Mobile-dining mealholder with beverage container plate-lid
US6360885B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F5/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mobile-dining mealholder including a plate-lid and detachable beverage cup, the cup having a lip with an annular bead thereabout projecting radially to form a lower surface and the plate-lid including (a) a lid portion overlying the lip and terminating in a downward skirt having an inner surface with a necked-in portion around the skirt engaging the bead to provide snap-fit sealing, and (b) a tray portion having food-holding areas spaced about the lid portion, the cup, plate-lid, bead and skirt being configured and arranged to sealing engagement despite food-loading and usage forces. Food-receiving depressed regions have vertically-extending portions positioned and arranged tranversely with respect to pivot lines on the tray portion in order to avoid excessive flexing under food and dining loads.
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