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Food container attachable to cup

a technology for food containers and containers, which is applied in the field of food containers that can be attached to cups, can solve the problems of awkward carrying both the cups and the containers, and achieve the effects of convenient eating food, convenient and secure mounting, and low cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-01
VOVAN TERRY
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[0002]In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a low cost container formed of a deformed sheet of plastic (with or without fibrous material in the plastic), is provided that can be easily and securely mounted on a cup or removed from it, and that facilitates eating food from the cup and / or the container. The cup is of the type that has a bead that projects radially outward from the top of the cup. The container has a bottom recess for receiving the top of the cup. The bottom recess walls form a groove that extends around a vertical axis of the container and that receives the cup bead. The container recess walls include a leadin wall that extends at an inward and upward incline, and that bends outward as the bead moves up the leadin wall until the bead snaps into the groove.

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It can be awkward to carry both the cup and the container, and to eat the food in one or both of them.

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[0020]FIG. 1 shows a food container system 10 of the present invention, which includes a cup 12 for holding food, especially liquid food such as coffee or soda, a container 14 for holding a second food such as donut holes or chicken pieces, and a lid 16 that can close the container. The cup 12 is a conventional cup of wax-coated cardboard of round cross-sections, which has side walls 20, and a cup top 22 with a bead 24. The bead 24 is commonly formed by rolling the cup top wall into a tight spiral of almost circular cross-section that is fixed in its spiral shape as by wax. The cup and container are centered on an axis 26 and the bead projects radially outward (with respect to axis 26), or “outward” from the top of the cup side walls. A person may want to purchase both the cup 12 and container 14 (with the lid) and eat the contents of the two of them together. For example, a person may want to purchase a cup of coffee in the cup 12 and donut holes in the container 14, or soda in the...

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Abstract

A food container (14) that can be mounted on a cup (12), includes a container bottom recess (30) that receives the top (22) of the cup. Walls of the recess form a groove (44) that extends around the container axis (26) and snaps onto a bead (24) at the top of the cup to hold the container securely to the cup. The groove (44) lies at the top of a leadin wall (42) that extends at an inward and upward incline, so the leadin wall is deflected by the cup bead until the bead snaps into the groove.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]A person who buys food in a cup, such as coffee or a soft drink, may wish to purchase a second food that comes in a separate container such as donut holes or chicken pieces that can be eaten with the food in the cup. It can be awkward to carry both the cup and the container, and to eat the food in one or both of them. A container that facilitated the carrying of the cup and container and the eating of food out of one or both of them, would be of value.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0002]In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a low cost container formed of a deformed sheet of plastic (with or without fibrous material in the plastic), is provided that can be easily and securely mounted on a cup or removed from it, and that facilitates eating food from the cup and / or the container. The cup is of the type that has a bead that projects radially outward from the top of the cup. The container has a bottom recess for receiving the top of the cup. The ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G19/00A47G19/22
CPCA47G19/06A47G19/23B65D43/162B65D2231/022B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00194B65D2543/00296B65D2543/00351B65D2543/00509B65D2543/00537B65D2543/0062B65D2543/00685B65D2543/00731B65D2543/00796B65D2543/00842A47G19/03A47G19/2222B65D21/0228
Inventor VOVAN, TERRY
Owner VOVAN TERRY
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