Claims
- 1. A two-compartment container, for addition of a first component to a second component, comprising:
(a) a first compartment containing a first component, said first compartment having an upper layer and a lower layer, said first compartment being made of a cuttable material; (b) a second compartment containing the second component, said second compartment having a cap containing a flexible dome and having a cutting means protruding from below the flexible dome toward the first compartment upper layer of the first compartment; wherein depression of said flexible dome causes the cutting means to cut through the upper layer and the lower layer, releasing the first component into the second compartment.
- 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means is a projection attached to the flexible dome.
- 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cutting means has a conical pointed end.
- 4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the cap has a central opening surrounded by a tube having a lower end extending below the cap, and wherein the cutting means is part of the lower end.
- 5. The container according to claim 1, wherein the flexible dome and the cutting means are integrally formed.
- 6. A method of forming a two-part container, comprising:
(a) providing a first compartment containing a first component, said first compartment having an upper layer and a lower layer, said first compartment being made of a cuttable material; (b) providing a second compartment containing the second component, said second compartment having a cap containing a flexible dome and having a cutting means protruding from below the flexible dome toward the first compartment upper layer of the first compartment; and (c) depressing said flexible dome to cause the cutting means to cut through the upper layer and the lower layer, releasing the first component into the second compartment.
- 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the cutting means is a projection attached to the flexible dome.
- 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the cap has a central opening surrounded by a tube having a lower end, and wherein the cutting means is part of the lower end.
- 9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the flexible dome and the cutting means are integrally formed.
- 10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the cutting means has a conical pointed end.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/592,217, filed Jun. 12, 2000, which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/265,453, filed Mar. 10, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,098,795 issued Aug. 8, 2000), and a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/775,486, filed Feb. 1, 2001, which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/598,792 filed Jun. 21, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,209,718 issued Apr. 3, 2001), which is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/949,465, filed Oct. 14, 1997 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,105,760 issued Aug. 22, 2000), the disclosure of which applications and patents is incorporated herein by reference.
Divisions (4)
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09592217 |
Jun 2000 |
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09775486 |
Feb 2001 |
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09592217 |
Jun 2000 |
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09598792 |
Jun 2000 |
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09775486 |
Feb 2001 |
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08949465 |
Oct 1997 |
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09598792 |
Jun 2000 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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