Combination ingestible-product and beverage packaging

Abstract

A combination package, e.g., ( 10 ) for both an ingestible product, such as a medication, e.g., ( 12 ) and a beverage, e.g., ( 14 ), such as water, is of a unitary single-use design. The medication and the beverage, of which only a small amount is provided, can be stored in separate sealed cavities defined by the package. The combination package can be designed so as to be easily and conveniently hung from a display rack in a store. A consumer can open the package to gain access to each cavity and can then orally consume the medication and then wash it down with the beverage.

1 - 11 . (canceled) 
   
   
       12 . A combination package comprising:
 a unitary package defining at least two cavities;   a liquid beverage in a first of the cavities;   an ingestible product that offers a health benefit to a human in a second of the cavities; and   one or more pull-tabs configured to open the package and provide access to at least one of the beverage and the ingestible product when pulled by a user.   
   
   
       13 - 30 . (canceled) 
   
   
       31 . A combination package for use with an ingestible product that offers a health benefit to a human, the package comprising:
 a molded cap;   a backerboard;   a bottle defining first and second cavities, the bottle including a flattened portion;
 the first cavity defining an opening configured to mate with the molded cap such that when the molded cap is mated to the first cavity a leak-proof enclosure is formed; 
 the second cavity being of a predefined size to contain the ingestible product that offers a health benefit to a human, the second cavity defining an opening in the flattened portion; 
 the flattened portion being configured to attach to the backerboard such that when the backerboard is attached to the flattened portion the ingestible product that offers a health benefit to a human is contained in the second cavity; 
   a liquid beverage in the first cavity,   wherein the bottle is configured such that when the backerboard is attached to the flattened portion, the ingestible product that offers a health benefit to a human is at least partially visible through the bottle and the liquid beverage in the first cavity.   
   
   
       32 . The combination package of  claim 31  wherein the backerboard defines a hanging orifice. 
   
   
       33 . The combination package of  claim 32  wherein the backerboard is sized such that the combination package can be hung with a stack of similar packages from a display rack using the hanging orifice. 
   
   
       34 . The combination package of  claim 31  wherein the molded cap comprises a threaded portion and the bottle is configured to couple to the threaded portion such that the opening defined by the first cavity mates with the molded cap. 
   
   
       35 . The combination package of  claim 31  wherein the backerboard includes a visible indicia that is at least partially visible through the bottle when the backerboard is attached to the bottle. 
   
   
       36 . The combination package of  claim 35  wherein the visible indicia relates to the ingestible product that offers a health benefit to humans. 
   
   
       37 . The combination package of  claim 31  wherein the liquid beverage comprises a plurality of H 2 0 molecules. 
   
   
       38 . The combination package of  claim 31  wherein the backerboard is attached to the flattened portion using adhesive.