Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Including drinking vessel
Patent
1982-08-25
1983-11-22
Dixson, Jr., William T.
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Including drinking vessel
206222, 206634, 206 19, 215 6, 220 22, 229 15B, B65D 8500, B65D 7740, B65D 324
Patent
active
044163703
ABSTRACT:
A compartmented container suited for use in conjunction with administering the sacramental elements during a communion service and for taking medication and like substances comprising a body member having first and second ends and a side wall portion extending therebetween, a central opening extending through the body member, a floor disposed at an intermediate location along the side wall portion and extending across the central opening separating the body member into first and second compartments, the first compartment being substantially cup-like in form to hold a liquid therein, a closed wall member extending from the floor member into the second compartment forming a cavity therewithin for receiving and storing a communion wafer, a pill or tablet, or other non-liquid substance therein, the closed wall member being spaced inwardly from the side wall portion of the body member forming a space therebetween, and a separate closure member slidably receivable within the second compartment including a closed wall member shaped to be movable in the space formed between the side wall portion of the body member and the closed wall member forming the cavity, the closure member having a rupturable membrane extending thereacross adjacent one end thereof and being positionable within the second compartment such that the membrane extends across and closes the cavity, the closure member being movable in the second compartment against the cavity forming wall member whereby the cavity forming wall member ruptures the membrane and provides access to the non-liquid substance stored within the cavity.
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