Patent · US Expired

Self-heating meal package and tray

US7008656B2 · kind B2 · utility

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36References
30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 2001
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 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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