US3003207A - Sandwich holder - Google Patents

Description

Oct. 10, 1961 c. POWERS SANDWICH HOLDER Filed June 23, 1958 FIGZ).

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CLE LL POWER 5 2 44; ,17744? ATTORNEYS 1 3,003,207 SANDWICH HOLDER Clell Powers, 19740 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit 19, Mich. Filed June 23, 1958, Ser. No. 743,847 4 Claims. ((11. 24-17) The present invention relates to sandwich containers and more particularly to cardboard or paper containers enabling the handling or display of such items in a sanitary and convenient fashion, and also to provide a holder which permits the sandwich to be eaten Without contact with the fingers.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive paper or thick cardboard wrapper or holder that is quickly and easily applied to a sandwich.

Another object is to provide a wrapper or holder which holds the sandwich bun tightly together with the filling so as to prevent loss of the latter and, in the case of a hot filling material, aid in maintaining the heat.

Still other objects and advantages will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in which FIGURE 1 is an illustration of the blank from which the container is produced.

FIGURE 2 shows a container with a bun sandwich.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing the use of the container as a holder while eating the sandwich.

FIGURE 4 is a vertical central section of FIGURE 2.

As shown in the drawing, the blank for producing the container consists of a body or pad portion which is generally circular when designed to be used with the quite generally known hamburger on bun sandwich. The pad should be slightly larger than the bun.

At diametrically opposite locations on the periphery of the pad are two strips 11 and 12 of such length that they lap when they are folded up and over the sandwich and both are provided with notches or tongua 11A and 12A on opposite edges so that they may be interlocked. The strips 11 and 12 are also creased as at 14 at the edge of pad 10 and also as at 15, the distance between creases 14 and 15 being substantially the same as the thickness of the sandwich.

At a point 90 from strips 11 and 12, is a third strip 16 somewhat longer than strips 11 and 12 and provided with notched lateral extensions 17 at its end. Strip 16 is also creased as at 14 and 15.

In enclosing a sandwich, indicated at 18 in FIGS. 2 and 4, the strip 16 is first folded up over the sandwich and then the strips 11 and 12 brought over and lapped over the strip 16 and the notches 11A and 12A fixed together. The notched extensions 17 on strip 16 will then hook over the other strips to provide a completely locked container.

The container so produced may be also used as a holder as indicated in FIG. 4. And in order to permit this, the pad 10 is, as shown in FIG. 1, creased crosswise at 20 and 21, the creases being aligned with the edges of strips 11 and 12.

fiflcazlll Patented Oct. 10, 1961 "ice With a container creased as described, the consumer may convert it to a holder by pulling up on the strip 16 to lift the sandwich partially out of the container and then when the exposed portion of strip 16 is folded down as shown in FIG. 4 and the free end of pad 10 folded along crease 20, clear unobstructed access is had to the sandwich without contact of the finger of the consumer.

I claim:

1. A blank for a sandwich container comprising a substantially circular pad portion having extending therefrom and diametrical oppositely located and aligned a pair of integral strips, each of a width substantially less than the diameter of said pad portion and notched adjacent their ends on opposite sides, and a third integral strip extending from the pad portion at right angles to the first strips and provided adjacent its end with notches between extensions, said third strip being creased crosswise for easy bending, said creases being parallel to the upper edges of said pair of strips away from the third strip.

2. A sandwich container comprising a blank having a pad portion shaped generally to overlie a sandwich, a pair of strips integral with and extending substantially oppositely from said pad portion, said strips being notched adjacent their outer ends on opposite sides and adapted to encircle a sandwich disposed on said pad portion, said notches being engaged one with the other whereby the inner ends of the strips provide two lateral supports for said sandwich, and a third strip integral with said pad portion and extending therefrom substantially normal with respect to the first pair of strips, said third strip adapted to be folded around only a lower part of the sandwich and having adjacent its outer end means locking with the first two strips and locating the inner end of the third strip to provide a third point of support for said sandwich.

3. The sandwich container as defined in claim 2 and in which said means comprises a pair of tongues laterally extending from the end of said third strip and each having a notch on the edge facing said pad portion.

4. The sandwich container as defined in claim 2 and in which said blank is provided with spaced creases extending laterally across the inner end of said third strip whereby on encircling the lower part of the sandwich said strip bends on said creases, said locking means being spaced from said creases a distance to locate the space between said creases on the edge of the sandwich to provide the aforesaid third support point therefor.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,140,540 vSmith May 25, 1915 2,228,054 Horwath Jan. 7, 1941 2,268,845 Powers J an. 6, 1942 2,547,620 Capano Apr. 3, 1951 2,678,770 Bonini May 18, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 715,994 Great Britain Sept. 22, 1954

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