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20080203099 | Anti-choking plate and method of preventing choking - The present invention in one embodiment is a dinner plate with a gauge in the form of a “test cylinder” or the outline of a ring attached to the plate that is used to gauge firm food size for children or other people susceptible to choking to keep them from choking on the firm food. In one embodiment, the “test cylinder” is molded into a child's dinner plate as a slightly raised ring on the surface of the plate. In another embodiment, a ring is printed on to the surface of the plate. The “test cylinder” and the printed ring may take a variety of shapes and sizes in addition to cylindrical or circular so long as they provide a gauge against which to measure the size of firm food that is intended to be eaten by the child or person susceptible to choking. | 08-28-2008 |
20080203100 | FOLDING DISH - The invention comprises a dish that can be folded to a compact size for use when camping or traveling. The dish is preferably folded along a central axis via living hinges that allow the dish to be collapsed and held in a collapsed position by snaps or other fasteners. In use, the dish is unfolded and formed into a stable position. | 08-28-2008 |
20080223861 | FLEXIBLE BOWL - A flexible bowl having a base, circumferential wall, and a contoured rim forming an open end and interior surface of the bowl. The bowl is constructed out of silicone or another like material. The circumferential walls are flexible to allow opposing sides to be bent towards each other forming a spout-like channel to allow food to be efficiently removed. The contours on the rim cause the spout to have an oblong end making it more effective in removing food. The base is thick to provide stability. The thickness of the base relative to the weight and dimensions of the wall allows the bowl to be as stable as a traditional bowl. The circumferential wall has a lower, middle, and upper region. The lower region and the rim may be thicker than the middle and upper regions. The bowl is dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe, and oven-proof. | 09-18-2008 |
20080257895 | PLATE WITH HOLDER FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER - A plate with a holder for a beverage container includes an upper plate member having an upper food surface, and a lower plate member attached to the upper plate member. The lower plate member has a notch formed therein for receiving and engaging a beverage container. The beverage container is held in a position below the upper plate member, and an upper lip of the beverage container can support the upper plate member. The notch in the lower plate member can include a substantially circular section having a diameter slightly less than the upper lip of the beverage container such that the upper lip of the beverage container rests on an upper surface of the lower plate member when positioned within the substantially circular section of the notch. | 10-23-2008 |
20090020540 | Tilted cake container system - A food container having a base ( | 01-22-2009 |
20090108004 | Enhanced serving apparatus - A technique for allowing the convenient and orderly withdrawal of contents is disclosed. An apparatus according to the technique may include a container which includes an enhancement at the rim of the container. The enhancement provides the functionality to move edible and/or inedible substances onto objects. In one example, the enhancement may protrude inwardly as a smoothed surface that may push substances onto objects as the objects are removed from the container. | 04-30-2009 |
20090114657 | Structure of an expandable and contractible container - A container includes a closed end, several first ring-shaped parts, and several second-ring-shaped parts adjoining the first ring-shaped parts; each of the first ring-shaped parts has a vertical annular side while each of the second ring-shaped parts has a sloping annular side; when the container is stretched, the ring-shaped parts will be one on top of another to comprise a substantially cone-shaped vessel, which can be pressed into a flattened shape with smaller ones of the ring-shaped parts being relocated within adjacent larger ring-shaped parts; the second ring-shaped parts are formed in such a manner that an angle between each of the second ring-shaped parts and a horizontal line is 60 to 80 degrees; thus, the container is more similar to a cylinder to have a large volume; therefore, the container can be pressed to become flat so as to occupy less space, thus being easy to carry and transport. | 05-07-2009 |
20090218356 | CONTAINER FOR FOOD WITH MODIFIED LID - Plastic containers for storing and transporting food, which include one or more vents, an identifier and/or other descriptive element, or a combination thereof on the top of the lid, and methods for making and using the containers are described herein. The vent contains at least two sections separated by at least one divider. Preferably, the vent is circular and contains three sections. The lids are formed using a standard injection molding process, by first inserting into the facial pocket in a mold cavity an insert-component with the desired identifier or descriptive element and/or one or more holes for the placement of pins on the outer face of the insert-component. Pins with the desired vent design on the face of the pin are placed into each hole of the insert-component. Containers with a vent in the lid are useful for storing hot food. A user applies downward pressure on the vent, opening the vent and allowing steam to escape from the lid. As the steam escapes, the pressure inside the container equilibrates with the ambient pressure. | 09-03-2009 |
20090302043 | WASH-FREE DINNERWARE WITH SURFACE-MOUNTED INSULATING LAYER - The present invention provides a wash-free dinnerware, which is characterized in that, the surface of the wash-free dinnerware is provided with an insulating layer made of food-grade, high-temperature thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic materials; the insulating layer is formed onto the surface of wash-free dinnerware by means of thermal shrinkage, or immersion or blowing. So, the insulating layer could prevent direct contact of wash-free dinnerware with food. | 12-10-2009 |
20090321455 | Fish bowl - The present invention is an article of manufacture comprising a dish and a marker moveably affixed upon or within the dish, wherein the marker can be moved with a utensil. In a preferred embodiment, a dish is constructed that has an inner section and an outer section, and a space between the two sections. The space is filled with a fluid in which markers that appeal to children, such as brightly colored fish. The markers contain a magnet which can be activated using flatware. The child uses his or her spoon to move the fish marker up the side of the dish. This teaches the child how to use a utensil and provides entertainment during mealtimes. | 12-31-2009 |
20100001007 | BOWL WITH LIQUID DRAIN - An assembly for separating liquid and solid components of a food product. The assembly includes a lower bowl, and an upper bowl nested in the lower bowl and defining a cavity within the bottom portion of the lower bowl. The upper bowl includes a plurality of apertures in communication with the cavity whereby the liquid component can be separated from the solid components by straining the liquid component into the cavity. In an alternate embodiment, the assembly further includes an intermediate bowl nested between the lower bowl and the upper bowl. | 01-07-2010 |
20100089928 | ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY UTENSIL / OBJECT FOR PACKAGING/SUPPORTING/ACCOMMODATING/DEPOSITING FOOD / BEVERAGE / MERCHANDISE - Utensils or objects for packaging or supporting or accommodating or depositing food and/or beverage, or for packaging merchandise, are provided. The utensils or objects feature merits of plastic material such as polystyrene, also feature ideal resistance to the conducting of heat or iciness, while being free from the drawback of difficult decomposition of plastic material and from the concern of food/beverage being polluted by plastic material. The utensils or objects are even more superior to those made of purported bio-plastic, of which decomposition is far from satisfactory, heat endurance far from acceptable, and manufacturing cost far from realistic. The utensil or object provided by the present invention comprises a main body and plural voids inside the main body, the main body made of natural plants, the plural voids resulting in ideal resistance to the conducting of heat or iciness, leading to application superiority such as the convenience for human hand to easily hold even when hot or icy food/beverage/commodity is deposited therein. The compositions of the main body result in merits of being environment-friendly and cost effective. | 04-15-2010 |
20100096391 | Baby Bowl - A transparent bowl includes non-slip means and spoon-assisted food conglomeration means. Non-slip means may include a weight structure, a non-slip material affixed to the bowl bottom either substantially continuously covering the bottom or substantially discontinuously covering the bottom, using magnetic materials, or a suction cup. Spoon-assisted food conglomeration means may include a sloped bottom, a substantially spoon-shaped locus, a steep rim, or an inward-curving rim. The transparent bowl may further include an embedded decorative object or spillage reduction means. Spillage reduction means may include an abrupt taper terminus, a steep rim, an inward-curving rim, or a chamfered or rounded bowl vertex. The transparent bowl may further include a lid. | 04-22-2010 |
20100181323 | FOOD CONTAINER HAVING IMPROVED TAMPER EVIDENT FEATURES - A plastic food container includes a lid adapted for sealing arrangement with a base. The rim of the base has an undercut formation adapted to receive the perimeter flange and flange tab of the lid when the lid and base are in the sealed arrangement. The flange tab includes an undercut release mechanism that allows a user to grasp a portion of the flange tab and initially open a sealed container via the extraction of the flange tab from the undercut formation by application of pulling force to the undercut release mechanism. The flange tab includes tamper evident means that provides visible indication that the undercut release mechanism has been utilized to initially open the sealed container. | 07-22-2010 |
20100230419 | Food and drink tray - Food and drink trays have flat surfaces and peripheral edges with openings adapted for receiving and securely carrying a plurality of beverage and food containers. A bearing member attachable to a tray has an arched configuration and fits over the forearm of a user, while a gripping member attachable to the tray is adapted for gripping by a user's hand. A second embodiment has a pair of large circular openings on the upper surface that will hold full plates of food. The food and drink carrying tray may be made from wood, or from a lightweight material, such as plastic, and is useful for holding a plurality of beverages and plates of food when dining buffet-style in a restaurant or a home dinner party. Additional embodiments have removable grips and removable bearing members, as well as large food trays capable of receiving a variety of container-holding adapters. | 09-16-2010 |
20100270314 | Food Containers - A food container includes a food-receiving element configured for receiving a food product and a napkin attached to the food-receiving element, wherein the napkin contains paper. The napkin is attached to the food-receiving element so as to be useable by a diner eating food contained within the food-receiving element without becoming unintentionally detached therefrom. A cover sheet configured for covering at least a portion of the food product is optionally interposed between the food-receiving element and the napkin. | 10-28-2010 |
20100276433 | Stabilized bowl - Bowls containing food are used by persons who have deficiencies in manual control like infants, the elderly and the incapacitated. Serious accidents may result from spills of the contents of said bowls, in addition to posing a nuisance. The object of this invention is to stabilize said bowls by delimiting the position of the bowl when subjected to stresses related to the said manual deficiencies so that spillage does not occur. Specifically the bowls are stabilized by two suction cups temporarily attached to the bottom of the bowl and a fixed surface, respectively, by ambient air pressure; said cups have rods extending from the necks of the suction cups, respectively, that abut each other in a section of tubing. Thus the bowl has limited rotary motion about the initial central axis of the bowl to allow for involuntary fidgeting with the bowl without causing spills. The maximum diameter of the cup portion of the suction cups is less than the diameter of the flat surface of the bowl. | 11-04-2010 |
20100282760 | BALANCED INDIVIDUAL DINING PLATE - A plate that provides a handle area, a food-contact area, a transition area between the handle and food-contact areas, a cup hole, and first and second thumb holes adjacent to the cup hole. The cup hole of the plate, as well as the first and second thumb holes, are located within the handle area at different elevations from an elevation of the food-contact area of the plate. | 11-11-2010 |
20100308059 | HANDLE DEVICE FOR PLATE - Described herein is a handle device for holding a plate and a drinking vessel in one hand. A preferred version includes a plate, a hinge connected to the plate, and a handle connected to the hinge. The plate has an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface is dimensioned and configured to hold food. The handle is movable between a folded position with at least a portion of the handle substantially flush with the lower surface of the plate and an extended position with the portion substantially perpendicular to the lower surface of the plate. Some versions of the invention additionally or alternatively include a support between the hinge and the plate. | 12-09-2010 |
20100314395 | PLATE WITH ENGAGING MEMBER - A plate that removably engages to a drinking glass is described. The plate includes an upper surface that receives a food item. The plate further includes a bottom surface. The bottom surface includes an engaging member to removably engage to the drinking glass. The engaging member may include a conical bottom of the plate, concentric ridges on the bottom of the plate, a channel or slit in the bottom of the plate, or partial curved ridges. All of these designs allow the plate to be removably engaged or secured to the top of the drinking glass. | 12-16-2010 |
20110017751 | RESTAURANT SMALLWARE COMPRISING POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS FORMED FROM 2,2,4,4-TETRAMETHYL-1,3-CYCLOBUTANEDIOL AND 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL - Described are restaurant smallware comprising polyester compositions comprising polyesters which comprise (a) a dicarboxylicacidcomponent having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues or ester residues thereof; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues. | 01-27-2011 |
20110056958 | ANTI-SPILL VESSEL - The anti-spill vessel for use on a support surface of a table, has a bowl with a first screw-threaded portion, and a base which includes a second screw-threaded portion The first screw-threaded portion is releasably inter-engageable with the second screw-threaded portion such that the bowl can be attached to the base. There is also a belt extending from the base for fastening upon the support surface so as to releasably connect the base to the table. | 03-10-2011 |
20110068111 | PLATE WITH FEATURES THAT COOPERATIVELY INTERACT WITH UTENSILS - A food serving plate with features that cooperatively interact with utensils to provide fun assistance to children with their effort to load food onto their utensils. The features on the plate include either or both of: a vertically slotted ramp that accepts the tines of an eating utensil, such as a fork, which allows a person to load food onto the utensil by pushing the food up the ramp and then sliding the utensil under the food when it has reached sufficient height; and a ramp with a nested depression that accepts the leading perimeter contours of a utensil with a food-receiving bowl, such as a spoon, which allows a person to load food onto the utensil by positioning the utensil within the nested depression and by pushing the food up the ramp and over the nested depression with a second utensil with a blunt profile, such as a pusher. | 03-24-2011 |
20110095032 | Party plate - A party plate composite for use at social gatherings and the like wherein such plate serves as a plate for food as well as a holder for an eating utensil, a napkin, and a beverage container, thereby enabling the user to hold all with one hand while leaving the other hand free to shake hands with others, to use the eating utensil or napkin, or to drink the beverage, said party plate composite comprising (a) a plate component for depositing food upon the upper surface thereof, said plate component having an aperture depending through its upper and lower surfaces, (b) an coupler component for disposition into said aperture and for attachment to the circumferential walls of said aperture, and (c) a beverage container holder component appropriately attached to the lower portion of said coupler component. | 04-28-2011 |
20110114643 | TAKE-OUT ASSEMBLIES - A take-out assembly for food and drink economical for disposable use is disclosed that allows consumers to carry both a cup (or shallow bowl) and a food container securely in one hand. The disclosed assembly comprises a cup or shallow bowl for holding a drink, soup, or solid food such as fries, having an open upper end; a container for carrying food having a bottom part for housing food and a top part functioning as a cover lid for the bottom part; and a locking component on the bottom part of the container to allow detachably connecting to the upper end of the cup or shallow bowl. The locking component may include an recess portion being configured to tightly receive the open upper end of the cup or shallow bowl; a boss extending from the recess portion and being fabricated to enhance a connection between the bottom part of the container and the upper end of the cup or shallow bowl; and a snap locking mechanism on a peripheral of the recess portion to further securely lock the bottom part of the container to the upper end of the cup or shallow bowl. | 05-19-2011 |
20110180547 | TILTING TOOL CROCK - A preferred tilting tool crock includes a main container body supported by a base. The container is pivotally secured to the base such that it can rotate forward in order to view and retrieve an item stored in the crock, then rotate back again. The arrangement of the base and the rotating connection ensures that the container does not fall over despite being tipped forward. | 07-28-2011 |
20110210126 | Food container attachable to cup - A food container ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110278306 | FROZEN FOOD ITEM HOLDER - The present invention relates to a holder for frozen food items and confections. The holder includes a grippable shaft having a first receptacle at a first or superior end of the shaft and in an embodiment, a second receptacle at a second or inferior end of the shaft. The first receptacle is adapted to receive a cone, such as those served with ice cream, or other frozen confection. The second receptacle is adapted to receive a stick, such as those served with frozen ice confections and ice cream bars. The receptacles are further adapted to receive drippage from melting frozen food items and confections. Furthermore, the holder is invertible to conveniently use either the first or second receptacle for receiving frozen food items supported in a cone, or on a stick. The receptacle not in use may be used as a support member to place the holder on a table or similar flat surface, if desired. | 11-17-2011 |
20110303678 | Parfait Cup - A parfait cup including a cup, an insert, a catch panel lid and a dome lid such that the parfait cup incorporates at least three individual containers within a single, compact package. The parfait cup maintains each of the contents separately from one another until a consumer desires to combine them. The cup is designed so as to hold a yogurt or other similar contents. The insert is designed to separately hold granola, nuts, cereal or other similar contents. The catch panel lid and dome lid are designed in such a way as to, together, hold fruit or similar contents while simultaneously allowing any juices or excess water exuded from the fruit to be retained in one or more reservoirs in the top of the catch panel lid. | 12-15-2011 |
20110303679 | DRIP DISH - A drip dish includes a dish body and a drip plate. The dish body has an upper concave surface. The drip plate has a plurality of drip holes. The dish body is formed with a trough and a stepped annular surface around an upper side wall of the trough. The drip plate is detachably connected to the stepped annular surface of the trough. When food is placed on the concave surface of the dish body and the drip plate, redundant grease and water of the food drip to the trough through the drip holes of the drip plate. | 12-15-2011 |
20110303680 | TASTING GLASS - The tasting glass ( | 12-15-2011 |
20110309088 | Utensil that is Decomposed Naturally and the Method for Making It - A method for making a utensil includes a first step of placing and stirring a mixture containing a thermoplastic material of 20-60%, a bamboo fiber powder of 20-60% and an adjuvant of 10-20% to form an evenly distributed first blank, a second step of graining the first blank to form multiple grains with uniform sizes, a third step of baking the multiple grains to form a semi-product, and a fourth step of injection molding the semi-product to form a final product of the utensil. Thus, the utensil is made of the bamboo fiber powder so that the utensil will not consume the foodstuff of the natural resource. | 12-22-2011 |
20120000915 | Food plate with beverage container receiving portion - A food dish includes a food-holding portion and, at one edge, a beverage receiving portion formed by a parabolic arcuate wide-mouth opening having a recess perimeter that has a depending skirt portion about its entire length, which receives a beverage container and allows a user to easily hold a beverage secured against the skirt and the food plate together in one hand, freeing the other hand for other activities. | 01-05-2012 |
20120037640 | Decorative paper plate storage units - Paper Plates currently have no designated storage space built into any kitchen, craft, or workroom. The Plate-let gives decorative storage solutions for disposable dinnerware. This solution will give convenient storage solutions without having to create additional space in existing cabinets or drawers. The design and multiple mounting abilities give the Plate-let flexible usage possibilities. | 02-16-2012 |
20120043337 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER OF PAPER MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY FOR FOODSTUFFS - A method of manufacturing containers of paper material for foodstuffs, in particular pastries, wherein the container comprises a single sheet portion of flexible paper material defining a flat bottom wall and a side wall emerging from the bottom wall. The container has a side wall comprising, in section, at least one curvilinear stretch ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120085769 | TACO HOLDER - A taco holder including a rigid, foldable template that retains a crease when folded, which has portions and fold lines configured so that the taco holder is easily configurable between an open configuration and a folded configuration. The open configuration is defined by the fold lines being substantially unfolded such that front edges of the portions of the taco holder define an opening configured to receive a taco or other folded sandwich food. The folded configuration is defined by the fold lines being substantially folded such that the foldable food container is substantially flat. | 04-12-2012 |
20120097683 | FASTENABLE FOOD DISH - According to at least one embodiment, a fastenable food dish for adjustably engaging a table, the fastenable food dish comprising a base having a bottom surface for placement on the table, an upper surface opposite the bottom surface, and a well defined in the upper surface; at least one clamp attached to the bottom of said base, the clamp having an adjustable pad facing the bottom surface of said base for engaging the table between the adjustable pad and the bottom surface of said base; and a tray removably seated in the well of said base, the tray defining at least one upper-facing food compartment. | 04-26-2012 |
20120103999 | Screw System for Child Feeding - The Screw System for Child Feeding consists of a Female Connector Bolt embedded within a tabletop or highchair tabletop/tray, allowing for easy and stable insertion of a Male Connector Screw. The Male Connector Screw will be attached to or molded with corresponding tableware, such as bowls and plates, to allow for a secure way to feed children without the problem of tipping of the tableware and/or spills of the food within. | 05-03-2012 |
20120199592 | CONTAINER FOR PASTE OR GEL CANDY - The present invention is related to a container for paste or gel candy, comprising: a main body geometrically shaped being entirely hollow at its inside and opened at one end to receive and store paste or gel candy; tight closing means being inserted in the main body opened end to perfectly close it and to prevent the vacuum loss at said main body inside and the candy from dripping from said opened end; transferring means located at the opposite end to the main body opened end, which function is to transfer the candy from the container inside to the user's mouth being suctioning or absorbing; and, a cap to close the transferring means. Said main body is formed by one or more pieces and which outer shape may adopt the shape of a figure or image. | 08-09-2012 |
20120205382 | FROZEN FOOD ITEM HOLDER - The present invention relates to a holder for frozen food items and confections. The holder includes a grippable shaft having a first receptacle at a first end of the shaft and a second receptacle at a second end of the shaft. The first receptacle is adapted to receive a cone, such as those served with ice cream, or other frozen confection. The second receptacle is adapted to receive a stick, such as those served with frozen ice confections and ice cream bars. The receptacles are further adapted to receive drippage from melting frozen food items and confections. Furthermore, the holder is invertible to conveniently use either the first or second receptacle for receiving frozen food items supported in a cone, or on a stick. The receptacle not in use may be used as a support member to place the holder on a table or similar flat surface, if desired. The holder also includes a mounting cap that attaches to the holder for preparation and consumption of a frozen food item. | 08-16-2012 |
20120217253 | CHAFING DISH THAT USES A SEALED CHAMBER OF OIL AS A HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM - A chafing dish assembly includes a frame and a chafing dish that is insertable into the frame. The chafing dish comprises a sealed chamber of oil. A heat source is placed below the chafing dish to heat the oil. The oil transfers the heat to food within the chafing dish. | 08-30-2012 |
20120325825 | BLIND-DISH - A dish for a blind person may include a body including at least one compartment, and a stop-lip on a side of the body, including an overhang disposed over a portion of the interior of the body. | 12-27-2012 |
20130020332 | Cocktail Plate - A plate that is designed to be held in one hand of a user together with a drinking glass. | 01-24-2013 |
20130098923 | Cup and Plate Combination Dish - The cup and plate combination dish is an apparatus which allows a user to carry both a beverage and a food item with only one hand, freeing the other hand to perform other actions. The apparatus comprises a cup, a plate, a handle, and a straw hole. The cup stores the beverage for consumption by the user, and the plate allows the user to store the food item on the apparatus. The plate snaps onto the cup, making the apparatus one complete item while still allowing the cup and plate to be separated. The handle extends off one side of the cup, allowing the user to carry the apparatus. The handle also serves to provide the user access to the beverage stored within the cup. The straw hole traverses through the handle and side of the cup and the user inserts a straw through the handle and into the cup. | 04-25-2013 |
20130098924 | Magnetic Dish Sets - Magnetic dish sets are disclosed herein. Magnetic dish sets can include a dish body having a bottom area releasably attachable to a base. Magnetic dish sets can also include a dish having a body with means for releasably attaching a lid both on the top and the bottom of the body. The removable base and lid comprise magnets configured to create a retaining force with a mat having ferromagnetic inserts. | 04-25-2013 |
20130105492 | MAGNETIC TABLEWARE | 05-02-2013 |
20130153582 | ENHANCED SERVING APPARATUS - A technique for allowing the convenient and orderly withdrawal of contents is disclosed. An apparatus according to the technique may include a container which includes an enhancement at the rim of the container. The enhancement provides the functionality to move edible and/or inedible substances onto objects. In one example, the enhancement may protrude inwardly as a smoothed surface that may push substances onto objects as the objects are removed from the container. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161338 | CUP RETAINING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Cup retaining apparatus and methods are described herein. Retaining a cup or glass within or along a plate assembly allows for the user to hold both the plate and cup or glass with a single hand. Generally, a cup or glass retaining plate assembly may comprise a platform defining an opening which is sized to support a cup or glass extending at least partially through the platform. A retaining clip or arm may be pivotably attached to the platform and movable between a retaining position and a releasing position, wherein the opening opens along a portion of a periphery of the platform such that the cup or glass is secured within the opening when the retaining clip or arm is in the retaining position and wherein the cup or glass is removable when the retaining dip or arm is in the releasing position. | 06-27-2013 |
20130175277 | Food Dish With Abutment to Drinking Glass Top - A dish with a body having an upper surface comprising a first material suitable to contact food and a lower surface. The dish also has a member attached to the lower surface where the member includes a second material, differing from the first material, and where the member has at least one dimension that is between two and four inches so as to abut to a circle having a diameter of four inches or less. | 07-11-2013 |
20130186903 | QUICK ATTACHING CHAFING DISH HANDLE CONFIGURED FOR SAFE CHAFING DISH PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL AND FOR NESTING CHAFING DISH STORAGE - A chafing dish with handles allows a safe, efficient, and professional-appearing exchange and serving of food, keeping the servers hands away from the outer edge of the chafing dish where hot steam rises from the water pan. The chafing dish handles of the present invention are formed as part of a closed loop frame. The frame consists of rail members that are configured to align with and to be positioned beneath the chafing dish ledge. The rail members form a rectangular, depending on the shape of the chafing dish, structure. Handle members extend from the rail members on opposed sides of the frame and extend in a manner that does not prevent the lid placement or the nesting of chafing dishes in storage. | 07-25-2013 |
20130228582 | BOWL - The invention relates to a howl for mixing food. At least one group of at least three knobs ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130299502 | FEEDING APPARATUS - A feeding apparatus includes a food container. The food container includes an open end and a closed end. The food container is provided on a surface thereof with a plurality of apertures and a plurality of protrusions. The food container is made of a resilient material for use with foodstuff. | 11-14-2013 |
20130313264 | PLATE WITH CUP ATTACHMENT - A dinner plate of conventional size and shape includes within its substantially planar bottom a coaxial central region having coupling means in the form of diametrically opposing, chordal grooves that mate with the outwardly curled rim of commonly available, flexible plastic drink cups. The coupling means holds the cup snugly against the bottom of the plate, enabling a user confidently to hold both in one hand, freeing his other hand and allowing considerable acentric loading of the plate with foods. Inserting the cup rim into the grooves requires squeezing it slightly and temporarily into an oval shape. Once released, the cup's resiliency enhances the snugness of the fit and the security of the coupling. In a preferred embodiment, the central region forms a slightly raised island in the center of the plate, the island creating a recess substantially flush with the bottom of the plate, thereby abetting use of the plates on horizontal surfaces and optimizing the nesting of multiple plates for storage and stacking. Segments of the walls of the recess include radially inward-extending lugs that fit under the cup rim and secure it against the bottom surface of the recess. | 11-28-2013 |
20130320025 | Packaging Container and Serving Tray for Shrimp and Other Foods - The present invention concerns a food packaging and serving tray that generally includes an upper tray configured to support and contain food items, and a base tray that receives the upper tray and supports it in various positions. The base tray has a plurality of attachment points located at at least two different heights relative to the bottom of the base tray. The attachment points serve to support and maintain the upper tray at at least two different heights above the base tray. A first, lower height corresponds to the serving tray being in a packaging state for when the food items are being transported and displayed for purchase. The second height corresponds to the serving tray being in a serving state, when the food items are being served for consumption by the consumer. During the serving state, the additional height between the base tray and upper tray allows ice to be arranged in the base tray in order to keep the food in the upper tray chilled. | 12-05-2013 |
20140014666 | SMART PLATE - The present invention relates to a foldable plate comprising a substrate having a central portion and a plurality of edges; a plurality of ridges formed by folding the substrate and crisscrossing each other; and a plurality of protecting edges formed by folding the plurality of edges toward the central portion, wherein a plurality of containing regions is formed among the plurality of ridges and edges. | 01-16-2014 |
20140027459 | Multi-Layered Container - A multi-layered container for containing content adapted to be consumed. The multi-layered container includes a first sheet positioned at a bottom of the multi-layered container and adapted to contain a first content. A second sheet stacked on top of the first sheet and adapted to contain a second content. An adhesive is applied to edges of the first sheet except to at least one non-adhesive edge of the first sheet. The at least one non-adhesive edge of the first sheet enables the second sheet to be peeled off. An upper surface of the first sheet is exposed for the first content to be placed when the second sheet is peeled off from the first sheet. | 01-30-2014 |
20140034652 | REVERSIBLE FOOD PLATE HAVING A SLOPE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A reversible food plate, which is molded from plastic, such as polypropylene, and comprises a first surface and a second surface, each of which has a slope, and an edge, wherein the bottom of the slope of the first surface is on the opposite end of the plate from the bottom of the slope of the second surface, wherein the edge forms a first rim and a second rim, which together form a side wall, which is over-molded with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and has an external surface, which is perpendicular to a flat or substantially flat surface on which the plate is placed, wherein, when pressure is applied to an upwardly facing surface of a plate resting on a flat or substantially flat surface, suction is created between the side wall of the food plate and the surface; and a method of making the reversible food plate comprising molding the food plate from plastic, such as polypropylene, and over-molding the side wall with TPE. | 02-06-2014 |
20140069933 | PATTERNING FOR CONSTRUCTABLE UTENSIL - A system and method for reducing manufacturing costs of patterned constructible utensils and improving their constructability. One constructible utensil includes a set of scores (e.g., a quad of scores including an outer pair and an inner pair, a single such pair, or other number of scores) that are shaped to converge when moving from a bowl-region towards the handle portion. The scores do not intersect but stop and produce various alterations in the converging score pattern. These alterations in the converging pattern help with propagation of a bowl-forming fold responsive to a constructing manipulation of the handle portion (e.g., folding, bending, and other operation on the handle portion and one or more scores on the handle portion). | 03-13-2014 |
20140076905 | Pressed Paperboard Servingware with Improved Rigidity and Rim Stiffness - Products and methods of increasing the Rigidity and Rim Stiffness of disposable containers are provided. The containers have an outer flange portion extending outwardly with a brim portion sloping downwardly defining a declivity angle α with respect to a horizontal generally parallel to the bottom portion and generally include an outward turn at the periphery of the container. A preferred method of improving rigidity includes press-forming: (i) a brim transition portion adjoining the downwardly sloping brim portion of the container and (ii) an outwardly extending annular evert portion adjoining the brim transition portion extending outwardly at an eversion angle β of at least about 25 degrees with respect to the downwardly sloping brim portion of the flange. | 03-20-2014 |
20140091096 | VENTILATED TRAY WITH RISER - A serving tray configured to hold fresh baked pizza and hot-served food items in a prolonged hot and crispy state. The tray comprises a circular ventilated platform made of a perforated inner region surrounded by a solid rim. Stand-off dividers form a plurality of segregated breathing chambers below the ventilated platform. The stand-off dividers guide moisture vapor from the hot baked food item through the ventilated platform and toward a cool remote surface where the water vapors condense. External air drafts are obstructed by the stand-off dividers. The stand-off dividers include one annular riser divider and two internal cross-brace dividers that together form four sector-shaped breathing chambers. A flat handle extends between the two cross-brace dividers inside the annular riser divider. As slices of pizza are removed, the remaining portions of pizza on the tray stay hot and crispy as radiated heat is reflected within the still breathing chambers. | 04-03-2014 |
20140124512 | Internal Support Structure and Food Container System - A food container and internal support structure has a hollow tubular member with an internal food support structure disposed therein. A top and bottom opening permit the sliding of the foodstuff internal support structure through the hollow tubular member as it is grasped underneath by a user manipulating a support structure handle. A sealing ring is disposed about the periphery of the internal support structure so as to make contact with the internal surface of the tubular member thereby preventing leakage of the contents therefrom. | 05-08-2014 |
20140166667 | Decorative Transparent Dinnerware Articles with Interchangeable Display Capability - A unique, versatile system of providing decorative dinnerware articles (plates, bowls, platters, and the like) with viewable designs on demand is provided. Such an article (as well as system) includes at least one transparent top component of a suitable polymer construction that nests with a lower component such that the two connect reliably in a manner that a user may place a decoration of his or her choosing between both component such that the design may be viewed through at least the top component (the lower component may be transparent, as well, if desired). In this way, a user has the capability of utilizing such a nested dinnerware configuration for the purpose of serving food or any other end-use available with such articles while simultaneously providing any desired design that can be displayed through at least the transparent top component. | 06-19-2014 |
20140197178 | TWIST-FOLD CONTAINERS - Twist-fold containers include wires that are pivotally connected to channels formed in the containers. Using a twisting motion, the containers including the wires are collapsed. The collapsing, twisting motion is produced though the use of wires that are displaced in a plurality of locations along the circumference of the container. The wires include horizontal sections that are configured to be retained in the base or rim of the container in a manner that permits them to rotate to transition the container between expanded and collapsed positions. | 07-17-2014 |
20140217105 | DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTACT ARTICLE WITH LIGHT REFLECTIVE DESIGN - A disposable food contact article includes a food-contact member having a food surface for contacting food. A peripheral border extends from the food surface, and the peripheral border includes a plurality of design elements which are more light-reflective than a remainder of the peripheral border. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238999 | SERVING VESSEL SET - A series of vessels includes first, second, and third vessels. The first vessel includes a first bottom wall and a first coupling feature formed on a bottom surface of the first bottom wall. The second vessel includes a second bottom wall, a second coupling feature, and a third coupling feature. The second coupling feature is formed on a top surface of the second bottom wall and is configured to engage with the first coupling feature to form a first mated pair. The third coupling feature is formed on a bottom surface of the second bottom wall. The third vessel is sized larger than the second vessel and includes a third bottom wall, a fourth coupling feature, and a fifth coupling feature. The fourth coupling feature is formed on a top surface of the third bottom wall and is configured to engage with the third coupling feature of the second vessel to form a second mated pair. The fifth coupling feature is formed on the top surface of the third bottom wall and is configured to selectively engage with the first coupling feature of the first vessel to form a third mated pair. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246442 | GLASS BOWL ASSEMBLY FOR BOWL LIFT MIXER - A bowl assembly for a stand mixer includes an at least partially translucent container that includes a sidewall and a bottom wall. The container includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an open upper edge. A channel is disposed on the outer surface substantially parallel with the open upper edge. The channel includes upper and lower circumferential walls and a channel wall that extends between the upper and lower circumferential walls. A gasket includes top and bottom sealing flanges and is configured for reception in the channel. A band assembly includes at least one elongate band and a tensioning mechanism. The band assembly is configured for reception in the channel. First and second support members extend substantially orthogonally from the at least one elongate band. | 09-04-2014 |
20140252008 | PLATE WITH COLLAPSIBLE INSERTS - A multipurpose plate including a support surface with a handle and at least one aperture. The multipurpose plate also including at least one collapsible container that is removably inserted through the at least one aperture. | 09-11-2014 |
20140284340 | Cocktail Plate - Provided are plate designs that enable a user to hold a plate in one hand, together with a drinking cup in the same hand. The subject designs find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate and a drinking cup simultaneously. The subject designs also find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate securely, in the presence or absence of a drinking cup. | 09-25-2014 |
20140299607 | FOOD CARRIER - A food carrier configured for use in decorating, storing, serving and transporting food in a single device. The food carrier includes a turntable base having a body and a rotating member that rotates about a central axis relative to the body, a serving platter configured to removably secure to the turntable base; and a lid configured to engage the turntable base. The turntable base has a plurality of locking mechanisms to secure the rotating member relative to the body. The lid may be lockable to the turntable base by at least one locking mechanism. | 10-09-2014 |
20140326735 | CONTAINER CLOSURE - A package includes a container and a closure for an opening into an interior region formed in the container the closure is configured to mount on a brim of the container. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332538 | Bowl having arrangement for adjustably fastening a magnet - A bowl includes a flexible, continuous wall; an annular latch disposed on a lower portion of an inner surface of the flexible, continuous wall and inclined downward, inward; a hollow bottom member integrally formed with the flexible, continuous wall; a magnet disposed in the hollow bottom member; an annular groove formed between the annular latch and a joining portion of the inner surface of the flexible, continuous wall and an inner surface of the hollow bottom member; an internally threaded boss disposed on a bottom of the hollow bottom member; and a cover including an externally threaded projection threadedly fastened in the internally threaded boss. An edge of the cover is disposed in the annular groove. A portion of top of the cover adjacent to its edge is urged downward by the annular latch so as to hold the magnet secure. | 11-13-2014 |
20140367392 | Dual purpose plate with removable beverage container - A dual purpose plate for use in a wide variety of social and dining environments. The dual purpose plate is provided with an aperture located in the center of the plate. The aperture is adapted to removably receive a beverage container therein, thereby allowing a user to simultaneously hold both the plate and a beverage that is placed within the beverage container, with only using one hand. The plate is constructed with a raised exterior perimeter wall, a raised interior retaining wall, and a plurality of raised interior segmenting walls that connect between the interior and exterior walls and separate articles of food, condiments, or other items located on the surface of the plate. The raised interior and exterior walls retain food or other articles placed on the plate and prevent liquids from spilling into the beverage container. | 12-18-2014 |
20150008230 | CONTAINER FOR FOOD - A container for food includes a bottom portion having a circular shape; a wall portion including a first wall portion formed continuously from the bottom portion and formed with a curved surface and an inclined surface inclined relative to the bottom portion, and a second wall portion formed continuously from the first wall portion and extending in a direction orthogonal to a surface direction of the bottom portion, the wall portion including an opening formed in a rectangular shape on one side and in a semielliptical shape on another side; and a flange portion formed continuously from the second wall portion. | 01-08-2015 |
20150014329 | A Pair of Utensils Forming a Tong-like Structure - Disposable dishware and utensils with an option to be converted into another use. | 01-15-2015 |
20150014330 | DISH ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A vessel assembly for displaying an image includes a vessel having a first side and a second side. At least a portion of the vessel is at least partially transparent. A plurality of brackets are coupled to the second side of the vessel. The plurality of brackets are configured to stabilize the vessel on a surface. A plurality of brackets are configured to detachably return a support base to the vessel. The support base is configured to retain an image between the support base and the second side of the vessel to allow the image to be viewed through the portion of the vessel that is at least partially transparent. | 01-15-2015 |
20150122823 | DISPOSABLE CHAFING DISH WITH HANDLES AND CHAFING DISH HANDLES CONFIGURED THERFORE - A disposable chafing dish with handles allows a cost effective safe, efficient, and professional-appearing exchange and serving of food, keeping the servers hands away from the outer edge of the chafing dish where hot steam rises from the water pan. The chafing dish handles of the present invention are formed as part of a closed loop frame. The frame consists of rail members that are configured to align with and to be positioned beneath the chafing dish ledge of disposable chafing dish and which edges can be rolled around portions of the rail members. The rail members form a rectangular, depending on the shape of the chafing dish, structure. Handle members extend from the rail members on opposed sides of the frame and extend in a manner that does not prevent the lid placement or the nesting of chafing dishes in storage. | 05-07-2015 |
20150136792 | FOOD PLATE - The present invention relates to a food plate having at least one removable section. The present invention enables a user to hold a food plate and a drinking cup simultaneously with one hand, leaving the other hand free. | 05-21-2015 |
20150136793 | AIR-TIGHT CERAMIC OR GLASS VESSELS AND LID SYSTEMS - An exemplary embodiment of a vessel-lid combination includes a ceramic or glass vessel having an open top surrounded by a peripheral edge, a lid fabricated of a plastic material, and a seal structure. The lid is configured to attach to the open top by means of a latch or set of latches integrated with the lid, and the seal structure is configured to provide an air-tight seal between the lid and the peripheral edge of the vessel when the lid is attached to the vessel. | 05-21-2015 |
20150297004 | DISPOSABLE SET OF DISHES COMPRISING A LAMINATE - The present invention relates to disposable tableware comprising a laminate comprising at least one dewaxed plant leaf or piece thereof, an adhesive and a bioplastic film. Moreover, the invention relates to methods to produce such a laminate. | 10-22-2015 |
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20150353232 | SIZE-ADJUSTABLE RECEPTACLE - An apparatus and parts for forming a size-adjustable receptacle are disclosed. In some embodiments, a part of a receptacle is provided, the receptacle being assembled from a plurality of parts. The part of the receptacle includes a surface having formed therein a plurality of protrusions suitable to mate in interlocking cooperation with protrusions of a second and third part of the receptacle, such that a choice of which protrusions of the first part to mate with protrusions of the second and third parts, determines a size of the receptacle. | 12-10-2015 |
20160023811 | FOOD POUCH CONTAINER - Disclosed herein are food pouch containers comprising a body having an interior cavity; a door; a hole; and a surface for contouring the bottom of the food pouch. Also disclosed are food pouch containers comprising a back portion having an interior cavity; a cover; a hole; means for contouring the food pouch from a bottom thereof; and means for contouring the food pouch from at least a side thereof. In some embodiments, a surface divides the interior cavity into an upper cavity and the lower cavity. | 01-28-2016 |
20160045044 | TABLEWARE ANCHORING TRAY - A tray for picnics and buffets that secures and stabilizes (anchors) tableware items is described that has a planar tray top with crossing inverted T-slots openings that accommodate anchoring slider tabs that present top attachment surfaces adapted for securing and anchoring tableware placed on the tray top at variable positions along the inverted T-slots. The bottom of the describe tray has an integral downturned peripheral rim sized slightly greater than the planar tray tops enabling a number of such trays to be stably stacked and stored. | 02-18-2016 |
20160058220 | MAGNETIC DINNERWARE - A line of ceramic, porcelain and plastic dinnerware that contains individual pieces inlaid with heavy duty magnetic rings on which silverware and other utensils are securely adhered by means of magnetic attraction. | 03-03-2016 |
20160088963 | FOOD TRAY AND LID APPARATUS - A food carrying apparatus with a receptacle and a lid is provided. The receptacle includes a base and a sidewall. The sidewall extends from the base and includes a rim forming an opening into the receptacle. The receptacle further includes at least a pair of slits formed through the sidewall. Each slit is formed on opposing sides of one another on the sidewall. The lid includes a pair of locking tabs. Each of the tabs is formed on opposing sides of one another on the lid. The pair of locking tabs aligns with the pair of slits. To removably attach the lid to the receptacle, the tabs slidably engage the slits and cover the opening. The receptacle and the lid may be made of a paper based material to be used with food and then disposed of. | 03-31-2016 |
20160106240 | FOOD PLATE - The present invention is a food plate that has weakening lines near the edge of the plate. The weakening lines define removable areas on the food plate. A person can use the present invention as a traditional food plate to hold a plate of food. He or she also can use the unique features of the present invention. By detaching the removable sections defined by the weakening lines, a user can create recesses on the food plate. The user can then put his or her index finger and thumb into the recesses to hold a drink on the top surface of the food plate, and use his or her other fingers to support the food plate from the bottom of the plate. | 04-21-2016 |
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