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US3942671A
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Carry-out tray
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1974-12-03
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Granted: 1976-03-09
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Expires: 1994-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A tray for food and beverages in which the beverage cup recesses are adapted to retain differing size cups by reason of an arcuate projection from the bottom at one side of such recess.
Inventors
- 👤 John Florian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G23/00; A47G23/06; B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/34; B65D1/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A molded carry-out tray for food formed with a plurality of circular wells for retention of circular cups having chimes projecting downwardly from the bottoms thereof; the improvement in structure of each of said wells which comprises a flat circular bottom wall, a circular side wall integral with and extending upwardly from said bottom wall and adapted to retain a circular cup in said well, a projection extending upwardly from said bottom wall near an edge thereof and spaced inwardly of said bottom wall from the adjacent portion of said side wall to provide a continued surface of said bottom wall between said projection and the adjacent portion of said side wall adapted to support between the said projection and the said adjacent portion of said side wall the chime of a cup of diameter approximately equal to that of said bottom wall, said projection being further adapted to contact at its surface remote from the side wall with the bottom of a cup of diameter substantially less than that of said bottom wall to thereby retain such cup of lesser diameter in contact with a portion of said side wall remote from said projection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A molded carry-out tray for food formed with a plurality of circular wells for retention of circular cups having chimes projecting downwardly from the bottoms thereof; the improvement in structure of each of said wells which comprises a flat circular bottom wall, a circular side wall integral with and extending upwardly from said bottom wall and adapted to retain a circular cup in said well, a projection extending upwardly from said bottom wall near an edge thereof and spaced inwardly of said bottom wall from the adjacent portion of said side wall to provide a continued surface of said bottom wall between said projection and the adjacent portion of said side wall adapted to support between the said projection and the said adjacent portion of said side wall the chime of a cup of diameter approximately equal to that of said bottom wall, said projection being further adapted to contact at its surface remote from the side wall with the bottom of a cup of diameter substantially less than that of said bottom wall to thereby retain such cup of lesser diameter in contact with a portion of said side wall remote from said projection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 1 in which the said projection is an arcuate segment concentric with said side wall along an interval less than half the circumference of said bottom wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An article of manufacture accordng to claim 2 in which said arcuate projection subtends an angle of about 120° having its apex at the center of the said bottom wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 1 characterized by a flat central portion flanked by a plurality of said wells on opposite sides of said central portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 2 characterized by a flat central portion flanked by a plurality of said wells on opposite sides of said central portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 3 characterized by a flat central portion flanked by a plurality of said wells on opposite sides of said central portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 4, further characterized by triangular side walls, an upper surface integral with and connecting said triangular side walls, said flat central portion and said wells being constituted by depressed portions of said upper surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 5, further characterized by triangular side walls, an upper surface integral with and connecting said triangular side walls, said flat central portion and said wells being constituted by depressed portions of said upper surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 6, further characterized by triangular side walls, an upper surface integral with and connecting said triangular side walls, said flat central portion and said wells being constituted by depressed portions of said upper surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
An article of manufacture according to claim 9 wherein said cylindrical side walls are higher on the side thereof adjacent said central portion and said arcuate projections are at the side of said wells remote from said central portion.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-03-09 | 1979-09-08 | 1980-03-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-03-09 | 1983-09-08 | 1984-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-03-09 | 1987-09-08 | 1988-03-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |