Patent · US Expired

Sauce cup tray

US5799794A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1996
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S229/904
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sauce cup accommodating tray including an elongate tapered bottom panel with a cup-receiving opening through one end thereof and with peripheral walls including an end wall remote from the opening to define a food receiving compartment between the sauce cup and end wall. A selectively removable cover can be provided for pivotal closure over the tray, the cover including an opening aligned with the tray opening for insertion of a sauce cup directly into and through both openings as a locking mechanism.

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