Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Food container with integral condiment cup
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Application No.: US15086267Application Date: 2016-03-31
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Publication No.: US09809373B2Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: Gamila Gallimore
- Applicant: Galligreen Corporation , Gallimore Products (USA) Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Ontario US NY Buffalo
- Assignee: GALLIGREEN CORPORATION,GALLIMORE PRODUCTS (USA) INC.
- Current Assignee: GALLIGREEN CORPORATION,GALLIMORE PRODUCTS (USA) INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ontario US NY Buffalo
- Agency: Pearne & Gordon LLP
- Main IPC: B65D81/32
- IPC: B65D81/32 ; B65D5/48 ; B65D5/10 ; B65D5/00 ; B65D5/02 ; B65D5/36

Abstract:
A container for a single serving of ready-to-eat food includes opposing side walls, an open top and a cup integral with at least one of the side walls and protruding into the interior of the container. The cup is used to dispense a condiment to accompany the food. The cup includes at least one first cup wall that is configured to fold against the at least one side wall to dispose the cup in a closed position, and to unfold to open the cup into the interior of the container. The cup is urged towards the open and closed position by an overcenter mode of operation whereby partially opening or closing the cup initially encounters resistance, which causes connected container walls to bow; continued opening or closing past the overcenter point allows container walls to flatten, thereby urging the cup towards the open or shut position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170107043A1 Food Container With Integral Condiment Cup Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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