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WO2004075699A1
WO2004075699A1 PCT/AU2004/000247 AU2004000247W WO2004075699A1 WO 2004075699 A1 WO2004075699 A1 WO 2004075699A1 AU 2004000247 W AU2004000247 W AU 2004000247W WO 2004075699 A1 WO2004075699 A1 WO 2004075699A1
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Glenn Michael Irving
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/22—Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205—Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00—Table service
    • A47G19/12—Vessels or pots for table use
    • A47G2019/122—Vessels or pots for table use for holding and dispensing a plurality of different liquids

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  • THIS INVENTION relates to a novelty beverage container and in particular but not limited to a beverage container for the simultaneous consumption of two or more beers, including stout, pale ales, dark ales and lagers in the one container.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 2,611 ,499 discloses a double container receptacle capped at opposite ends which enhances the interface between the two compartments by utilizing shaped dividers so that the so-called "head space" or entrapped air has different aesthetic qualities, particularly when liquids of different colors are combined.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,279,841 discloses a dual container connecting ring for connecting two metal cans together in an easily separable manner. Doing so permits utilizing smaller cans to help preserve flavor when consuming a drink, and also to provide a variety of easily carried combinations of canned comestibles.
  • U.S. Pat. No.5,499,738 discloses a dual containerfor holding pressurized liquids being a cylindrical plastic container with a double-ended bottle shape having a central divider which divides the interior of the container into two separate compartments.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,630,523 describes interconnected containers an "upper” container connects to a “lower” container wherein the "upper” container has a cavity in its bottom which has an annular friction shoulder, while the "lower” container has a protruding shoulder on its bottom comparable in size to the cavity on the "upper” container.
  • US Patent 5,706,980 describes a dual container for simultaneous consumption of a liquid and a dry comestible and while primarily concerns milk and cereal also refers to an embodiment where the liquid is beer.
  • the contents of the two chambers are kept apart and where mixing occurs is in the mouth of the drinker upon consumption.
  • the teat construction is such that separate flows occur in the mouth in the region of the teeth and mixing occurs still later in the process. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-chamber container where upper layers of the contents of the containers are in contact but there is minimal mixing of the upper layer.
  • the juncture is the froth boundary or also referred to as the froth to froth boundary, it will be understood that the objective is to control the froth to froth boundary to prevent uncontrolled mixing that would disturb the effect of the two contrasting beverages. It will be appreciated that once the clearly defined boundary is constructed it may then be disturbed in controlled manner to achieve visual effect, eg. swirls etc
  • the present invention resides in a novelty beverage container having a rim and holding contrasting frothing beverages, the beverage container having at least one divider separating the contrasting beverages in a major portion of the interior of the container, the divider extending to an upper edge marginally below the rim of the beverage container so that froth generated by the beverages may blend along a region adjacent the upper edge of the divider, the upper edge of the divider being positioned just below the rim of the container so that a user may drink from the glass adjacent the divider and the beverages may mix during the drinking process, the dimensions and position of the divider being so chosen and arranged that the upper edge of the divider does not interfere with the drinking process so that the beverages flow into the mouth of the drinker and mix as the beverages are being drunk. Where more than one divider is employed, the dividers converge to a position so that the beverages flow into the mouth of the drinker and mix as the beverages are being drunk.
  • the invention resides in a process whereby a uniform head with clearly defined froth to froth boundaries may be obtained in two frothing beverages where the beverages comprises two contrasting coloured beverages dispensed into a partitioned novelty beverage container.
  • the beverage container holds beverage poured into the container in chambers defined by the divider(s), the container being filled using the following process:- (i) partially filling one chamber of the beverage container with beverage and allowing it to settle;
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view from above illustrating a beverage container according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view from below illustrating a beverage container according to the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a section through four-four;
  • Figure 4 is a plan view from above;
  • Figures 5 to 8 illustrate the process by which a beverage container according to the invention is typically filled;
  • Figure 9 is a section similar to Figure 3 but including a digit locating recess to aid positioning a thumb or finger of a drinkers so that the divider is in the correct position for drinking;
  • Figure 10 is a plan view illustrating the preferred range of positions of digit locating recesses.
  • the chambers effectively converge to a position whereby a drinkers mouth is positioned near the divider so that the separately held beers mix while being drunk.
  • the divider 11 has an upper edge at 14 just below the rim 15 of the glass 10. In the illustrated embodiment the distance from the rim 15 to the upper edge 14 of the divider is approximately 9mm. However, the distance will depend on the nature of the beverage and its frothability since the position of the divider has two factors, firstly, to enable a continuous head of froth across the top of the glass and, secondly, to permit the drinker to drink beverage from a mouth position adjacent to the divider and not have the divider interfere with the drinking process.
  • the partition may be anywhere from 5mm to typically 15mm or perhaps even 20mm from the rim of the glass.
  • the beverage container may be equipped with strategically positioned indentations for a finger grip to automatically help to locate the position of the divider upper edge 14 relative to the drinking position to aid a drinker in placing the beverage container in position preparatory to drinking so that it automatically locates the hand position for drinking with a mouth position adjacent the upper edge of the divider thereby ensuring the beverage is mixed.
  • a spot or other indicia may also be marked on the glass indicating the appropriate mouth position for drinking purposes. It should be noted that positioning of the mouth adjacent the divider is important in relation to the drinking process to prevent spillage as well as to experience the mixing of the beverages in that process. Multiple dividers would typically converge to the drinking position. This aspect will be described in greater detail below in relation to Figures 9 and 10.
  • FIG. 5 to 8 the preferred filling process is illustrated whereby a light coloured beverage is poured in one side of the container at chamber 12 and a dark coloured beverage 18 is poured in the other side at chamber 13.
  • the pouring process will be subject to the viscosity, settling time and other factors peculiar to the particular beverages being dispensed but generally speaking will adopt a preferred process involving partially filling each side of the container with the different beverages and allowing them to settle until they reach the top of the divider as illustrated in Figure 7 and then rapidly alternating or simultaneously filling the final stages to generate a froth or head as illustrated in Figure 8. This minimises mixing of the head to give the desired separation and novelty effect. Once the pour is completed other novelty effects may be achieved such as swirls and the like.
  • FIG. 9 there is illustrated a further embodiment showing a section along the same line as Figure 4 of a container 19 where a digit locating site in the form of a recess or indentation 20 is formed in the side wall 21 in the region of a normal hand grip and adjacent the juncture of the divider and the side wall.
  • the recess is positioned so as to aid the drinker gripping the glass and in a tactile fashion comfortably hold the glass so the divider is automatically located in a drinking position generally centrally in the line with the midline of the drinkers mouth.
  • each recess typically is located in a region between about 15-30 degrees from the juncture of the divider and side wall. This is illustrated in Figure 10 where lines 23 and 24 show the region where the medial part of each recess would optimally be located at the ends of those lines and therefore 30 degrees from the juncture. It will be appreciated that the position will depend on the size and shape of the recess, it is generally preferred that the recesses be offset slightly from the divider.

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Récipient pour boisson se présentant sous la forme d'un verre à bière, de type « schooner » ou tout autre type de verre à bière de dimensions normalisées. Ce verre possède un séparateur (11) situé au centre de l'intérieur du verre et séparant ce dernier en deux chambres (12, 13). Celles-ci convergent en direction d'une position située à proximité de la bouche du buveur, de façon à mélanger la bière pendant son absorption. Ce séparateur (11) possède un bord supérieur (14) situé immédiatement au-dessous du rebord (15) du verre (10). Dans le mode de réalisation illustré, la distance entre le rebord (15) et le bord supérieur (14) du séparateur est d'environ 9mm. Cependant, cette distance est dépendante de la nature de la boisson et de la mousse qu'elle produit, étant donné que la position du séparateur permet d'abord de maintenir une hauteur de mousse continue au sommet du verre et ensuite, de consommer la boisson avec la bouche contiguë au séparateur, sans que ce dernier ne gêne la consommation.
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WO2006021036A1 (fr) * 2004-08-24 2006-03-02 Australian Consulting And Training Pty Ltd Récipient à boire à chambres multiples
GB2434737A (en) * 2006-02-07 2007-08-08 Craig Drew Ross Mug adapted for dunking of biscuits
US10349768B1 (en) 2017-07-19 2019-07-16 Trenise Z Jackson Multi-container vessel

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JP2004016686A (ja) * 2002-06-20 2004-01-22 Arc:Kk 酒器及びその製造方法

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JP2004016686A (ja) * 2002-06-20 2004-01-22 Arc:Kk 酒器及びその製造方法

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006021036A1 (fr) * 2004-08-24 2006-03-02 Australian Consulting And Training Pty Ltd Récipient à boire à chambres multiples
GB2434737A (en) * 2006-02-07 2007-08-08 Craig Drew Ross Mug adapted for dunking of biscuits
GB2434737B (en) * 2006-02-07 2008-07-23 Craig Drew Ross Mug adapted for dunking of biscuits
US10349768B1 (en) 2017-07-19 2019-07-16 Trenise Z Jackson Multi-container vessel

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