(19)
(11) EP 2 025 606 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/08

(21) Application number: 08162482.7

(22) Date of filing: 15.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65D 3/14(2006.01)
B65D 51/20(2006.01)
 B65D 47/08(2006.01)
B65D 51/28(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 17.08.2007 US 840651

(71) Applicant: Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Northfield IL 60093 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Blendell, Carol
    Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 9 (GB)
  • Shabudin, Esak
    Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 2BJ (GB)
  • Wallwork, Martin Noel
    London, SW11 3HN (GB)
  • Presche, Martin
    49413, Dinklage (DE)
  • Gottke, Sabine
    49393, Lohne (DE)

(74) Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen 
W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ
London WC2B 5SQ (GB)

   


(54) Push button flip top with attached second container


(57) A container or container unit (10) includes a main container (12) having a rigid rim (22) and a flip top (14) for the main container. The flip top includes a base member (24) attached to the rigid rim and a cover member (26) hingedly connected to the base member and which has a first catch member (74). The base member includes a resilient push button (66) formed therewith. This push button includes a second catch member (70) such that the second catch member interacts with the first catch member when the cover member s in a closed position relative to the base member to hold the cover member to the base member, and such that the first and second catch member are separable from one another when the push button is pushed. The container unit includes a dry beverage mix in the first container and a dry additive (32) for the dry beverage mix in a secondary container (30) attached to an inside surface (34) of the cover member.







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