degrees so that the two halves can be secured together to form a handle. In order to protect any candy that is left, the handles are moved upwardly and rotated 180 degrees to enclose the candy within the two half covers.

Abstract: A coffee filter material and bag suitable for providing a high-quality coffee extract, having a nonwoven fabric filter layer which is composed of thermoplastic organic synthetic fibers, satisfies the relationships (1) to (4):3.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.30 (1)y.gtoreq.0.2x (2)1.ltoreq.r.sub.30 (3)andr.sub.70 .ltoreq.50 (4)wherein x is a basis weight (g/m.sup.2) of the woven fabric, y is a cumulative volume value (cm.sup.3 /g) of fine pores in the nonwoven fabric, r.sub.30 is a maximum radius (.mu.m) of the fine pores observed when the volumes of the fine pores are cumulated from the small pore radius side and the cumulative volume value becomes equal to 0.3y, and r.sub.70 is a maximum radium (.mu.m) of the fine pores observed when the volumes of the fine pores are cumulated from the small pore radius side and the cumulative volume value becomes equal to 0.7y, and is capable of absorbing in the wet state thereof at least 0.5 g/g of an oil and fat component from the coffee extract.

Abstract: A liquid sauce container packet and tray assembly is provided including a packet (1) containing sauce which is thermally fused on opposing ends to flanges of a tray (2). The thermally fused ends of the packet (1) are formed in a perforated line (3) manner for ease of removal of the packet (1) from the tray (2). Upon separation of the tray (2) and packet (1) along the perforated lines (3), the sauce may be dispensed into the tray (2).

Abstract: A container assembly for housing liquid products and a prize therein which may be distributed with non-prize bearing containers comprising: a can for containing the liquid product in an interior chamber thereof, and a prize-holding subassembly positioned within the interior chamber for retaining a prize therein. The prize holding subassembly includes an expandable base portion which expands outwardly against interior side walls of the can to firmly grip the same in response to placing a closure on an open end of the can. The prize within the subassembly is moveable between a storage position within the can and a second position in juxtaposed, exposed relationship with the open end of the can in response to opening of the closure means.

Abstract: An infusion tube for use with standard wine barrels to impart oak characteristics to a wine. A quantity of small oak cubes are placed inside a section of perforated tube and the ends of the tube are sealed. The perforated tube is then inserted through the bung hole of the wine barrel, and the bung hole sealed with a bung member. This enables the winemaker to periodically replace the wood cubes by removing the infusion tube through the bung hole, replacing the wood cubes, and re-inserting the infusion tube back into the wine barrel.