CA2150302A1 - Carry out tray with fixed panel - Google Patents
Carry out tray with fixed panelInfo
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- CA2150302A1 CA2150302A1 CA002150302A CA2150302A CA2150302A1 CA 2150302 A1 CA2150302 A1 CA 2150302A1 CA 002150302 A CA002150302 A CA 002150302A CA 2150302 A CA2150302 A CA 2150302A CA 2150302 A1 CA2150302 A1 CA 2150302A1
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- Prior art keywords
- side wall
- cup
- ribs
- cell
- wall
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
- B65D1/34—Trays or like shallow containers
- B65D1/36—Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
- A47G23/00—Other table equipment
- A47G23/06—Serving trays
Abstract
Trays for carrying out beverage cups having at least one cell to support upright at least one cup in each cell, each of said cells having one fixed side wall and one opposing pressure side wall, said pressure side wall being directed downwardly and inwardly of the cell, and free at its lower end to be flexed outwardly by the entry of a cup or cups, said pressure side wall having convoluted areas between downwardly and inwardly directed ribs in order to provide lateral support between two of said ribs for each of said at least one cup, and to provide lateral flexibility across the width of said pressure wall.
Description
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- 21aO302 CAP~Y OUT TRAY WITH FIX13D PANEL 2 Field of the Invention This invention relates to carry out trays. In particular it relates to carry out trays having at least one cell for receiving and holding upright therein at least one beverage cup.
Brief Description of the Prior Art A known tray may have a cell with one, two, three or four pressure panels spaced around the perimeter of the cell, which panels are recili~ntly displaced outwardly of the centre of the cell when a cup is placed therebetween. Cups of a limited range of sizes can be received within such a cell and supported in an upright position therein. A carry out tray described in U.S. Patent No. 5,316,173 relies on only two pres~ule side walls.
In all of the known carry out trays as described above, each of the cup receiving cells is designed to receive only one cup.
Sumrnar,v of the Invention According to this invention a carry out tray has at least one cell whclcill to support at least one cup in each of said at least one cell, each of said cells having a vertical axis and being comprised of a top rim, a first side wall and a second side wall, two end walls and a supporting bottom panel, said two side walls and two end walls being joined to each other at their adjacent edges 215~3~2 to tt~nn the circumferenc~ of sa~d celJ, each of said two side walls and two ~nd wall~. being conn~eted at their ~op edgcs tn said t~p rim, al~ each of said fir~it sidc wall ~nd Yaid l~o end walls bein~ conn~rr-l at th~ir bo~tom edges tv said bott~m panel~ thereb~ to fnrm a supportin~, struc~ure Çor saJd ccll, ~nd tl~ provide a secure position for Suppor~inL~ said tr~y between the ~humb and flnger;. of onc hand. Said sccond side wall is free of conncc-iun to said bottom pan~l, leaYing il fr~e to fle~ oulw.lrdly of said cell with the enl~ f o nc or lwo cups.
L~ch (~f said two sidc uall.~ is formcd witll .lt l~ast two nbs dirccted downw~rdl~ anLI ~llu asdly of said ccll, the ~p edgc~ of said two s;de walki ~nd tlle~r related rih~ ~ein~ spac~d suîr~ n~ly far a~art lo receive said cup, ~nd said second sidc wall being projecled inwardly at it~ ttom e~ a ~ et~nin~l dista~ce into thc area to be o~pied by said cup, ~aid lowcr ed~ f said second side wall bein~ displaced and ll~xed uulwardly af said cell, thcrchy providing a ~upportin~ prcssu~ on said cu~ b~ ,~ sai~ ir~ wall and ~ai~ second sid~ wall, ~i~ four poin~ of later~l support and con~;~t at two Or ~aid ribs 1l~ e~ch of said sid~ walls.
The areas benv~ the ribs Or ~aid second side wall, ~d b~twecn the end rib~ ot .c~aid ~ide wall and the ddjac~n~ end ualJs, are tapered frt~n a line~Lr co~-nP~!inn at their l~p edge~ lo sai~l tDp ritn lo a partially cyli~irical fonn at their bot~om edgcs, ther~by to provide ~oth lat~rdl and llutw3rd fle~ihi~ity in s~id ~ ntl ~ile wall in onl~r to accormnodatc the c~ntainmenl oI ~aid at lea~L o ne cup.
Whcre each of said first ~i~e wall and said secnnd Si~ wall is foImed with al le;lst l'our cqually spaced ribs, a single cup may be accommodated between any two adjacent ribs of said first side wall and the directly opposing two ribs of said second side wall. Where said cell with four of said equally spaced ribs on each of said two side walls is to receive two cups, each of said cups will be located between two ribs of each of said side walls located at one end or the other of said cell in order to accommodate the larger r~ lf t~l~7 of the top rims of said cups.
Brief Description of the Drawin~s Figure 1 is a plan view of a carry out tray co~ ,ised of two integrally conn~cted cells, each cell being capable of receiving and supporting either one or two beverage cups.
Figure 2 is an end elevation of said two cells viewed from line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of said two cells at line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of one of said two cells at line 44 of Figure 1, showing the inner face of a fLxed side wall.
Figure 5 is a plan view of a carry out tray comprised of one cup receiving cell and a pan to carry sandwiches or the like.
Figure 6 is a cross sectional view of said carry out tray at line 6-6 of Figure 5.
~150302 Figure 7 is a plan view of a carry out tray comprised of two cup receiving cells integrally conn~cte~ with a sandwich pan therebetween.
Figure 8 is a cross sectional view of said carry out tray at line 8-8 of Figure 7.
Description of Preferred Embodiments The carry out tray 10 shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4 is fabricated of a resilient material such as polystyrene or moulded pulp fibre and is comprised of two cup receiving cells 100, integrally conn~cte~ together by a surrounding rim 101 and a central supporting bar 102. Each of said cells 100 is comprised of a portion of said rim 101, a first side wall 105, a second side wall 107, two end walls 103, and a bottom panel 104, said second side walls 107 being supported one on each side of said central bar 102. In each of said cells 100 said first side wall 105, said second side wall 107, and said two end walls 103 are connected together in series at their adjacent edges to form the circumference of said cell 100, and said first side wall 105 and said two end walls 103 are each conn~cte~ at their top edges to said rim 101 and at their bottom edges to said bottom panel 104 to form together the principal structure of said carry out tray 10. In each of said cells 100, said second side wall 107 is conn~cte~ at its top edge to one side or the other of said central bar 102, but each of said second side walls 107 is free of connection to said bottom panel, thereby leaving it free to flex outwardly of said cell 100 when displaced by the entry of one or two cups 50. Said first side wall 105 is formed with four parallel ribs 106, and said second side wall 107 is formed with four parallel ribs 108, 21aO302 ~lld each Or said ribs is direc~ed d~ vardly and inn~ of s~id cell 100. Said sccond sidc wall iO7~ 3S fo~me~l, is dirccted inwardly a ~ L.,n;n~ dista~ice at iLc bottom edge int~ the area lo be occupied by an P~ , cup 5~, ~by to pmduce a Ilexi~ action to pvsltion 107X
with che entry of said cup 50, an-l pro~ride a ~t^' i1i7i~ prch~ o~ ~aid cuE~ 50 betw~cu said first sidcwall lO~ aml ~aid sccnTId side wdll 1~r7.
Alc~nL~ e;~ch of said second ~i~c walls 107 said fwr parallcl ribs 108 arc e~ually spaccd apart a pl~dct~,.l,in~d dbit~nce lo ~ rc Q~IC CUp 50 ~t~ y two a~jaeent ribs 108, Ihe ~re~ ~f 6aid second si~le w:llls 107 bet~,~ adjaccnt ribs 108 an~ b~lwccn said ribs 108 and said eDd walls 108 bc~ng eo~volutcd uuLwd~ y uf .said ceUs 100 th~reby to provide bo~ lateral a~:l outward flexibility to accommo~la~e thc en~y of ~ cup or cups of a ~t.,r.,Le~ e of shapes an~l ~i~es. As sh~wn in Figure 1, cach of said cel~s lO0 ha~ the cdt,~il~ to- accommo~t! eithcr one singl~ cup ~0, or two cup~ ~0, when so ~t,qui,~l.
Tlle carry out tray 11 shown in Figure S ;~ ~igurc 6 i~ co ised of ot~e cup lccei~ing cell 100 aD~3 one san~lwich receivtn~ ~an ~00, ime~ralb corr~t~d lo~ethu hy ~e surroun~ling top nm 101 and thc ccn~al s~ u~ g har 206. ~e ~le wall 2~S of pan 200 is connloel~l to one side of s~id ccntral bar 2W an~ tonn.c a parl thereof, and tlle second side wall 107 of sai~l cell 100 ic conn~tr~ lo the o~her sidc of sai~ l bar 204 and l~Ims another par~ thereof. The conical le~s 20 7 suppor~ the l~u~r side of s~ n 200 whc~ said tray i~ placed upon a t~ble or other hnri7Qnt~l sur~ace.
The carry out tray t2 shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 i~ comr1~ of two cup r~ceivillg ccll~
100 and onc s~ndwich ~ceiving pa~ 200, ~ntegrally connt ct~ together by ~ tcp rim 101, a~d hy thc two cenara] :.ul)po~ g ba~ 306.
- 21aO302 CAP~Y OUT TRAY WITH FIX13D PANEL 2 Field of the Invention This invention relates to carry out trays. In particular it relates to carry out trays having at least one cell for receiving and holding upright therein at least one beverage cup.
Brief Description of the Prior Art A known tray may have a cell with one, two, three or four pressure panels spaced around the perimeter of the cell, which panels are recili~ntly displaced outwardly of the centre of the cell when a cup is placed therebetween. Cups of a limited range of sizes can be received within such a cell and supported in an upright position therein. A carry out tray described in U.S. Patent No. 5,316,173 relies on only two pres~ule side walls.
In all of the known carry out trays as described above, each of the cup receiving cells is designed to receive only one cup.
Sumrnar,v of the Invention According to this invention a carry out tray has at least one cell whclcill to support at least one cup in each of said at least one cell, each of said cells having a vertical axis and being comprised of a top rim, a first side wall and a second side wall, two end walls and a supporting bottom panel, said two side walls and two end walls being joined to each other at their adjacent edges 215~3~2 to tt~nn the circumferenc~ of sa~d celJ, each of said two side walls and two ~nd wall~. being conn~eted at their ~op edgcs tn said t~p rim, al~ each of said fir~it sidc wall ~nd Yaid l~o end walls bein~ conn~rr-l at th~ir bo~tom edges tv said bott~m panel~ thereb~ to fnrm a supportin~, struc~ure Çor saJd ccll, ~nd tl~ provide a secure position for Suppor~inL~ said tr~y between the ~humb and flnger;. of onc hand. Said sccond side wall is free of conncc-iun to said bottom pan~l, leaYing il fr~e to fle~ oulw.lrdly of said cell with the enl~ f o nc or lwo cups.
L~ch (~f said two sidc uall.~ is formcd witll .lt l~ast two nbs dirccted downw~rdl~ anLI ~llu asdly of said ccll, the ~p edgc~ of said two s;de walki ~nd tlle~r related rih~ ~ein~ spac~d suîr~ n~ly far a~art lo receive said cup, ~nd said second sidc wall being projecled inwardly at it~ ttom e~ a ~ et~nin~l dista~ce into thc area to be o~pied by said cup, ~aid lowcr ed~ f said second side wall bein~ displaced and ll~xed uulwardly af said cell, thcrchy providing a ~upportin~ prcssu~ on said cu~ b~ ,~ sai~ ir~ wall and ~ai~ second sid~ wall, ~i~ four poin~ of later~l support and con~;~t at two Or ~aid ribs 1l~ e~ch of said sid~ walls.
The areas benv~ the ribs Or ~aid second side wall, ~d b~twecn the end rib~ ot .c~aid ~ide wall and the ddjac~n~ end ualJs, are tapered frt~n a line~Lr co~-nP~!inn at their l~p edge~ lo sai~l tDp ritn lo a partially cyli~irical fonn at their bot~om edgcs, ther~by to provide ~oth lat~rdl and llutw3rd fle~ihi~ity in s~id ~ ntl ~ile wall in onl~r to accormnodatc the c~ntainmenl oI ~aid at lea~L o ne cup.
Whcre each of said first ~i~e wall and said secnnd Si~ wall is foImed with al le;lst l'our cqually spaced ribs, a single cup may be accommodated between any two adjacent ribs of said first side wall and the directly opposing two ribs of said second side wall. Where said cell with four of said equally spaced ribs on each of said two side walls is to receive two cups, each of said cups will be located between two ribs of each of said side walls located at one end or the other of said cell in order to accommodate the larger r~ lf t~l~7 of the top rims of said cups.
Brief Description of the Drawin~s Figure 1 is a plan view of a carry out tray co~ ,ised of two integrally conn~cted cells, each cell being capable of receiving and supporting either one or two beverage cups.
Figure 2 is an end elevation of said two cells viewed from line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of said two cells at line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of one of said two cells at line 44 of Figure 1, showing the inner face of a fLxed side wall.
Figure 5 is a plan view of a carry out tray comprised of one cup receiving cell and a pan to carry sandwiches or the like.
Figure 6 is a cross sectional view of said carry out tray at line 6-6 of Figure 5.
~150302 Figure 7 is a plan view of a carry out tray comprised of two cup receiving cells integrally conn~cte~ with a sandwich pan therebetween.
Figure 8 is a cross sectional view of said carry out tray at line 8-8 of Figure 7.
Description of Preferred Embodiments The carry out tray 10 shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4 is fabricated of a resilient material such as polystyrene or moulded pulp fibre and is comprised of two cup receiving cells 100, integrally conn~cte~ together by a surrounding rim 101 and a central supporting bar 102. Each of said cells 100 is comprised of a portion of said rim 101, a first side wall 105, a second side wall 107, two end walls 103, and a bottom panel 104, said second side walls 107 being supported one on each side of said central bar 102. In each of said cells 100 said first side wall 105, said second side wall 107, and said two end walls 103 are connected together in series at their adjacent edges to form the circumference of said cell 100, and said first side wall 105 and said two end walls 103 are each conn~cte~ at their top edges to said rim 101 and at their bottom edges to said bottom panel 104 to form together the principal structure of said carry out tray 10. In each of said cells 100, said second side wall 107 is conn~cte~ at its top edge to one side or the other of said central bar 102, but each of said second side walls 107 is free of connection to said bottom panel, thereby leaving it free to flex outwardly of said cell 100 when displaced by the entry of one or two cups 50. Said first side wall 105 is formed with four parallel ribs 106, and said second side wall 107 is formed with four parallel ribs 108, 21aO302 ~lld each Or said ribs is direc~ed d~ vardly and inn~ of s~id cell 100. Said sccond sidc wall iO7~ 3S fo~me~l, is dirccted inwardly a ~ L.,n;n~ dista~ice at iLc bottom edge int~ the area lo be occupied by an P~ , cup 5~, ~by to pmduce a Ilexi~ action to pvsltion 107X
with che entry of said cup 50, an-l pro~ride a ~t^' i1i7i~ prch~ o~ ~aid cuE~ 50 betw~cu said first sidcwall lO~ aml ~aid sccnTId side wdll 1~r7.
Alc~nL~ e;~ch of said second ~i~c walls 107 said fwr parallcl ribs 108 arc e~ually spaccd apart a pl~dct~,.l,in~d dbit~nce lo ~ rc Q~IC CUp 50 ~t~ y two a~jaeent ribs 108, Ihe ~re~ ~f 6aid second si~le w:llls 107 bet~,~ adjaccnt ribs 108 an~ b~lwccn said ribs 108 and said eDd walls 108 bc~ng eo~volutcd uuLwd~ y uf .said ceUs 100 th~reby to provide bo~ lateral a~:l outward flexibility to accommo~la~e thc en~y of ~ cup or cups of a ~t.,r.,Le~ e of shapes an~l ~i~es. As sh~wn in Figure 1, cach of said cel~s lO0 ha~ the cdt,~il~ to- accommo~t! eithcr one singl~ cup ~0, or two cup~ ~0, when so ~t,qui,~l.
Tlle carry out tray 11 shown in Figure S ;~ ~igurc 6 i~ co ised of ot~e cup lccei~ing cell 100 aD~3 one san~lwich receivtn~ ~an ~00, ime~ralb corr~t~d lo~ethu hy ~e surroun~ling top nm 101 and thc ccn~al s~ u~ g har 206. ~e ~le wall 2~S of pan 200 is connloel~l to one side of s~id ccntral bar 2W an~ tonn.c a parl thereof, and tlle second side wall 107 of sai~l cell 100 ic conn~tr~ lo the o~her sidc of sai~ l bar 204 and l~Ims another par~ thereof. The conical le~s 20 7 suppor~ the l~u~r side of s~ n 200 whc~ said tray i~ placed upon a t~ble or other hnri7Qnt~l sur~ace.
The carry out tray t2 shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8 i~ comr1~ of two cup r~ceivillg ccll~
100 and onc s~ndwich ~ceiving pa~ 200, ~ntegrally connt ct~ together by ~ tcp rim 101, a~d hy thc two cenara] :.ul)po~ g ba~ 306.
Claims (4)
1. A carry out tray fabricated of resilient material and having at least one cell wherein to receive at least one cup within each cell, each of said cells having a vertical axis and being comprised of a top rim, a first side wall and a secondside wall, two end walls and a supporting bottom panel, each of said two side walls and two end walls being connected to each other at their adjacent edges to form the circumference of said cell, each of said first side wall and two endwalls being connected to said bottom wall, whereby to form a supporting structure for said cell, said second side wall being left free of connection to said bottom panel to allow said second sidewall to flex outwardly of said cell when displaced by the entry of a cup, thus forming a pressure wall to exert pressure upon said cup between said two side walls, said first side wall being formed with at least two ribs directed downwardly and inwardly of said cell, designed to receive, and provide lateral stability to, said cup located respectively between a pair of said at least two ribs formed on said first side wall and an opposing pair of ribs of said second side wall; said second side wall being formed with at least two ribs directly opposing said at least two ribs of said first side wall, said at least two ribs of said second side wall projecting downwardly and inwardly of said cell to a bottom edge, and at such angle with said vertical axis of said cell as to project inwardly at said bottom edge a predetermined distance into the area to be occupied by said cup, and with a top edge of said second side wall ribs and said second side wall spaced a sufficient distance from a top edge of said first side wall and related ribs to receive said cup, the lower edge of said second side wall being displaced and flexed outwardly of said cell by the entry of said cup, thereby producing a supporting pressure upon said cup between said first side wall and said second side wall, with at least two points of lateral contact at each of said opposing pair of ribs of each of said side walls; the areas between the ribs of said second side wall, and between each of the ribs at one end or the other of said second side wall and the adjacent edge of an end wall being tapered from a linear connection to said top rim at their respective top edges to a part cylindrical form at each of their bottom edges, thereby to provide both lateral and outward flexibility across the entire length of said second side wall in order to accommodate the containment of at least one cup.
2. A carry out tray comprised of two of said cells of Claim 1, connected together by a top rim extending around the circumference of the space occupied by said two cells together, and by the connection of their respective second side walls to the opposite sides of a centrally located supporting bar.
3. A carry out tray comprised of one cup receiving cell of Claim 1 and one sandwich receiving pan integrally connected together by a central supporting bar therebetween and a surrounding top rim, said sandwich pan having at least one supporting leg extending downward from the underside thereof.
4. A carry out tray comprised of two of said cup receiving cells of Claim 1 and one sandwich receiving pan therebetween, all integrally connected together by a surrounding top rim and two supporting bars.
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| CA002150302A CA2150302A1 (en) | 1995-05-26 | 1995-05-26 | Carry out tray with fixed panel |
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| CA002150302A CA2150302A1 (en) | 1995-05-26 | 1995-05-26 | Carry out tray with fixed panel |
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