U.S. patent application number 10/644940 was filed with the patent office on 2005-02-24 for one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container.
Invention is credited to Costello, Richard, Gagliana, Brian Richard.
Application Number | 20050040174 10/644940 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 34194194 |
Filed Date | 2005-02-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050040174 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Costello, Richard ; et
al. |
February 24, 2005 |
One piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container
Abstract
A thirteen sided collapsible container in which wet and dry food
can be distributed from fabricated with one die cut and scored
piece of a non permeable coated paperboard which contains fluids
without warping or leaking. This invention is intended to be
packaged with foods such as microwave popcorn to serve as a
disposable container to consume edible product from. The invention
may also be utilized as a container for food to be consumed from in
instances where packing space is limited, such as a backpack for
camping or hiking.
Inventors: |
Costello, Richard; (Elkins
Park, PA) ; Gagliana, Brian Richard; (Roslyn,
PA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
BRIAN GAGLIANA
2934 GRISDALE RD
ROSLYN
PA
19001
US
|
Family ID: |
34194194 |
Appl. No.: |
10/644940 |
Filed: |
August 21, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/670 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 5/563 20130101;
B65D 5/0005 20130101; B65D 5/241 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/670 |
International
Class: |
B65D 005/24 |
Claims
We claim:
1. A one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container
comprised of thirteen sides in which wet and dry food can be
distributed from fabricated from one die cut and scored piece of a
non permeable coated paperboard which will contain fluids without
warping or leaking.
2. The one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container as
described in claim 1 is formed as an eight sided octagon upon
fabrication with score lines for bending located at each
intersection of two adjacent edges traversing perpendicular to the
edge of origin to the opposite intersection of two adjacent edges.
Additional score lines originating at the intersection of
perpendicular score lines and extending to the edge at the midpoint
of the octagon's angular edges.
3. The one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container as
described in claim 1 becomes rectangular or square when collapsed
minimizing consumed area.
4. The one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container as
described in claim 1 unfolds from a rectangle or square to a
thirteen sided polygon with an open top, four angular sides
extending from the base outward, and eight triangular shaped sides
extending from the edges of the aforementioned angular sides inward
to intersect at a line perpendicular to the base.
Description
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001]
1 1627051 May 1927 Moore 220/574 2676729 April 1954 Neville, Jr. et
al. 220/644 4139115 February 1979 Robinson 220/644 4828134 May 1989
Ferlanti 220/408 5024262 June 1991 Huang 160/370 5232118 August
1993 Samuel 383/75 5810194 October 1996 Samsel 220/574
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM
LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX
[0003] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] This invention related to the field of bowl-type, open top
containers which are collapsible and disposable.
[0005] Bowl-type containers are generally round in shape and rigid,
having a fixed volume and area. Being rigid, the bowl-type
containers take up a fixed amount of space, making them
unreasonable to package with foods for one time use and
disposal.
[0006] Previously, some bowl-type containers have been produced in
a sectional manner in an attempt to make them collapsible. Other
bowl-type containers have been produced from plastics with
cylinders of gradually decreasing diameters which fit inside one
another and can increase or decrease volume by adjusting their
respective positions. But the aforementioned bowl-type containers
demonstrate inadequate seals which allow fluids to leak out.
[0007] Microwaveable foods, such as popcorn, are packaged in
container specific for cooking the contents in a microwave oven,
but the container is not desirable to consume the contents from.
Usually a bowl-type container will be used to house the food while
eaten. In turn, this secondary bowl will have to be cleaned. Other
foods packaged in containers specific for microwaving such as
spaghetti and sauce and macaroni and cheese are candidates for this
one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food container invention
which can be packaged along with the food product and be disposed
of in a trash recepticle.
[0008] In addition, this one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like
food container invention is produced with environmentally friendly
paper products which can be printed on for various advertising,
instruction, or design needs.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] A thirteen sided collapsible container in which wet and dry
food can be distributed from fabricated with one die cut and scored
piece of a non permeable coated paperboard which contains fluids
without warping or leaking.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0010] The nature and characteristic features of the invention will
be more readily understood from the following description of the
accompanying drawings;
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the one piece collapsible
disposable bowl-like food container.
[0012] FIG. 2 is a top view of the one piece collapsible disposable
bowl-like food container when unfolded flat to a single plane.
[0013] FIG. 3 is a top view of the one piece collapsible disposable
bowl-like food container when in collapsed form.
[0014] It should be understood that the description and drawings
herein are merely illustrative and that various modifications and
changes can be made in the structure disclosed without departing
from the spirit of the invention.
Detailed Description of Invention
[0015] The one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food
container 1 is comprised of a base 2 from which angled sides 3
protrude upward and outward. The angled sides 3 are supported by
two adjacent triangular corners 4 which intersect at a line
perpendicular to the base 1.
[0016] The one piece collapsible disposable bowl-like food
container is fabricated in an octagonal fashion with scored lines 5
originating from each corner and traversing perpendicularly to the
edges of origin and terminating at the opposing corner. The scored
lines 5 serve as a relief in the material of construction for
folding.
[0017] The inside surface 6 of the one piece collapsible disposable
bowl-like food container is of a non permeable coating resistant to
liquids and greases.
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