Beverage container

Abstract

A plastic beverage container includes a body, a closure, and a dry granular consumable. The body has a closed base portion and an open top end. The closure includes a top member, a bottom member, a pull tab, and an adhesive. The adhesive is disposed between a perimeter of each of the top and bottom members of the closure to form a sealed pouch container having a pull tab with a perforation. The top and bottom members are formed from one of a metal foil and polymer film. The dry granular consumable is disposed in the sealed pouch container. The adhesive is also disposed between the perimeter of the closure and a sealing surface of the top end of the body to form a liquid-tight seal between the closure and the top end of the body.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A plastic beverage container, the plastic beverage container including:
 a body having a closed base portion and an open top end;   a closure having a top member and a bottom member, and wherein a perimeter of each of the top and bottom members of the closure are sealed together to form a sealed pouch container;   a consumable disposed in the sealed pouch container; and   wherein the closure is disposed on the open top end of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  further including a first adhesive disposed between the perimeter of each of the top member and bottom members of the closure. 
     
     
         3 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  further including a second adhesive disposed between the perimeter of the closure and the open top end of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the consumable is granular. 
     
     
         5 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the perimeter of the closure is the same diameter of the open top end of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the closure includes a pull tab extending beyond the perimeter of the open top end of the body. 
     
     
         7 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 6  wherein the pull tab of the closure includes a perforation. 
     
     
         8 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the body is formed from one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), High density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP). 
     
     
         9 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the top and bottom members of the closure are formed from one of a metal foil and a polymer film. 
     
     
         10 . A plastic beverage container, the plastic beverage container including:
 a body having a closed base portion and an open top end;   a closure having a top member and a bottom member, and wherein a perimeter of each of the top and bottom members of the closure are sealed together to form a sealed pouch container;   a consumable disposed in the sealed pouch container; and   an first adhesive disposed between the perimeter of the closure and a sealing surface of the top end of the body to form a seal between the closure and the top end of the body.   
     
     
         11 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 10  further including a second adhesive disposed between the perimeter of each of the top member and bottom members of the closure. 
     
     
         12 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 11  wherein the consumable is one of a portion of salt and a portion of sugar. 
     
     
         13 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 12  wherein the perimeter of the closure is the same diameter of the open top end of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 13  wherein the closure includes a pull tab extending beyond the perimeter of the open top end of the body. 
     
     
         15 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 14  wherein the pull tab of the closure includes a perforation. 
     
     
         16 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 15  wherein the body is formed from one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), High density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP). 
     
     
         17 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 16  wherein the top and bottom members of the closure are formed from one of a metal foil and a polymer film. 
     
     
         18 . A plastic beverage container, the plastic beverage container including:
 a body having a closed base portion and an open top end;   a closure having a top member, a bottom member, a pull tab, and a first adhesive, and wherein the first adhesive is disposed between a perimeter of each of the top and bottom members of the closure to form a sealed pouch container, the pull tab includes a perforation and extends beyond a perimeter of the top end of the body, and the top and bottom members are formed from one of a metal foil and polymer film;   a dry granular consumable disposed in the sealed pouch container; and   a second adhesive disposed between the perimeter of the closure and a sealing surface of the top end of the body to form a seal between the closure and the top end of the body.   
     
     
         19 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 18  wherein the consumable is one of a portion of salt and a portion of sugar. 
     
     
         20 . The plastic beverage container of  claim 18  wherein the body is formed from one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), High density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP).