US3715218A - Bacon container - Google Patents
Bacon container Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US3715218A US3715218A US00030183A US3715218DA US3715218A US 3715218 A US3715218 A US 3715218A US 00030183 A US00030183 A US 00030183A US 3715218D A US3715218D A US 3715218DA US 3715218 A US3715218 A US 3715218A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- bacon
- tray
- slices
- bead
- raw
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- 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
-
- 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
- B65D57/00—Internal frames or supports for flexible articles, e.g. stiffeners; Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. for preventing adhesion of sticky articles
- B65D57/002—Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. stacked or nested
- B65D57/003—Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. stacked or nested for horizontally placed articles, i.e. for stacked or nested articles
- B65D57/004—Separators for articles packaged in stacks or groups, e.g. stacked or nested for horizontally placed articles, i.e. for stacked or nested articles the articles being substantially flat panels, e.g. wooden planks
-
- 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
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
- B65D81/343—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package specially adapted to be heated in a conventional oven, e.g. a gas or electric resistance oven
-
- 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
- B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
- B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
- B65D2571/00067—Local maintaining elements, e.g. partial packaging, shrink packaging, shrink small bands
-
- 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
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3401—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package
- B65D2581/3402—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked
- B65D2581/3416—Cooking meat products, e.g. hot-dogs, hamburgers
- B65D2581/3417—Bacon
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S206/00—Special receptacle or package
- Y10S206/821—Stacking member
Definitions
- a. a generally flat central part having ridges constructed and arranged to provide additional rigidity to the tray
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
- Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Meat, Egg Or Seafood Products (AREA)
Abstract
An open face container of bacon consisting of a tray formed of thin, non-toxic metal having a generally flat central part which is ridged to provide substantial rigidity and which is surrounded by a peripheral bead, and a layer of bacon slices on the tray within the bead, the bacon being raw or partially or fully cooked. The tray is used as the pan on which the cooking of the raw or partially cooked bacon is completed or the fully cooked bacon is warmed, and is disposable after use.
Description
United States Patent 1 .Feely 1 Feb. 6, 1973 22 Filed:
' 21 Appl. No.: 30,183
[ 1 BACON CONTAINER [75] Inventor: Robert L. Feely, Emmaus, Pa.
[73] Assignee: Arbogast & Bastian, Inc., Allentown, Pa.
April 20, 1970 Related US. Application Data [63] Continuation-impart of Ser. Nos. 846,470, July 31, 1969, abandoned, and Sen No. 846,504, July 31,
1969, abandoned.
[52] US. Cl ..99/174, 99/171 H, 99/171-TC, 206/65 K, 206/72, 220/74, 220/97 B, 229/3.5
[51] Int. Cl. ..B65b 25/06 [58] Field of Search ..99/171 R, 171 H, 174, 444, 99/446, l71 TE; 206/65 1 72; 229/25, 3;.5 MF; 220/74, 97 B [56] 7 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,673,003 3/1954 Stewart ..99/171 H UX 3,424,596 l/1969 Sullian, ..99/l'74 3,446,632 5/1969 Le Van ...99/17l H X 2,807,550 9/1957 Zarotschenzeff et al. ......99/171 H X 2,625,242
Reed ..22 9/2.5 X
3,567,067 3/1971 Weiss .....'...229 2.5 x 3,361,576 l/1968 Jacobson ..99/174x 3,597,238 8/1971 Scharre ..99/171 11 x OTHER PUBLICATIONS Food Engineering, Sept. 1957 pp. 80-83 Gaging the Boom in Rigid-Foil Packaging by Ziemba Modern Packaging, March 1956, pp 190-191 Sticks that Dont Stick Modern Packaging, June 1957, p. 121 Heat and Eat Sausages Primary ExaminerFrank W. Lutter Assistant Examiner-Steven L. Weinstein Att0meyScrivener, Parker, Scrivener and Clarke 57 ABSTRACT An open face container of bacon consisting of a tray formed of thin, non-toxic metal having a generally flat central part which is ridged to provide substantial rigidity and which is surrounded by a peripheral bead, and a layer of bacon slices on the tray within the bead, the bacon being raw or partially or fully cooked. The tray is used as the pan on which the cooking of the raw or partially cooked bacon is completed or the fully cooked bacon is warmed, and is disposable after use.
1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figures PATENTEDFEB 61975 3,715,218
INVENTOR ROBERT L. FEELY ATTORNEYS BACON CONTAINER RELATION TO OTHER CASES This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending applications Ser. No. 846,470, filed July 31, I969, for Raw Bacon Container, and Ser. No. 846,504, filed July 31, 1969, for Partially Cooked Bacon Container, now both abandoned.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bacon container according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. I, and
FIG. 3 is an enlarged side elevational view of a package of bacon containers, each made according to the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION By the present invention I have provided a new and useful article of manufacture consisting of a container and a plurality of bacon slices, which is constructed, adapted and intended to be prepared by the meat packer for individual sale or to be packed in packages containing a number of containers, each with its bacon slices. Each such article of manufacture comprises an open face assembly ofa flat tray and a number of bacon slices arranged on it which, in accordance with the invention, may be raw, or partially cooked, or fully cooked. The tray which forms part of the product is used as the pan on which the cooking of the raw or partially cooked bacon is completed, or the fully cooked bacon is heated for consumption, after which the tray may be discarded. The product is prepared by the meat packer for retail sale for home use or for sale to institutional users such as restaurants and the like.
The tray forming part of the product provided by the invention is generally flat, substantially rigid, and is formed of a material which will withstand the temperature required to cook the raw or partially cooked bacon slices, which material is non-toxic both cold and hot, and which is inexpensive with respect to both cost of material and cost of fabrication. I have found that sheet aluminum or tinplate of 0.0045 inch gauge meets all of these requirements, although other materials may be used.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings forming part of this specification and comprises a generally flat tray having a flat central part 2 which is surrounded by an upwardly convex, downwardly concave peripheral bead 4 the uppermost part of which is elevated above the upper surface of the flat central part of the tray a distance which is approximately equal to the thickness of a normal bacon slice and which is more definitely defined hereinafter. The bead 4 terminates in an outer edge 6 which preferably lies approximately in the plane of the lower surface of the flat central part of the tray, as this relation of the parts facilitates packaging a number of trays containing bacon, as shown in FIG. 3. The bead may be formed by pressing a flat sheet, thus also forming the flat central part of the tray, and the surrounding bead adds rigidity to the tray, thus permitting the use of thin and relatively inexpensive sheet material such as thin gauge aluminum or tinplate.
In order to add additional rigidity to the tray the generally flat central part 2 thereof is provided with scores or ridges 8 which extend transversely or diagonally of the tray, as shown in the drawings. These scores or ridges may be formed by pressing at the same time that the surrounding bead 4 is formed.
The product provided by the invention is completed by adding to the tray a plurality of slices of bacon which are shown at 10 in the drawings. These are preferably arranged in a single layer of slices laid parallel to each other in side-by-side relation as particularly shown in FIG. 1. It will be understood that within the scope of the invention more than one layer of bacon slices may be put on the tray and the slices in each layer may be arranged in other ways than parallel and side-by-side.
The term raw as used in this specification and claims will be understood to mean completely uncooked after curing. The term partially cooked" is defined by agencies of the United States Government to mean that less than 60 percent of the fat content has been removed by cooking, and the term has this meaning in this specification and claims. The same agencies define fully cooked to mean that in cooking it the bacon must reach an internal temperature of at least lF for 1% minutes, and the term has this meaning in this specification and claims.
In further accordance with the invention the bacon slices are positioned entirely on the central part 2 of the tray within but not encroaching on the surrounding bead 4, and this bead is made of sufficient height that it will contain the liquid fat which is produced by completion of cooking the raw or partially cooked bacon for consumption. Thus, the housewife or other user of the product need only place on a stove burner, a grill, in an oven or under a broiler the open face product consisting of the tray and the raw, partially cooked or fully cooked bacon as provided by the invention and heat sufficiently for human consumption. The tray itself forms the pan on which the cooking of the slices is completed, and the surrounding bead 4 holds within the confines of the tray the liquid fat produced by the final cooking. When the bacon slices are cooked and removed the tray may be discarded.
The open-face container consisting of tray and bacon slices may be sold by the meat packer in any desired way. In a preferred form, any number of tray and bacon products may be stacked and enclosed in an enveloping packaging material such as heat-sealable polyethylene. Such a package is disclosed in FIG. 3 and comprises a plurality of stacked tray and bacon slice products enclosed in packaging material 12, adjacent trays being separated by sheets 14, preferably formed of cellophane, which prevent fat or grease from the bacon strips being absorbed into, or adhered to, the material of the adjacent tray.
It will be understood that all sizes of trays, each with any numbers of bacon slices thereon, are encompassed within the invention.
I claim:
l. A new article of manufacture to be sold as part of an assembly of similar units and used as a unit in cooking bacon slices, comprising a disposable substantially rigid shallow uncovered tray which is non-toxic both hot and cold and which will withstand any temperature necessary to cook bacon slices for human consumption, the tray having:
a. a generally flat central part having ridges constructed and arranged to provide additional rigidity to the tray,
. the tray being formed of metal of approximately .0045 inch gauge,
. an upwardly convex downwardly concave bead heating bacon slices substantially covering the flat" central part,
. the bead terminating at its outer periphery in an outer edge lying approximately in the plane of the lower surface of the flat central part,
. and at least one layer consisting of a plurality of slices of bacon arranged in side-by-side relation on and substantially covering the flat central part of the tray.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US3018370A | 1970-04-20 | 1970-04-20 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US3715218A true US3715218A (en) | 1973-02-06 |
Family
ID=21852941
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US00030183A Expired - Lifetime US3715218A (en) | 1970-04-20 | 1970-04-20 | Bacon container |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US3715218A (en) |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4057142A (en) * | 1975-07-30 | 1977-11-08 | Wacker-Chemitronic Gesellschaft Fur Elektronik-Grundstoffe Mbh | Packaging of semiconductor discs |
US4702377A (en) * | 1984-11-20 | 1987-10-27 | Lin Tec Verpackungstechnik Gmbh | Tray for receiving foodstuffs and a process and apparatus for producing it |
US4879128A (en) * | 1988-01-15 | 1989-11-07 | Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation | Method of pre-cooking bacon |
USRE33143E (en) * | 1984-11-20 | 1990-01-09 | Lin Tec Verpackungstechnik Gmbh | Tray for receiving foodstuffs and a process and apparatus for producing it |
US5076434A (en) * | 1989-11-29 | 1991-12-31 | Gap Container Corporation | Supporting container for pizza dough shells and a package for the same formed by the container |
US5088640A (en) * | 1991-09-06 | 1992-02-18 | James River Corporation Of Virginia | Rigid four radii rim paper plate |
US20090283092A1 (en) * | 2008-05-13 | 2009-11-19 | Mel Marrone | Firelog Pan |
Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2625242A (en) * | 1947-02-05 | 1953-01-13 | Stanley F Reed | Apparatus for handling of foods |
US2673003A (en) * | 1951-02-02 | 1954-03-23 | Lawrence E Stewart | Disposable cooking utensil |
US2807550A (en) * | 1955-05-17 | 1957-09-24 | Wladimir M Zarotschenzeff | Pre-cooked food package and method of preparing the same |
US3361576A (en) * | 1965-05-24 | 1968-01-02 | Paul F. Jacobson | Food package for use in electric toasters |
US3424596A (en) * | 1965-10-22 | 1969-01-28 | Robert E Sullivan | Package for storing and cooking bacon slices |
US3446632A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1969-05-27 | P Le Van Wayne | Food merchandising package for a toaster-heated food product |
US3567067A (en) * | 1969-01-17 | 1971-03-02 | Pantasote Co Of New York Inc T | Disposable serving tray |
US3597238A (en) * | 1969-05-14 | 1971-08-03 | Anaconda Aluminum Co | Pre-cooked food package |
-
1970
- 1970-04-20 US US00030183A patent/US3715218A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2625242A (en) * | 1947-02-05 | 1953-01-13 | Stanley F Reed | Apparatus for handling of foods |
US2673003A (en) * | 1951-02-02 | 1954-03-23 | Lawrence E Stewart | Disposable cooking utensil |
US2807550A (en) * | 1955-05-17 | 1957-09-24 | Wladimir M Zarotschenzeff | Pre-cooked food package and method of preparing the same |
US3361576A (en) * | 1965-05-24 | 1968-01-02 | Paul F. Jacobson | Food package for use in electric toasters |
US3424596A (en) * | 1965-10-22 | 1969-01-28 | Robert E Sullivan | Package for storing and cooking bacon slices |
US3446632A (en) * | 1965-10-23 | 1969-05-27 | P Le Van Wayne | Food merchandising package for a toaster-heated food product |
US3567067A (en) * | 1969-01-17 | 1971-03-02 | Pantasote Co Of New York Inc T | Disposable serving tray |
US3597238A (en) * | 1969-05-14 | 1971-08-03 | Anaconda Aluminum Co | Pre-cooked food package |
Non-Patent Citations (3)
Title |
---|
Food Engineering, Sept. 1957 pp. 80 83 Gaging the Boom in Rigid-Foil Packaging by Ziemba * |
Modern Packaging, June 1957, p. 121 Heat and Eat Sausages * |
Modern Packaging, March 1956, pp 190 191 Sticks that Don t Stick * |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4057142A (en) * | 1975-07-30 | 1977-11-08 | Wacker-Chemitronic Gesellschaft Fur Elektronik-Grundstoffe Mbh | Packaging of semiconductor discs |
US4702377A (en) * | 1984-11-20 | 1987-10-27 | Lin Tec Verpackungstechnik Gmbh | Tray for receiving foodstuffs and a process and apparatus for producing it |
USRE33143E (en) * | 1984-11-20 | 1990-01-09 | Lin Tec Verpackungstechnik Gmbh | Tray for receiving foodstuffs and a process and apparatus for producing it |
US4879128A (en) * | 1988-01-15 | 1989-11-07 | Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation | Method of pre-cooking bacon |
US5076434A (en) * | 1989-11-29 | 1991-12-31 | Gap Container Corporation | Supporting container for pizza dough shells and a package for the same formed by the container |
US5088640A (en) * | 1991-09-06 | 1992-02-18 | James River Corporation Of Virginia | Rigid four radii rim paper plate |
US20090283092A1 (en) * | 2008-05-13 | 2009-11-19 | Mel Marrone | Firelog Pan |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4328254A (en) | Purveying cooked food | |
US4133896A (en) | Food package including condiment container for heating food | |
US4529089A (en) | Food container | |
KR920006599B1 (en) | Container packed with instant food for use in microwave oven | |
US3741778A (en) | Package with self-contained handle for storing and heating food and method of forming same | |
US3873735A (en) | Food package for heating and venting | |
US3830944A (en) | Sandwich package | |
DK166612B1 (en) | PACKAGING FOR BACON IN STRIP FOR MICROWAVE COOKING | |
US4940867A (en) | Microwave composite sheet stock | |
US4938975A (en) | Food product and method of making same | |
US3235390A (en) | Frozen food package and method of making the same | |
US3717083A (en) | Secondary barbeque grill | |
US3619215A (en) | Heat-and-serve packages for prefried bacon and the like | |
US4603052A (en) | Method for oven-heating frozen fried foods | |
US4782745A (en) | Tortilla warmer assembly | |
US5814396A (en) | Grease absorbing pad | |
JP3202469U (en) | Food packaging container for microwave oven heating | |
US3539354A (en) | Method of producing a sandwich | |
US3715218A (en) | Bacon container | |
US2990096A (en) | Food process and container | |
US2838404A (en) | Meat package | |
US2780181A (en) | Device for preparing ravioli | |
US20180184849A1 (en) | Grilled sandwich shape protector | |
US3135614A (en) | Food package | |
US3780187A (en) | Heat-and-serve packages for precooked sausage and the like |