Flexible Pouch Beverage Package

Abstract

A flexible pouch beverage container includes one or more extra compartments adjacent the portion of the pouch which holds the beverage. The extra compartments are arranged to hold additives, such as sweetener, flavorings, or the like, until selected by a consumer. If a consumer wants extra sweetener or some other additive which is being retained in one of the available compartments, he simply squeezes the compartment where indicated and the additive is made available to be dissolved in the beverage. Structure is provided to make either dry or liquid additives.

1 . A flexible pouch beverage container comprising: 
 a. a front panel;    b. a back panel integrally formed with the front panel;    c. a bottom panel integrally formed with the front and back panels, the front, back, and bottom panels defining a beverage-containing pouch;    d. an additive containing compartment adjacent the beverage-containing pouch; and    e. a user-breakable barrier between the additive containing compartment and the beverage-containing pouch.    
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the additive containing compartment is adapted to retain a dry additive.  
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the additive containing compartment is adapted to retain a liquid additive.  
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the additive containing compartment is adapted to retain a quantity of a sweetener.  
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the additive containing compartment is adapted to retain a quantity of an analgesic.  
   
   
       6 . A flexible pouch beverage container comprising: 
 a. a front panel;    b. a back panel integrally formed with the front panel;    c. a bottom panel integrally formed with the front and back panels, the front, back, and bottom panels defining a beverage-containing pouch;    d. a plurality of additive containing compartments adjacent the beverage-containing pouch; and    e. a user-breakable barrier between each of the plurality of additive containing compartments and the beverage-containing pouch.    
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the additive containing compartments is adapted to retain a dry additive.  
   
   
       8 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the additive containing compartments is adapted to retain a liquid additive.  
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the additive containing compartments is adapted to retain a quantity of a sweetener.  
   
   
       10 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the additive containing compartments is adapted to retain a quantity of an analgesic.  
   
   
       11 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the additive containing compartments is adapted to retain an additive in powder form and at least one other of the plurality of additive containing compartments is adapted to retain an additive in liquid form.