Self-heating meal package and tray
US7008656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/81
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A carton for storing and serving a self-heating meal and a beverage container includes a closable first compartment for storing and heating the meal. The first compartment has a first top wall and a first flap covering a first opening to the first compartment and a first securing means for releasably securing the first flap in a first closed position. The carton includes a second compartment for storing the beverage container and has a hole in a second top wall of the second compartment for holding the beverage container. An exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a second flap attached to the second top wall covers a second opening to the second compartment. A third compartment in the carton is disposed between the first and second compartments wherein the third compartment is open along a top side of the carton.
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