US2020337481A1PendingUtilityA1

Container with recession and/or opening for supporting an object

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 25, 2019Filed: Apr 25, 2019Published: Oct 29, 2020
Est. expiryApr 25, 2039(~12.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Seana L. Montgomery
A47G 19/06
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Abstract

One example of a container comprises a wall defining a well and a rim, which is located at an extreme edge of the wall. The well is configured to receive, e.g., foodstuffs. The container may or may not comprise a lip. In examples that include a lip, the rim is located at an extreme edge of the lip. In examples that do not include a lip, the rim is located at an extreme edge of the well. The wall comprises a recession into a thickness of the wall. The recession is configured to support a head and a handle of an object. The recession may be located in the lip or in the rim. The recession permits stowing the object on the lip or the rim. The recession may be replaced and/or supplemented by an opening to support the head of the object and the handle of the object.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container comprising:
 a well configured to receive foodstuffs;   a lip disposed about the well; and   at least one recession in the lip; wherein the at least one recession is configured to support a head of a utensil and a handle of the utensil.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the least one recession comprises:
 one elongated recession in the lip, and wherein the one elongated recession is configured to support the head of the utensil and the handle of the utensil.   
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the least one recession comprises:
 two recessions in the lip, and wherein:
 one of the two recessions is configured to support the head of the utensil, and 
 another of the two recessions is configured to support the handle of the utensil. 
   
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein a shape of the at least one recession is configured to interchangeably support a knife, a fork, and a spoon. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein a shape of the at least one recession corresponds to one of a type of utensil, the one of the type of utensil is selected from the group consisting of: a knife, a fork, and a spoon. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein a shape of the at least one recession comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:
 an ovular depression corresponding to a head of a spoon,   a plurality of depressions each of which corresponds to a single tine of a fork, and   a rectangular depression corresponding to an area surrounding a head of the fork.   
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the plurality of depressions are contained within the ovular depression, and   the plurality of depressions are recessed relative to the ovular depression.   
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the lip is inclined at an angle measured relative to a horizontal plane and the angle is:
 greater than or equal to zero degrees, and   less than or equal to 30 degrees.   
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one recession comprises:
 a decrease in a thickness of the lip, or   an undulation in the lip while the thickness of the lip remains constant.   
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one opening in the lip, wherein the at least one opening pierces a thickness of the lip and is configured to support a head of a second utensil and a handle of the second utensil. 
     
     
         11 . A container comprising:
 a well configured to receive foodstuffs;   a rim located at an extreme edge of the well; and   at least one recession in the rim, wherein the at least one recession is configured to support a head of a utensil and a handle of the utensil.   
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the least one recession comprises:
 one elongated recession in the lip, and wherein the one elongated recession is configured to support the head of the utensil and the handle of the utensil.   
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the least one recession comprises:
 two recessions in the lip, and wherein:
 one of the two recessions is configured to support the head of the utensil, and 
 another of the two recessions is configured to support the handle of the utensil. 
   
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein a shape of the at least one recession comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:
 an ovular depression corresponding to a head of a spoon,   a plurality of depressions each of which corresponds to a single tine of a fork, and   a rectangular depression corresponding to an area surrounding a head of the fork.   
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the plurality of depressions are contained within the ovular depression, and   the plurality of depressions are recessed relative to the ovular depression.   
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 11 , further comprising at least one opening in the well, wherein the at least one opening is configured to support a head of a second utensil and a handle of the second utensil. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the least one opening comprises:
 one elongated opening in the wall around the well, wherein the one elongated opening is configured to support the head of the second utensil and the handle of the second utensil.   
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 17 , wherein the least one opening comprises:
 a pair of openings in the wall, wherein:
 one of the pair of openings is configured to support the head of the second utensil, and 
 another of the pair of openings is configured to support the handle of the second utensil; and 
 wherein the pair of openings is located below the at least one recession. 
   
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 an object comprising a head and a handle; and   a dish comprising:
 a wall that defines:
 a well configured to receive foodstuffs, and 
 a rim located an extreme edge of the well; and 
 
 at least one opening in the wall around the well, wherein the at least one opening is configured to support the head and the handle of the object. 
   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the least one opening comprises:
 a pair of openings in the wall, and wherein:
 one of the pair of openings is configured to support the head of the object, and 
   another of the pair of openings is configured to support the handle of the object.

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