Patent · US Expired

Combined ice tray egg carton

US4081122A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
9References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 12, 1976
Grant dateMar 28, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 12, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2331/807
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carton of a suitable protective flexible plastic or plastic coated material includes a plurality of ovoid cavities for receiving eggs, each cavity having a plurality of communicating channels with tapered sides. The material provides a waterproof base to permit further use of the egg carton as an ice tray. The channels permit water flow between adjacent cavities and provide stress points to facilitate separation and removal of ice cubes formed in the cavities.

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