Compartmental container for serving food products

Details Compartmental container for serving food products Compartmental container for serving food products

1996-05-15

1999-06-29

Castellano, Stephen

Receptacles

Sectional

Container formed of only two similar sections

220555, 220784, 220793, B65D 124, B65D 600, B65D 4310

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active

059155817

ABSTRACT:
A two-piece container including a plate having a peripheral rim and a cover having a peripheral flange. The flange of the cover has a depending portion adapted to overlappingly engage the rim of the plate in a releasable interlocking relationship. In one aspect of the invention, an indexing cut-out portion is formed in either the plate rim or the cover flange, and an indexing protrusion extends inwardly from the other of the plate rim and cover flange. To facilitate alignment of the cover and the plate during releasable attachment of the cover to the plate, the indexing protrusion is configured to engage the indexing cut-out portion. In another aspect of the invention, the plate has a bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the bottom, and a raised rib-like partition extending upwardly from the bottom to define separate plate compartments for holding and separating food items thereon. The partition has an inverted V-shape with a rounded apex. The cover has a top wall provided with a depending divider for likewise dividing the cover into separate compartments complementary to the compartments defined in the plate. The divider extends a sufficient distance to engage the plate partition when the cover is attached to the plate to thereby define separate food compartments. To inhibit liquid from transferring between the food compartments, the divider is generally V-shaped with an apex defining a channel adapted to receive and mate with the rounded apex of the plate partition. In another aspect of the invention, the dividers of the cover are configured with a recess defining a seat and side walls for receiving and holding an item externally of the cover.

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