U.S. patent number 3,698,594 [Application Number 05/065,428] was granted by the patent office on 1972-10-17 for disposable feeding dish and its complementary receptacle.
Invention is credited to Marjorie A. Boehlert.
United States Patent |
3,698,594 |
Boehlert |
October 17, 1972 |
DISPOSABLE FEEDING DISH AND ITS COMPLEMENTARY RECEPTACLE
Abstract
A disposable dish that may be temporarily attached to its
complementary receptacle by an adhesive substance which, until
useful, is protected by a covering that is easily removable. The
disposable dish is fitted into its complementary receptacle and may
be removed therefrom, after use, by means of a flipstring or a cut
away portion of the receptacle. An alternate way of temporarily
fastening the disposable dish to its receptacle is through locking
a raised locking ridge circumscribing the outside of the disposable
dish under locking tabs complementarily placed in the receptacle.
The sides and base of the receptacle may receive the entire dish
which may be removed through a cut away in the receptacle or by the
flipstring or the upper sides of the receptacle may extend
approximately one half way around the receptacle base, in which
event the upper lip of the disposable dish or the raised locking
ridge is guided through an indented track and an adhesive on the
disposable dish locks it into place in the receptacle. The dish is
removed from its receptacle by slight manual force. This invention
pertains to a disposable dish and its complementary receptacle
which is used in conjunction therewith. One of the objectives of
this invention is to eliminate the mess associated with the feeding
and cleaning up after the feeding of household or domestic animals.
This is especially significant since the medical profession has
advised that even automatic dishwashers do not eliminate some of
the virus that are carried by animals. It has many secondary
applications. The disposable dish can be used to prepare animal
foods in areas where maximum hygenic conditions should apply such
as in a kitchen or on a cupboard and then easily transporting it to
and inserting it in its receptacle without bringing the receptacle
near to the point of mixing. The receptacle holds the disposable
dish in such a way that scraping and other abrasive movement can
occur within the dish without dislodging it but when the use for
which the dish has passed, it may be retracted from the receptacle
with ease for disposal.
Inventors: |
Boehlert; Marjorie A. (Falls
Church, VA) |
Family
ID: |
22062652 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/065,428 |
Filed: |
August 20, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/495.01;
D7/505; 206/815; 119/61.5; D30/129; 206/804 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47G
19/03 (20130101); A01K 5/0128 (20130101); Y10S
206/804 (20130101); Y10S 206/815 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47G
19/00 (20060101); A47G 19/03 (20060101); B65d
025/16 () |
Field of
Search: |
;43/56 ;119/72,61,74
;220/63,65 ;206/DIG.18,72 ;229/1.5H |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Schwartz; Raphael H.
Claims
What is claimed as new is:
1. A combination receptacle and disposable dish wherein the
receptacle comprises a base with a flat bottom having a side wall
extending upwardly and outwardly and terminating in a rim having a
lip projecting outwardly therefrom for a short distance and a
downwardly and outwardly extending outer wall extending to plane
level with the bottom of the receptacle, a cut away notch in the
side wall and outer wall extending from the lip portion, and a
disposable dish having a flat bottom with an upwardly and outwardly
extending wall terminating in a rim having a lip projecting outward
therefrom for a short distance and having measurements compatible
with the receptacle so that the disposable dish fits snuggly into
the receptacle with the lip extending over the lip of the
receptacle and the cut away notch on the receptacle and an adhesive
attached to the outside surface of the disposable dish which is
covered by a protective covering so that the adhesive is only
exposed when the covering is removed and where the adhesive causes
the outside surface of the disposable dish to adhere to the
receptacle when the protective covering is removed and the
disposable dish is placed within the complementary receptacle and
where the disposable dish is removable from the receptacle by use
of the thumb and forefinger by grasping the dish through the cut
away notch in the receptacle.
2. A combination receptacle and disposable dish wherein the
receptacle comprises a base with a flat bottom having a side wall
extending upwardly and outwardly and terminating in a rim having a
lip projecting outwardly therefrom for a short distance and
downwardly and outwardly extending outer wall extending to a plane
level with the bottom of the receptacle, and a cut away notch in
the side wall and outer wall extending from the lip portion, and a
disposable dish having a flat bottom with an upwardly and outwardly
extending wall terminating in a rim having a lip projecting outward
therefrom for a short distance and having measurements compatible
with the receptacle so that the disposable dish fits snuggly into
the receptacle with the lip extending over the lip of the
receptacle and the cut away notch on the receptacle and with an
adhesive attached to the outside surface of the disposable dish
which is covered by a protective covering so that the adhesive is
only exposed when the covering is removed and with a flipstring
fastened to the bottom of the disposable dish and running along the
bottom and side and extending under the lip and then hanging
therefrom so that when the protective covering over the adhesive is
removed and the disposable dish is nested in the receptacle the
flipstring hangs downward therefrom at the outward part of the lip
of the receptacle and where the disposable dish is removable from
the receptacle by use of the thumb and forefinger by grasping the
dish through the cut away notch in the receptacle or by a pull of
the flipstring attached to the underside of the disposable dish and
hanging downward from the outward part of the lip of the
receptacle.
Description
FIG. 1 represents an exploded view of the invention.
FIG. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the disposable dish.
FIG. 3 represents a bottom plan view of an alternate form of
disposable dish.
FIG. 4 represents a fragmentary sectional view of one method of
removal of the disposable dish from the receptacle.
FIG. 5 represents another fragmentary sectional view of a method of
removal of the disposable dish from the receptacle.
FIG. 6 represents an elevational view of an alternate form of the
invention of the disposable dish.
FIG. 7 represents a plan view showing an alternate form of the
invention shown in FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 represents a sectional view of line 8--8 of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 represents a perspective view of an alternate receptacle for
receiving the disposable dish.
FIG. 10 represents an elevational view showing the disposable dish
of FIG. 1 in the receptacle shown in FIG. 9.
While the invention is defined in the claims appended to this
specification, a better understanding will be had upon
consideration of the following descriptions taken in conjunction
with the drawing. FIG. 1 represents an exploded view of the
invention. It consists of a disposable dish 1 and the receptacle
for receiving same 4. The dish and the receptacle each have a base
and sides. At the top of the sides of the disposable dish there is
a lip 2 which is so designed that when the disposable dish is
fitted into its receptacle the lip covers the top edge 6 of the
receptacle. Underneath the disposable dish is a flipstring
(drawstring) 3 one end of which is fastened thereto with the
remainder of the flipstring lightly glued to the disposable dish
and extending underneath and up the sides of the dish and under the
lip with a piece then hanging free of the dish. The disposable dish
is compatible with the contours of the receptacle 4 and fits
therein. A cut out 5 on the receptacle allows access for the thumb
and forefinger to grasp the disposable dish.
FIG. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the disposable dish.
Underneath the lip 2 of the disposable dish is an adhesive
substance 7 which is covered by a protective paper cover 8. The
contact of the adhesive to the receptacle occurs when the
protective paper cover 8 over the adhesive 7 is removed and the
dish is placed into the receptacle. The adhesive adheres to the
edge 6 of the receptacle holding the disposable dish firmly in
place.
FIG. 3 represents a bottom plan view of an alternate form of
disposable dish. In lieu of placing the adhesive substance on the
underside of the lip of the disposable dish, it may be placed at
any point on the dish 9 that comes in contact with the receptacle.
The adhesive is protected by a protective paper cover 10 which,
when removed, allows the dish to adhere to the receptacle.
FIG. 4 represents a fragmentary sectional view of one method of
removal of the disposable dish from the receptacle. The flipstring
3 which extends over the edge of the receptacle 6 can be freely
grasped by the fingers when the dish is in the receptacle. To
separate the disposable dish from the receptacle, the flipstring is
pulled and the dish is easily ejected.
FIG. 5 represents another fragmentary sectional view of a method of
removal of the disposable dish from the receptacle. A cut away area
in the receptacle 5 allows for the grasping of the dish by the
thumb and forefinger and the consequent separation of the dish from
the receptacle 4.
FIG. 6 represents an elevational view of an alternate form of the
invention of the disposable dish. Circumscribing the outside of the
disposable dish, parallel to its bottom and top, is a raised
locking ridge 20. FIG. 7 represents a plan view showing an
alternate form of the invention of a receptacle which is compatible
with the disposable dish represented in FIG. 6. It shows a
receptacle similar in design to that shown in FIG. 1(4). Within
this receptacle are shown lock tabs 21. The dish is shown in the
receptacle and is partly broken away to show its relation to the
receptacle and the engagement of the locking ridge 20 with the
locking tabs 21. The lock tabs protrude out of the inside of the
receptacle on a downward slope and terminate equal distance from
the top edge of the receptacle and then respectively proceed back
to the receptacle at a 90.degree. angle thereto. The receptacle
would be broken by a cut out as shown in FIG. 1(5). The disposable
dish is placed into the receptacle and then by slight pressure is
locked into the receptacle when the locking ridge 20 passes over
the lock tabs 21. The dish is ejected from the receptacle by the
use of the thumb and forefinger inserted into the cut away area of
the receptacle as shown in FIG. 1(5):FIG. 5.
FIG. 8 represents a sectional view of line 8--8 of FIG. 7. It
illustrates the locking between the locking ridge 20 on the
disposable dish and the lock tabs 21, in the receptacle.
FIG. 9 represents a perspective view of an alternate receptacle for
receipt of the disposable dish shown in FIG. 1(1). The sides of the
receptacle extend slightly more than half of the way around the
receptacle base 31. The sides 30 contain on the inside thereof an
indented track 32 which runs parallel to the base 31. The lip 2 of
the disposable dish fits and snaps into place in the indented track
32. When the lip of the disposable dish is snapped into the
indented track in the receptacle, its base rests on the inside top
of the base of the receptacle and slightly more than half of the
outside surface area of the side of the disposable dish touches the
inside wall of the receptacle. The dish may be removed from the
receptacle by grasping the exposed side of the dish and giving a
pull thereon, while, at the same time holding in place the
receptacle with the other hand. Additionally, the outside surface
of the disposable dish that comes in contact with the receptacle
contains an adhesive substance which is covered by a protective
cover. When the protective cover is removed and the lip of the dish
is inserted into the indented track 32 then the adhesive makes
contact with receptacle side 30 or base 31 and the dish becomes
affixed to the receptacle. The dish may be removed from the
receptacle by grasping the exposed side of the dish and giving a
pull thereon, while, at the same time holding in place the
receptacle with the other hand. The adhesive is covered by a
protective paper cover. When the protective cover is removed and
the dish is inserted into the indented track 32 then the adhesive
will make contact with the receptacle side 30 or base 31 and become
affixed thereto. The dish is removed by a simple pull from the
receptacle.
FIG. 10 represents an elevational view showing the disposable dish
depicted in FIG. 1(1) in the receptacle shown in FIG. 9.
The receptacle may be made of metal, wood, plastic, glass or other
hard, moldable substance. Its exact configuration may vary both as
to size and shape. The disposable dish is compatible with the
receptacle and varies with the method of attachment to the
receptacle. It may be made of plastic, paper or any other substance
that is light, relatively inexpensive, moldable and disposable and
which provides a relatively water resistant surface.
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