US2020260887A1PendingUtilityA1

Chip/cracker loader

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 19, 2019Filed: Feb 19, 2019Published: Aug 20, 2020
Est. expiryFeb 19, 2039(~12.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Gary J. Pontecorvo
A47G 19/02
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Abstract

An apparatus attached or manufactured inside a bowl/server is disclosed for facilitating the loading a condiment dip on to a food item such as a chip or cracker without spillage outside the bowl/server.

Claims

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1 . An open top container comprising
 a peripheral wall defining a substantially closed inner chamber;   a transverse partition wall inside the container inner chamber separating the inner chamber into a first and second compartments;   wherein the first compartment contains a condiment dip, and   wherein the transverse partition wall is configured to facilitate the loading of the condiment dip onto a food item without spillage outside the container's peripheral wall.   
     
     
         2 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the top of the transverse partition wall has a T shape configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The open top container of  claim 2 , wherein the T shape configuration comprises a 90-degree angle filled with a curvature. 
     
     
         4 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the internal volume of the first compartment is greater than that of the second compartment. 
     
     
         5 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the second compartment is empty. 
     
     
         6 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom, distal and proximal edges of the transverse partition wall form a fluid-tight seal with the receptacle's inner chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the transverse partition wall is perpendicular to the peripheral wall and base of the container's inner chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the transverse partition wall comprises a plurality of apertures. 
     
     
         9 . The open top container of  claim 1 , wherein the transverse partition wall is detachable. 
     
     
         10 . The open top container of  claim 9 , wherein the proximal and distal ends of the transverse partition wall comprise a clip-on clamp. 
     
     
         11 . A method for loading a condiment dip onto a food item without spillage, comprising:
 partially immersing the food item into the condiment dip contained in an open top container comprising a peripheral wall defining a generally closed inner chamber; a transverse partition wall inside the container inner chamber separating the inner chamber into a first and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment contains the condiment dip, and   moving the food item through the condiment dip toward and up the transverse partition wall prior to removing the food item from the open top container,   wherein a cross-section of the top of the transverse partition wall has a T shape configuration with a curvature filling the 90-degree angle that facilitates the loading of the condiment onto the food item without spillage outside the container's peripheral wall.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the transverse partition wall is perpendicular to the peripheral wall and base of the container's inner chamber. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the internal volume of the first compartment is greater than that of the second compartment. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the second compartment is empty. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the transverse partition wall comprises a plurality of apertures that facilitate the removal of excess condiment dip loaded onto the food product. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the transverse partition wall is removable. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the food item comprises a dry baked food product. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the baked food product comprises a potato or tortilla chip, a cracker or a pretzel. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the food item is a vegetable. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the condiment dip comprises salsa, cheese or a sauce.

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