Receptacles – Sectional – Container formed of only two similar sections
Patent
1991-07-09
1994-02-22
Garbe, Stephen P.
Receptacles
Sectional
Container formed of only two similar sections
220 425, 220501, 220522, 220523, 220602, 220628, 206509, 206511, 211 14, B65D 600
Patent
active
052879798
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to an ovoid container for condiments.
2. Description of Background and Relevant Information
An ovoid container is adapted to contain condiments for egg-based dishes, or of any other food, and has the special characteristic of being transformed into an egg cup. In view of its forms and dimensions which are identical to those of a hen's egg, the invention can find its place in a container for packing eggs.
The devices that have been manufactured up until now are cup-shaped containers closed by a cap, most often integrated into the container for eggs, and necessitating a special manufacturing process for the cap. The cup can contain only one type of product which limits the possible application.
Egg-shaped containers are known in the art. German patent publication DE-C825,894 is related to a container adapted to contain and protect an egg, and can be transformed into an egg cup by assembling two sets of threads. It is provided with an external container equipped with a screwed cork and is able to contain a condiment.
French patent publication FR-A-2,125,815 is related to a system enabling the assembly, with the help of a third element, of two hollow elements having any shape, including an ovoid shape. These devices have complex assembling means that necessitate complex manufacturing processes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The device according to the present invention eliminates these disadvantages. The device is comprised of two completely separate compartments, each closed by a separate cap, and which can contain a different product. The ovoid shape enables it to be placed in any type of container for eggs, without having to be subject to modification, and thus, facilitates the mechanization of processing on production chains. The option of transforming the ovoid container into an egg cup is an important commercial attraction.
It is comprised of a combination of two concave elements that can be assembled to form an egg-shaped container. The ovoid container may be made of a thin, possibly transparent plastic or an edible material. One of the elements forming the cover comprises an annular groove mounted with a force fit onto a corresponding annular rib of the other element to seal the container for the purpose of preserving the condiments.
Each of the condiments contained in the ovoid container can be enclosed in a bag which prevents the evaporation of aroma and the penetration of humidity.
Each of the two concave elements has a sealing cap forming an individual compartment, each of which can contain a different condiment. The sealing cap of the element forming the cover is recessed in order that the two elements can be assembled. A means is provided for enabling the bases of the two above-mentioned elements to be connected to form an egg cup, the cover acting as a base, the assembly means being able to be constituted by at least one stub being force-fitted in at least one depression or, alternatively, by the association of a circular groove that can be snapped onto a rib provided on the base of the other element.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the annexed drawings, that represent non-limiting examples of the embodiments of the invention:
FIG. 1 is a side view of the device in its entirety in a closed position.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device.
FIG. 3 is a transverse section showing the device transformed into a cup.
FIG. 4 is a side view which shows the two separate portions of a variation of the device with two compartments.
FIG. 5 illustrates a second concave element of an alternative embodiment of the device of the invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a first concave element of the alternative embodiment of the device of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a side view of an ovoid container in the assembled form. A first concave element 1 is connected to a second concave element 2 by means of an internal annular groove 3 integral to the plane of the opening of the first concave element
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Garbe Stephen P.
Stucker Nova
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