Composite dough container with multiple stacked ingredient cups
US5950913A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/83
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite container for dough or other expandable product includes a hollow cylindrical body formed of composite material, a pair of end closures for sealing the open end of the container body, a separator disk disposed in the body and dividing the container into a first tubular portion for containing the product and a second tubular portion. A plurality of ingredient cups are stacked bottom-against-top in the second portion of the container body. Each cup is a cup-shaped member having a cylindrical tubular side wall, a bottom wall closing one end of the side wall, and an open end defined by an upper edge of the side wall. A membrane engages the upper edge to sealingly close the cup with an additional ingredient such as condiment, icing, spices, etc., therein. The bottom of one cup stacks on the upper edge of another cup so that the one cup is not supported by the membrane of the other cup. The separator disk engages an annular flange on the upper edge of the adjacent cup. Axial forces exerted on the separator disk by expanding product are transmitted to the side wall of the adjacent cup, which transmits the forces to the side wall of the next cup, and so on, the forces ultimatel…
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