US 12,269,657 B2
Beverage can with ingredient chamber
Graham Robert Downing, Chicago, IL (US); Bruno Telesca, Sandy Hook, CT (US); Andrew Robert Taylor, Cambridge (GB); and Leanne Yip Heung Win, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed by PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,672.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312196 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B65D 17/34 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 51/2828 (2013.01) [B65D 17/34 (2018.01); B65D 81/3233 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage can end, comprising:
a metal body having a topside and an underside, wherein the metal body has a weakened portion configured to be broken open to create a drinking opening;
a tab on the topside, configured to be actuated to break open the weakened portion; and
a sealed membrane forming a self-contained ingredient chamber containing a beverage ingredient, wherein the ingredient chamber is attached to the underside of the metal body, disposed across the weakened portion,
wherein the sealed membrane is broken in response to actuation of the tab to break the weakened portion, such that the beverage ingredient is released from the sealed membrane.