US2003146222A1PendingUtilityA1
Fast food tray
Priority: Feb 4, 2002Filed: Feb 4, 2002Published: Aug 7, 2003
Est. expiryFeb 4, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Bill Loh
A47G 19/06
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Abstract
An organizer for items of a meal including a tray section that is mounted onet a box section. The box section has an area with openings for receiving kabob sticks, another area for storing beferage and another are for storing finger food an bulk items such as hamburgers. A slot in the bottom section is provided for storing a napkin, A dike in the bottom section prevents flow of condiments into the napkin section
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedWhat is claimed is:
1 . An organizer for dispensing items for a meal, which comprises:
A tray section having a rim; A box section being a rectangular container having four side panels, each having an edge perpendicularly joined to an edge of a floor panel; said four side panels forming a rim of said box section; means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section. one of said side sections having a slot: a channel having two leg panels joined by a joining panel; said slot, channel and floor panel arranged in operabla combination to form a tunnel with said slot at one end of said tunnel dimensioned to permit sliding a napkin through said slot into said tunnel in said box section.
2 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said tray section comprises:
a plurality of sticks having one end adapted for skewering at least one of meat and vegetables on each one of said sticks;
said tray section having an area with an array of openings dimensioned to permit inserting said one end with said at least one of meat and vegetables through any one of said openings toward said floor panel and leaving an opposite end of said stick protruding outside said organizer whereby said stick is conveniently accessible for withdrawal from said organizer.
said area being located where contact between said sticks through said openings and said napkin inserted into said bottom section is avoided.
3 . The organizer of claim 2 further comprising a dike integrally formed with said floor panel and exending from one of said side panels to an opposite one of said side panels arranged to confine juices dripping from said meats and vegetables to a region of said box section that is remote from said napkin inserted into said tunnel through said slot.
4 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said tray section comprises:
said tray section having an area with an array of openings, each opening adapted to permit inserting one end of a stick with at least one of meat and vegetables through any one of said openings toward said floor panel and leaving an opposite end of said stick protruding outside said organizer whereby said stick is conveniently accessible for withdrawal from said organizer;
said area being located where contact between said sticks through said openings and said napkin inserted into said bottom section is avoided.
5 . The organizer of claim 4 further comprising a dike integrally formed with said floor panel and extending from one of said side panels to an opposite one of said side panels arranged to confine juices dripping from said meats and vegetables in a region of said box section that is remote from said napkin inserted into said box section through said slot.
6 . The organizer of claim 4 further comprising a false floor means, positioned on said floor panel and under a group of said openings in said tray section, for supporting ends of sticks that are shorter than remaining sticks with said another end of said short sticks protruding from out of said opening.
7 . The organizer of claim 6 wherein said false floor means comprises a channel having a false floor panel and a pair of leg panels, each leg panel having one edge joined to said false floor panel and each with an opposite edge secured to said floor panel
8 . The organizer of claim 1 comprising:
a basin having a rim;
another area of said tray section having an opening with a rim;
said rim of said basin integrally formed with said rim of said opening in said another area of said tray section wherein said basin is convex toward said floor panel.
9 . The organizer of claim 8 comprising:
means for holding a cup.
10 . The organizer of claim 9 wherein said means for holding a cup comprises:
a cone section having an open upper end dimensioned to permit nesting said cup in said cone section
said cone section mounted in said basin with an opening of said cone section accessible for positioning said cup in said cone section.
11 The organizer of claim 10 wherein said cone section is mounted into said basin arranged to define two compartments of said bsin, one said compartment on one side of said cone section and another said compartment on an opposite side of said cone section.
12 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section comprises: said rim of said tray section being sealed to said rim of said box section
13 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section comprises:
a ridge formed on said rim of said box section;
a groove formed on said rim of said tray section arranged to engage said ridge.
14 The organizer of claim 1 wherein said means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section comprises:
a ridge formed on said rim of said tray section;
a groove formed on said rim of said box section arranged to engage said ridge.
15 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said tray section and said box section are made of plastic sheet.
16 . The organizer of claim 15 wherein said plastic sheet is selected from a group of plastics consisting of teraphthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride.
17 . The organizer of claim 15 wherein said box section is foam.
18 The organizer of claim 15 wherein said sheet has a thickness that is generally less than 0.6 millimeters.
19 . The organizer of claim 1 wherein said tray section comprises:
an area with an opening dimensioned to permit inserting a bulk item through said opening into said box section
said area being located where contact between said bulk item inserted through said opening into said bottom section and said napkin inserted into said bottom section is avoided.
a dike integrally formed with said floor panel and exending from one of said side panels to an opposite one of said side panels arranged to confine juices dripping from said bulk item in a region of said box section that is remote from said napkin inserted into said tunnel through said slot.
a basin having a rim;
another area of said tray section having an another opening with a rim;
said rim of said basin integrally formed with said rim of said another opening wherein said basin is convex toward said floor panel;
a cone section having an open upper end dimensioned to permit nesting a cup in said cone section;
said cone section mounted in said basin with an opening of said cone section accessible for positioning said cup in said cone section.
20 . An organizer for dispensing items for a meal which comprises:
a tray section having a rim; a box section being a rectangular container having four side panels, each having an edge perpendicularly joined to an edge of a floor panel; said four side panels forming a rim of said box section; means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section being one of
(i) said rim of said tray section being sealed to said rim of said box section
(ii) ridge formed on said rim of said box section and a groove formed on said rim of said tray section arranged to engage said ridge;
one of said side sections having a slot dimensioned to permit sliding a napkin into said box section when said tray section is engaged with said box section said tray section having an area with an array of openings dimensioned to permit inserting a plurality of sticks having one end adapted for skewering at least one of meat and vegetables on each one of said sticks and adjacent said floor panel and an opposite end of said stick protruding outside said organizer conveniently accessible for withdrawal from said organizer. said area with an array of openings being located where contact between said sticks through said openings and said napkin inserted into said box section is avoided; a dike integrally formed with said floor panel and exending from one of said side panels to an opposite one of said side panels and arranged to confine juices dripping from said meats and vegetables in a region of said box section that is remote from said napkin inserted into said box section through said slot; a false floor positioned on said floor panel and under a group of said openings in said tray section whereby ends of sticks that are shorter than remaining sticks are supported on said false bottom with said another end protruding from out of said opening. a basin having a rim; another area of said tray section having an opening with a rim; said rim of said basin integrally formed with said rim of said opening in said tray section; a cone section having an open upper end adapted for nesting a cup in said cone section
said cone section mounted in said basin with an opening of said cone section accessible for positioning said cup in said cone section.
said cone section mounted into said basin arranged to define two compartments in said basin, one said compartment on one side of said cone section and another said compartment on an opposite side of said cone section;
said tray section and said box section made of plastic sheet;
said plastic selected from a group of plastics consisting of teraphthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride.
said sheet having a thickness that is generally less than 0.6 millimeters.
21 . An organizer for dispensing items for a meal, which comprises:
A tray section having a rim; A box section being a rectangular container having four side panels, each having an edge perpendicularly joined to an edge of a floor panel; said four side panels forming a rim of said box section; means for engaging said rim of said box section with said rim of said tray section. said tray section having an area with an array of openings dimensioned to permit inserting one end of a kabob stick with at least one of meat and vegetables through any one of said openings toward said floor panel and leaving an opposite end of said kabob stick protruding outside said organizer whereby said kabob stick is conveniently accessible for withdrawal from said organizer.
22 . The organizer of claim 21 further comprising
a false floor positioned on said floor panel and under a group of said openings in said tray section whereby ends of sticks that are shorter than remaining sticks are supported on said false bottom with said another end protruding from out of said opening.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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