Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Packaged assemblage or kit
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-04
2001-11-06
Gehman, Bryon P. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Packaged assemblage or kit
C206S564000, C220S023830
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311841
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to lap trays combined with picnic-supply containers.
Carrying picnic supplies to a beach, a park or other remote place and having a picnic or party there can be a bit troublesome. Consequently, various known food containers and picnic-supply containers have been devised to ease related problems.
None are known, however, to provide a clean and convenient carrying case that also has lap-tray advantages in a manner taught by this invention.
Examples of a known related but different cases are described in the following patent documents. U.S. Pat. No. 5,915,561, issued to Lorenzana, et al. on Jun. 29, 1999 described a lap tray that was not an enclosure. U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,485, issued to Cautereels, et al. on Jan. 6, 1998, described a food container with an internal cooler, not a supply container or lap tray. U.S. Pat. No. 4,648,512, issued to Tarozzi, et al. on Mar. 10, 1987, described a portable cooler that was a tray, not a picnic-ware container. U.S. Pat. No. 3,938,688, issued to Ryan on Feb. 17, 1976, described a covered serving tray for hospitals and other institutions. U.S. Pat. No. 2,397,225, issued to Walters on Mar. 26, 1946, described a camping kit without tray features. U.S. Pat. No. 1,885,483, issued to Samuelson on Nov. 1, 1932, described a several-ply lap tray. U.S. Pat. No. 1,327,948, issued to Dennis on Jan. 13, 1920, described a food container structured also to be a stove and cooking utensil. British Patent No. 16,901, issued to Harverson on Sep. 5, 1894, described a rectangular food container having a top that could be used as a plate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Objects of patentable novelty and utility taught by this invention are to provide a lap-tray and picnic-supply case which:
is lightweight;
is safely and easily closable and openable;
has dividers for arrangement of picnic supplies such as disposable plates, cups, eating utensils and napkins;
has a top with lap-tray structure for cradling most-used plates, bowls, cups and utensils in addition to having a conveniently sized and positioned flat table top;
has a case-carrying handle; and
has optional additional trays inside.
This invention accomplishes these and other objectives with a lap-tray and picnic-supply case having a tray-shaped lid with a matching case receptacle having supply compartments that correspond to the tray-shaped lid. One or more optional and separate inside lap trays may also be provided for additional persons to use.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 848889 (1907-04-01), Fitzgerald
patent: 1327948 (1920-01-01), Dennis
patent: 1458679 (1923-06-01), Bishop
patent: 1885483 (1932-11-01), Samuelson
patent: 1935307 (1933-11-01), Ackerman
patent: 2061965 (1936-11-01), Graeser
patent: 2397225 (1946-03-01), Walters
patent: 3799386 (1974-03-01), Madalin et al.
patent: 3811559 (1974-05-01), Carter
patent: 3938688 (1976-02-01), Ryan
patent: 4648512 (1987-03-01), Tarozzi et al.
patent: 5505307 (1996-04-01), Shink
patent: 5704485 (1998-01-01), Cautereels et al.
patent: 5915561 (1999-06-01), Lorenzana et al.
patent: 6112899 (2000-09-01), Zeringue
patent: 2549354 (1985-01-01), None
patent: 16901 (1894-01-01), None
Gehman Bryon P.
Livingston, Esq. Edward M.
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