Containers for preparation and display of foods
US5605646A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S249/01
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A domed container for the preparation and display of food includes a receptacle, a dome cover, and a hollow mold member. The receptacle has a bottom with a top surface and an outer circumference. The bottom possesses at least one groove in a closed, continuous pattern. The groove has two side surfaces and a bottom surface, and each side surface is configured to include projections extending into the groove. The dome cover includes a top wall having at least one wall depending therefrom. The depending wall has an outside surface and an inside surface. The container possesses a locking structure for releasably locking the cover to the receptacle. The hollow mold member, which forms a closed continuous pattern, has a lower edge that fits into the groove of the receptacle and is held in place from each side by an interference fit between the projections of the side surfaces of the groove and the lower edge, thereby removably attaching the hollow mold member perpendicularly to the receptacle.
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