US2753083A - Condiment holders - Google Patents

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y 3, 1956 A. RICHARDSON 2,753,083

CONDIMENT HOLDERS Filed June 9, 1955 "nited States Patent Ofice 2,753,083 Patented July 3, 1956 CONDIMENT HOLDERS Martha A. Richardson, Akron, ()hio Application June 9, 1955, Serial No. 514,202 2 Claims. (Cl. 222-1421) This invention relates to a combination condiment holder and napkin holder, primarily for holding and selectively dispensing salt or pepper and for holding a card, napkin, favor, or the like. One object of the invention is the provision of a holder of this type that may be used at the dining table, bearing the names of the several diners, thereby denoting the order in which the guests may be seated.

A further object is to provide a condiment holder and napkin holder composed of flexible material, that is novel and attractive in appearance, inexpensive to manufacture and that not only may be carried in stock by retailers of such merchandise but that, if desired, may be made up by the host by hand, on short notice and that will contribute much to the setting for the dinner or function.

More specifically the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, defined in the claims and illustrated in the drawings, wherein:

Figs. 1 and 2 are face and rear views, respectively, of body portions of the device before assembly.

Pig. 3 is a plan view of the body portions sewn together along three of its lateral edges.

Fig. 4 is a top edge view of Pig. 3 showing the sewn edges turned in.

Fig. 5 is a face view of the device sewn and folded along its center to form adjacent salt and pepper compartments.

Pig. 6 is a view of the condiment holder with strap sewn on.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view showing the now separated compartments as seen from the open end of the device.

Fig. 8 is an elevational view of the strap and ring portions of the device, and,

Fig. 9 is a view in elevational perspective showing the completed condiment holder, ready for use.

The reference numerals 1, 2 denote the two-piece body or receptacle of flexible sheet-like material, each desirably square in overall shape, of exactly the same size, the piece 1 formed with two identical separate groups of perforations 3, each group located between a center crease line 4 and the adjacent edge of the sheet, the space or distance between each group 3 of perforations to the center line being desirably the same as the space or distance from that group to the adjacent lateral edge of the sheet.

The body pieces 1, 2, superposed, are folded inwardly and stitched along parallel portions of the border stitch line 5, but leaving the edge 6 open so that two compartments are formed in the body, one compartment extending from each of the parallel portions of stitch line 5 to the crease line 4 and from the open edge 6 of the body to that portion of stitch line 5 connecting the parallel portions of said line.

Upon one side of the center line 4 is a stitch line 7 adjacent thereto and co-extensive therewith, the material here being gathered to form the crimp d as clearly shown in Fig. 7. Extending about the body of the condiment holder at its mid-section and sewn thereto is the strap 9, somewhat corset-like, constricting the body to prevent escape of the contents through the open end thereof, while elastic ring or loop 10 is stitched to said strap and to the body to receive and carry a card or favor. The groups of perforations are now disposed upon opposite sides of the body of the holder and open into separate compartments so that, as the holder is shaken, in conventional manner, the material in but one compartment will be dispensed. Before the condiment holder is filled the strap and ring are removed and after filling are again sewn in place.

What is claimed is:

l. In a holder for condiments, a receptacle formed of two pieces of superposed flexible sheet-like material of square shape and of a common size, two remote edges of each sheet of material folded upon itself, a line of stitches securing said folded edges in position and connecting same to each other and closing three sides of said receptacle, leaving one side open, a center crease line connecting the open side of said receptacle to the remote closed side, a line of stitching adjacent said center line and co-extensive therewith, the material crirnped along said line of stitching, one of said sheets of material formed with two groups of perforations spaced equal distances from said center line, a strap extending about said crimped portion and sewn thereto constricting said receptacle, and a loop secured to said strip and to said receptacle for carrying an object.

2. In a holder for condiments, a receptacle formed of two pieces of superposed sheets of material of common size, two edges of each sheet of material folded upon itself, a line of stitching securing said folded edges in posi tion and leaving one side only of said receptacle open, a center line connecting the open side of said receptacle to a closed side thereof, a line of stitching parallel to and co-extensive with said center line, the material being crimped along said last named line of stitching dividing said receptacle into separate compartments, one of said sheets of material formed with two groups of perforations upon opposite sides of said center line communicating with said compartments, and receptacle constricting means disposed centrally of said receptacle.

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