Modular food containment system

Description

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a modular food containment system, having a full tray with an integrally-formed chopstick holder, supporting one entree container and two side dish containers, as well as two half trays, each half tray supporting two side dish containers, showing my new design in fully assembled condition, the broken lines showing throughout the entire disclosure form no part of the claimed design.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view of a full tray with an integrally-formed chopstick holder and an integrally-formed chopstick stand, supporting one entree container and two side dish containers showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front perspective view of a half tray, supporting two side dish containers showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 17 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of an entre container lid showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 24 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a front perspective view of an entre container body showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 31 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 34 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a front perspective view of a side dish container lid showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 38 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 41 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 44 is a front perspective view of a side dish container body showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 45 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 48 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a front perspective view of a side dish container body showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 52 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 53 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 54 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 55 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 56 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 57 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 58 is a front view of a stacked plurality of full trays of FIG. 51;

FIG. 59 is a side view of a stacked plurality of full trays of FIG. 51;

FIG. 60 is a front perspective view of a half tray showing my new design in a partially unassembled condition for ease of illustration;

FIG. 61 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 62 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 63 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 64 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 65 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 66 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 67 is a front view of a stacked plurality of full trays of FIG. 60; and,

FIG. 68 is a side view of a stacked plurality of full trays of FIG. 60.

The broken line showing of additional articles in FIGS. 57, 58, 66, and 67 is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental use and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM An ornamental design for a modular food containment system, as shown and described in the accompanying drawings.

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Inventors:	Hsu; Sin Fang Fanny (Bayside, NY)
Assignee:	Panko NYC, LLC (Corona, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/340,965
Filed:	July 28, 2009

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/737
Current International Class:	0903
Field of Search:	;D9/737,761,760,759,756,479,478,417,420,421,424-426,430-433 ;D7/549,553.2,590,601,602,609,610,612,614,629,542,545,550.1,555,552.1,553.1,553.6,554.2,565,584,586,300,587,543,354,356,360,376,380,647,553.7,544,538,566,646,553.8,554.1,557,560,701,707 ;D3/201,203.1,203.2,203.3 ;D24/224,227,231,232 ;229/123.1,125.17,125.35,131.1,160,162.1,120.2,120.011 ;426/120,393,394,114,115,119 ;206/633,820,45.28,232,278,457,509,511,556,558,631 ;220/500,556,666,904,23.83,574,212,657,659,755,771,573.1,573.4,573.5

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Primary Examiner: Goodwin; Mark
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP