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Recyclable Disposable Tableware Fabricated From Rapidly Renewable Resources

a technology of rapidly renewable resources and disposable tableware, applied in the field of single-use tableware, can solve the problems of unrecyclable products, unusable levels of these chemicals, and inapplicability to products, and achieve the effect of preventing unintended spillage or seepag

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-01-18
LEHMANN TERRY
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The present invention provides disposable tableware made from recyclable, biodegradable, compostable materials. Specifically, bamboo, bagasse, or a combination of both, are processed into paperboard rolls and coated with a polymer to form durable tableware. The final product can contain liquid for an extended duration without unintended spillage or seepage. The cup has a support ring for durability and ease of consumption.

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Thus, great care must be taken when recycled paper is used as a source material, so that unsafe levels of these chemicals are not consumed or otherwise introduced to the end user.
Although these products are frequently adorned with the phrase “please recycle,” in actuality, these products are often not capable of being recycled, or cannot be easily recycled without chemical assistance, and they are not made entirely of rapidly renewable resources which are readily available as are bamboo and sugarcane, and instead contribute to global deforestation and petroleum consumption.
The phase “please recycle” is then simply a hopeful suggestion to the consumer, but is often inapplicable to the product.
Additionally, these products are not made from materials which are biodegradable or compostable.

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[0019]This description of the preferred embodiment is intended to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings, which are to be considered part of the entire written description of this invention. In the description, relative terms such as “lower”, “upper”, “horizontal”, “vertical”, “above”, “below”, “up”, “down”, “top” and “bottom”, “under”, as well as derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally”, “downwardly”, “upwardly”, “underside”, etc.) should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the apparatus be constructed or operated in a particular orientation, Terms such as “connected”, “connecting”, “attached”, “attaching”, “joined”, and “joining” are used interchangeably and refer to one structure or surface being secured to another structure or surface or integrally fabricated in one piece unless expressly described otherwise.

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Abstract

The invention provides improved tableware, comprised of plates, bowls and cups, which are formed from paperboard sheets comprised of rapidly renewable resources and are recyclable, biodegradable and compostable. The paperboard sheets are comprised of bamboo, bagasse or any combination or singularity thereof, and are coated with a polymer such as biopolyethylene, also known as renewable polyethylene, polyethylene (PE) or polylactide (PLA), and decorated with FDA approved inks and dyes, and are formed in such a manner that the resulting tableware is capable of containing a liquid without filtration or seepage upon the user.

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0001]Not applicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONI. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to single-use tableware, More specifically, the present invention relates to recyclable, disposable tableware which is entirely biodegradable or compostable and made from specific rapidly renewable resources, those being bagasse and or bamboo, without the inclusion of previously recycled materials and utilizing only FDA approved inks and dyes for decoration.[0003]II. Related Art[0004]Various tableware and disposable food containers are known in the art and are commercially available. The vast majority of said products are manufactured from plastics, Styrofoam, or paper products which include wood pulp and other petroleum-based chemicals. Rapidly renewable resources such as bagasse (the dry, pulpy, fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract their juice) and bamboo, an extremely fast-gr...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G19/03B65D3/28B65D3/06B65D65/46B65D3/04
CPCA47G19/03B65D3/06B65D3/04B65D3/28B65D65/466A47G19/00
Inventor LEHMANN, TERRY
Owner LEHMANN TERRY
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