Special receptacle or package – Convertible to or from display configuration – Having content positioning means
Patent
1999-02-01
2000-11-21
Gehman, Bryon P.
Special receptacle or package
Convertible to or from display configuration
Having content positioning means
206541, 206765, 211 73, 211 854, 229904, 426115, B65D 550, A45C 1120, A47G 2900
Patent
active
061490113
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus with multiple-level eating surfaces, which can be made as separable modular units, molded units having a one-piece construction, and as folded units comprising materials such as paper, plastic, styrofoam. Although it is generally intended for the molded and modular units to be reusable and the folded units to be disposable, the reverse is also contemplated. Modular and molded units typically have a base structure, several pillars of uniform or differing heights, and several elevated eating surfaces supported by least one of the pillars. Alternatively, some folded embodiments have elevated eating surfaces are supported by one or more pillars configured as a rear platform into which several liquid and grease resistant inserts can be secured. Since the present invention provides a dining plate or tray having an enlarged surface area for eating which at the same time maintains a compact footprint, applications may include, but are not limited to, use where table space is limited and does not allow the use of separate salad and dessert plates, use for transporting more food items during each trip to a buffet table without enlarging the size of the base plate people would have to carry, and use in providing a dining plate or tray that maintains separate compartments for foods without undue base plate enlargement; and use as a reward system for children to teach them to eat new foods by offering them a fun way to work their way up to the dessert.
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Csengeri Paul James
Marshall A. Winston
Gehman Bryon P.
Morse Dorothy S.
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