US3219226A
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Food serving device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-26
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1983-07-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence J Schroeder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:16
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/02; A47G19/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A FOOD SERVING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST BOWL AND A SECOND BOWL, SAID FIRSET BOWL HAVING AN ANNULAR OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL, THE UPPER EDGE OF WHICH IS CURVED AND HAS AN OUTER SURFACE AND AN INNER SURFACE WHICH CONVERGES TOWARD THE OUTER SURFACE TO FORM A CIRCULAR RIDGE, SAID SECOND BOWL BEING SMALLER THAN SAID FIRST BOWL AND HAVING A BOTTOM WITH A GROOVE WHICH EXTENDS COMPLETELY ACROSS THE SAID BOTTOM, SAID GROOVE BEING FORMED WITH SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CURVATURE AND DIMENSIONS AS THE SAID CIRCULAR RIDGE OF THE SAID OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL AND BEING OFFSET FROM THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE SAID SECOND BOWL, SAID GROOVE HAVING: AN OUTER LOCKING SURFACE DISPOSED APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SAID OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL WHEN THE SAID FIRST BOWL AND THE SAID SECOND BOWL ARE BOTH HORIZONTAL, AN INNER SURFACE INTERSECTING THE SAID BOTTOM OF THE SAID SECOND BOWL TO FORM A PIVOT LIP, AND AN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN SAID INNER SURFACE AND SAID OUTER LOCKING SURFACE; THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE GROOVE AND UPPER EDGE BEING SUCH THAT SAID GROOVE WILL RECEIVE SAID UPPER EDGE WITH THE SAID OUTER LOCKING SURFACE OF THE GROOVE BEING CONTIGUOUS WITH THE SAID OUTER SURFACE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE AND WITH THE SAID LIP BEARING AGAINST THE SAID INNER SURFACE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE WHEN THE FIRST BOWL AND SECOND BOWL ARE BOTH HORIZONTAL AND THE CIRCULAR RIDGE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE IS ENGAGING THE SAID UPPER SURFACE OF THE GROOVE SO AS TO SUPPORT SAID SECOND BOWL ON SAID FIRST BOWL IN CANTILEVER FASHION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
A FOOD SERVING DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST BOWL AND A SECOND BOWL, SAID FIRSET BOWL HAVING AN ANNULAR OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL, THE UPPER EDGE OF WHICH IS CURVED AND HAS AN OUTER SURFACE AND AN INNER SURFACE WHICH CONVERGES TOWARD THE OUTER SURFACE TO FORM A CIRCULAR RIDGE, SAID SECOND BOWL BEING SMALLER THAN SAID FIRST BOWL AND HAVING A BOTTOM WITH A GROOVE WHICH EXTENDS COMPLETELY ACROSS THE SAID BOTTOM, SAID GROOVE BEING FORMED WITH SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CURVATURE AND DIMENSIONS AS THE SAID CIRCULAR RIDGE OF THE SAID OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL AND BEING OFFSET FROM THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE SAID SECOND BOWL, SAID GROOVE HAVING: AN OUTER LOCKING SURFACE DISPOSED APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SAID OUTWARDLY SLOPING WALL WHEN THE SAID FIRST BOWL AND THE SAID SECOND BOWL ARE BOTH HORIZONTAL, AN INNER SURFACE INTERSECTING THE SAID BOTTOM OF THE SAID SECOND BOWL TO FORM A PIVOT LIP, AND AN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN SAID INNER SURFACE AND SAID OUTER LOCKING SURFACE; THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE GROOVE AND UPPER EDGE BEING SUCH THAT SAID GROOVE WILL RECEIVE SAID UPPER EDGE WITH THE SAID OUTER LOCKING SURFACE OF THE GROOVE BEING CONTIGUOUS WITH THE SAID OUTER SURFACE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE AND WITH THE SAID LIP BEARING AGAINST THE SAID INNER SURFACE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE WHEN THE FIRST BOWL AND SECOND BOWL ARE BOTH HORIZONTAL AND THE CIRCULAR RIDGE OF THE SAID UPPER EDGE IS ENGAGING THE SAID UPPER SURFACE OF THE GROOVE SO AS TO SUPPORT SAID SECOND BOWL ON SAID FIRST BOWL IN CANTILEVER FASHION.
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