Self-heatable container

Abstract

The invention comprises an outer metallic body containing a product for consumption after heating and a second container which holds a reagent and receives a heating module formed by a housing which holds another reagent and is closed by a seal piercable by the pressure from the fingers before consumption of the product. Useful for preparation of packaged products which can be rapidly heated using an integrated heating module.

1 . A self-heatable container, of the type intended for beverages and the like, incorporating a device for increasing the temperature of the content up to a suitable thermal level for its consumption, comprising:
 a metallic container ( 1 ) for the beverage and a likewise metallic container ( 9 ) associated with the previous one by partial axial introduction therein, both containers ( 1 ,  9 ) being provided with respective closing means in the form of separable lids ( 3 ,  8 ).   
     
     
         2 . The self-heatable container of  claim 1 , further comprising a cylindrical housing ( 10 ), made of a plastic material with high resistance in its side part ( 11 ) and reduced resistance in the part of its base ( 12 ) forming a flexible dome, there being derived from an inner face of said base including a central projection ( 13 ) in the form of a prism with a quadrangular section with V-shaped notches ( 14 ) determining fingers with a right-angled section. 
     
     
         3 . The self-heatable container of  claim 2   2 , wherein the housing ( 10 ) is hermetically closed by a seal ( 15 ) in the form of a disc with a sealing peripheral flange ( 16 ) the inner face of which, once applied to the mouth of the housing, coincides with the end of the central projection ( 13 ) derived from the base of the housing, whereas the outer face of the actual base incorporates a discoid filter element ( 17 ). 
     
     
         4 . The self-heatable container of  claim 3 , wherein the housing ( 10 ), the seal ( 15 ), and the discoid filter element ( 17 ) are coupled in the mouth of the container ( 9 ) defining a heating module, and the latter is introduced in one of the ends ( 6 ) of the first container ( 1 ), locked and hermetically closed by a double safety crimp ( 24 ), allowing the sterilization of the assembly in an autoclave.