Naji A Semaan

US Patent:

48237698, Apr 25, 1989

Filed:

Oct 5, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/105085

Inventors:

Naji Semaan - Plantation FL

International Classification:

F24J 100

US Classification:

126263

Abstract:

A self-heating food system comprised of a retort packaged food container disposed above an hermetically sealed reaction chamber and a relatively small rigid rod placed therebetween. Said reaction chamber has therein a water containing ampule and quantity of calcium oxide, both reagents in an exothermic reaction, said food container, rod and reaction chamber being situated within a resilient housing, said housing being disposed within an insulating envelope having a cover. Means are provided for causing said rod to come into crushing contact with said water ampule so that the water within said ampule will be distributed in vigorously reactive contact among said calcium oxide for heating the food in said food container.