DE1965019A1 - Combination of a tray with an N made from plastic - Google Patents

Description

PATENT LAWYERS

dr. W. Schalk dipl.-ing. P. Wirth dipl.-ing. G. Dannenberg DR.V. SCHMIED-KOWARZIK DR. P. WEINHOLD DR. D. GUDEL

6 FRANKFURTAM MAIN

CR. ESCHENHEIMER STRASSE 39

December 24th, 1969
There is

Dart Industries Ine, Los Angeles, California 90054 / USA

A combination of a tray and a bowl made from plastic

The invention relates to a combination, made of plastic, of a tray with a bowl, a terrine or the like. and is particularly suitable for serving various Dishes or starters, such as soup with sandwiches, potato chips, crabs or other appetizing dishes Additions. Such accompaniments or appetizers are often served with a sauce such as tomato or cheese sauces, in which the bites are dipped before being consumed. The combinations already known for this a tray and a bowl or the like. are usually separate pages of meaning without the possibility of combining both parts into one unitary device to connect and that tray is generally of a size that it can only be used as a party accessory usable maoht · In contrast, the invention relates to a new · combination of a bowl and a tray in which the bowl can be releasably attached to the tray,

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that the existing shortcomings in the known versions be avoided.

The combination according to the invention makes it possible in the Bowl of sauce or the like in advance, i.e. a long time before use to prepare. The bowl and its contents can then be sealed and kept refrigerated · If necessary the bowl with the sauce can be removed from the refrigerator and covered with appetizers, sandwiches or the like Tray to be attached. Similarly, the size and shape of the tray will dictate its uses as a junoh place setting, enlarged for soup with sandwiches and also make it ideal as a personal place setting for small meals «

The invention further relates to an advantageous connection and support device between the bowl and the tray of the Kind that the bowl can neither be moved nor tilted in relation to the tray.

Briefly, the invention comprises a combination of bowl and tray, the latter being substantially flat and can have an upwardly directed puddle or wall part on the circumference, as well as one in one piece on the underside downward supporting edge; further an upwardly directed open base on the tray, while the bowl one has downwardly directed projection which can be inserted into the open, approximately cup-shaped base of the tray and with this can be connected so that the bowl can be releasably attached to the tray. Preferably, the base of the Trays undercut in the radial direction and the projection of the cup has a radial widening that engages with the back of the base in such a way that that there is a reliable connection between the bowl and the tray. Next is preferably in one piece

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the bottom of the cup a support in the form of a annular edge is provided when the ■ connecting device engages between the tray and the bowl comes to rest on the tray and thus any relative tilting movement between the two parts prevented This connection and support device results in a robust, but a relative rotation permitting connection between the bowl and the tray.

An embodiment of the invention is described in more detail below with reference to the drawing, namely show:

1 shows, in an exploded view, a bowl and a tray according to the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a cross-section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the connection and support device reveals "

Fig. 1 shows a substantially flat tray 10 with an upwardly directed flange or wall portion 14 on it Circumference and a downwardly directed, with the underside of the base 12 firmly connected support edge 20. The tray 10 can have any shape and, for example, round, square, oval, rectangular or bowl-shaped, but of one size which allows the user to easily grasp and hold.

A bowl, generally designated 30, has a base 32 with one- piece walls 36 »which end at the upper opening in an edge 38 · The bowl 30 should be impermeable to liquids and can have any desired shape, such as square, round, oval, rectangular, etc. The upper opening of the cup 30 can be closed by a cover 42

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"known design are closed, such as him is disclosed in U.S. Patent 2,487,400. The lid 42 has a main wall 44 »which covers the opening of the cup 30, as well as an upwardly directed wall part 46, a connecting wall part 50 and then integrally on the circumference a downwardly directed wall part 48. These wall parts 46 and 48 form an inverted U-shaped sealing edge, welGher sealingly receives the upper edge 38 of the side walls 36 of the cup.

Preferably in the middle of the tray 10 is an upwardly directed circular base 22 with a shoulder 24 and an undercut file 26. Details of the base 22 and its position in relation to the associated bowl can best be seen from the sectional drawing in FIG The lower end of the base 22 has an intersection so that the cross-section at the transition point between the base and the tray is larger than in the upper part of the base,

An Aryan projection 40 is formed in one piece on the underside of the valve 30. This 1st sm its end äuroh the bottom of the cup 30 closed and open at the bottom * The lower end dee Yorsprunge 40 has a greiseren AiiSendurchmesser than the Außendurohmesser dee Gate "= · gprungs BXi its connection to the. Bottom of the cup 3O ₅ Sas üiir - /. Rs end of the projection 40 has in this way a radial or circumferential vralst 39 *

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Shoulder 24 of the base 22 against the bottom 32 of the cup, and a circumferential rim 34 on the underside of the cup is formed so that it rests against the bottom 12 of the tray supports.

When the bowl is assembled with the tray, the bead 39 of the bowl is forced past the shoulder 24 of the base on the tray, until it assumes the position of FIG. 2 and latched into the undercut 26. The curvatures of the bead 39 and the undercut 26 are chosen so that on the Cup 30 a constant pull is exerted downwards, which creates a tight connection between the points indicated above the bowl and the tray. However, this arrangement allows rotation of the cup relative to the Tablet In addition, the cup 30 can easily be detached from the tray 10 by one of the two parts with each hand detected, rotated and at the same time tilted the bowl relative to the tray

The combination of bowl and tray described has different ones Advantages o Since the tray 10 is detachable from the bowl 30 a number of bowls can be stored at the same time in a much smaller space than with permanent connection every bowl with a tray would be possible «. In addition, thanks to the new combination, leftovers like them accumulate, it is advantageous to put or store again in the refrigerator or in another place ©

Further, a cup 30 of the type described 22 can be provided with a projection 40 with any arbitrary base on a tray connect _e Of course, a s olehes tray are connected to each of a plurality of wells or containers AUOH reversed, a projection on the type of projection 40 have.

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Another advantage of the invention can be seen in the fact that the bowls 30 in the filled state with a lid 42 attached thereon can always be placed in a horizontal position without a tray, because the supporting edge 34 on the bowl represents a stable JuQ . As a result of the liquid-tight connection between the lid 42 and the bowl 30, the contents cannot leak out, even if they are in the liquid state

Bowls and trays according to the invention can be made from any suitable plastic by injection molding. The containers or bowls are preferably made of polypropylene or high density polyethylene. The tray is preferably made of the same materials. I ^{1 For} the lid, on the other hand, low-density polyethylene is seen as the preferred material »

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Claims (1)

24 ·. December 1969
Da / ie Claims 1 · Aue plastic combination produced a tray with a cup, a Eerrine ο »the like«, characterized in that the tray (10) is provided upwardly directed, circular base (22) at the bottom (12) having a shoulder ( 24) as well as a rope (26) attached to the rear, which gradually merges into the bottom (12) j that further a projection (40) provided with slots (4-1) as well as a circumferential edge (34) sioh integrally from the Uapf (22 ) naok extend below ^ with the Torsprimg near the lower end eiaaa radially extending and with öera fcintschnittes & Qfö, Sail (26) of the base (22) on the Saslott in engagement "briagtarea bead (39)" during gigs? Saad (34) gsggaösa Bodes (12) & · β tablette abstütsbes ¹ isrö itaä where ier protrusion with the sand ea allow ^ &<sn Ilapf (30) «äreliöai ¹ to be attached to fablett (10)! 2 »Device according to Anspnseii 1 _S dadurcii gek © smg © ieim © t ₉ that a lid (42) was placed on the tea rim (38) like a bowl (30)? and a main wall (44) as well as a reverse li-för-migezi Eandteil has ₉ ö © r from an inner wall part (4S) _{5 to} an outer one! fanclteii (48) and a term "bi", äenfie2i 'fanclteil (5G) g © "bilä @ t is _s where these walls are fluid with; the HaM (38) äes jfepfee engaged ^ lEgta? sinl® tt ^ iola 1 aöss? 2 ₃ aa & τΐΐο aiaes fiiessa Ö0983 1 / 1Ö10 the projection (40) of the cup (50) provided with a slide extends downwardly from a substantially flat underside of the cup. Patent attorney 0 0 9 8 3 1/10 10