Limited use-disposable salad container assembly

a salad container and limited use technology, applied in the field of food containers, can solve the problems of uneven mixing or tossing of dressing and salad ingredients, damage or bruising of salad ingredients, and awkwardness and mess, and achieve the effect of convenient storage and transportation

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-24
RYBAR THOMAS +2
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[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a disposable salad container of a design contemplating limited and/or single use where the containe

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If subject to movement, e.g., transportation, the salad dressing package, usually weighing more than, for example, lettuce, will settle to the bottom of the container and may move about freely within the container causing damage or bruising of the salad ingredients.
An additional problem typically occurs when it is desired to mix the salad dressing and the other salad ingredients.
Such action may be both awkwa

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[0036] The present invention is generally directed to a limited / single-use, disposable salad container assembly and methods for assembling and using the same. A disposable salad container in accordance with embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 7, 11 and 19 comprises a relatively lightweight, limited / single-use, disposable salad container assembly featuring a container base 12, a cover 14, and a hermetically-sealed, portion packaged, salad dressing container insert 16. The insert 16 is dimensioned to seat within the cover 14 and in the illustrated embodiment, is affixable within a nesting, open chamber 24. Both the cover 14 and the insert 16 have aligned openings allowing for fluid communication with the interior of container base 12. The insert 16 preferably is hermetically sealed with a thin metallized plastic sheet 80 as illustrated, particularly in FIGS. 15 and 18. The insert 16 has a deformable, flexible top 38 and a puncture mechanism 82 to open the seal 20. The puncture mechanism ...

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Abstract

A salad container assembly is disclosed including a base, a cover removably mounted on the base, and a sealed salad dressing insert for nesting within the cover having a flexible top, a salad dressing reservoir, an opening, a seal over the opening, and a puncturing mechanism capable of breaking the seal on application of sufficient pressure to the flexible top thereby allowing the contents of the reservoir to dispense into the base.

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I. RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) claiming benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1) of the filing date of the Provisional Application 60 / 648,411 filed on Feb. 1, 2005 pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §111 (b), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.II. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to food containers and particularly to a salad container with an insert chamber for salad dressing, and even more particularly to a disposable, limited use salad container. III. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] As described in the earlier, U.S. Pat. No. 6,302,268, traditionally, containers are used for storing and transporting salads using various conventional containers which are generally bowl-like and relatively shallow in configuration. Salad dressing, which is sold along with the salad, typically is provided in a portion packaged squeeze tube or small cylindrical package and is plac...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/08
CPCB65D51/2878B65D81/3211B65D81/3222
Inventor RYBAR, THOMASMICHAELI, SUSAN RYBARFUENTES, FRANCISCO
Owner RYBAR THOMAS
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