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One-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring and apparatus for shipping and preparing same

US6743452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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52References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 19, 2002
Grant dateJun 1, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J36/36
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is provided. A method for making a one-dish frozen dinner product having an integral bread ring is also provided. The one-dish frozen dinner product preferably includes a receptacle containing the one-dish frozen dinner product, a baking shield upstanding above the receptacle, and a shipping carton. Even more preferably, the baking shield is placed at the bottom of the receptacle containing the one-dish frozen dinner product and is configured for a nesting fit. The baking shield may have either a frustoconical sidewall or a concave trough-like sidewall.

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