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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Charles Claydon, Wantage, GB;
Assignee:
Crown Cork & Seal Technologies Company, Alsip, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 6/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 6/308 ;
Abstract
A self-cooling can ( ) which is suitable for cooling 300 ml of beverage by 30° F. in a maximum of 3 minutes comprises an internal evaporator ( ) and an absorber unit ( ) which is fixed typically to the base of the can. Cooling is initiated by providing a vapour path from the evaporator ( ) to a desiccant region of the absorber unit ( ). Heat is removed from the vapour and/or any heat due to the reaction with the desiccant ( ) by heat sink material ( ) around the desiccant region ( ).