Slidable wire tray & container
a wire tray and container technology, applied in the field of improved tray, can solve the problems of difficult or impossible reading of the top of the coffee pod, difficult or impossible reach, and sometimes not seen by users
Inactive Publication Date: 2014-02-20
PRO MART IND
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The patent describes a housing and tray assembly for holding coffee pods. The assembly includes a housing with corner posts and connecting rods, and a tray that can be inserted and removed from the housing. The tray has dividers that create rows for suspending coffee pods. The assembly also includes a back stop to prevent the tray from tilting during use. The technical effects of the invention include improved storage and preservation of coffee pods, as well as a more convenient and efficient way to use them.
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As the coffee pods are removed for use the movement of the tray in and out of the housings cause the coffee pods to tip over and lay against the bottom of the tray, making top of the coffee pod difficult or impossible to read.
Further, as the trays are removed and inserted into the housing the coffee pods sometimes tend to slip to the rear of the tray where they are harder to reach and sometimes not seen by the user.
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[0031]Referring to FIGS. 1-7 and 11-12, a coffee pod holder 10 has a frame housing 12 with a drawer or tray 14 slidably insertable into and out of the holder 10 so that a user can access coffee pods from the tray 14. A housing top 16 is fastened to the housing 12 so that a coffee maker (not shown) can be placed on and supported by the top 16. The housing top 16 is preferably made of a transparent material such as glass or plastic so a user can view at least some of the contents of the tray through the top. But the top 16 may be opaque or translucent, as reflected in FIGS. 11-12.
[0032]As used herein, the directions up or down, top, bottom, front, back, left and right are each with respect to the coffee pod holder as viewed in FIG. 1. Thus, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the coffee pod holder 10 from the upper, right of the coffee pod holder, looking downward onto that holder and the extended tray.
[0033]The housing 12 is preferably an open, wire frame housing and may have a rectan...
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Abstract
A housing and tray assembly for holding coffee pods. The housing has a rectangular shape formed by a wire frame. A tray is removably inserted into an opening in the front of the housing. The tray has pairs of dividers defining rows running from the front to the back of the tray. The dividers in each pair are spaced apart a distance so the lips on coffee pods in adjacent rows do not abut. The dividers defining each row are spaced apart so the coffee pods are suspended on the lips of the coffee pods or spaced apart to squeeze and hold the coffee pod body to suspend the coffee pod in the row.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Application claims priority to Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 684,612 filed Aug. 17, 2012 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]This invention relates to an improved tray for holding coffee pods.[0003]Coffee pods suitable for use in Keurig coffee making machines are currently of two general types as shown in FIGS. 8-10, with these and other pods shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. D452,433, D474,110, D502,362, D647,399, D647,398 and D637,484. The coffee pods comprise a thin plastic cup 1 having a continuous sidewall 2 and an outwardly extending flange 3 at the opening of the cup. The cup 1 can have various shapes but the shapes are typically tapered, being smaller at the bottom and larger at the top. Sometimes the walls of the cups 1 are stepped to form strengthening ribs 4 encircling the cup, especially near the flange 3. Sometimes longitudinal stiffening ribs 5 are used. Many coffee pods are symmet...
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IPC IPC(8): B65D6/04B65D6/08B65B5/10B65D6/06B65D21/02
CPCA47J31/3642A47J31/44B65D85/8046B65B5/08
Inventor SABOUNJIAN, AZAD
Owner PRO MART IND