Solo Cup Company

Solo Cup Operating Corporation

John Stewart Gitschlag

Warren Giles Wiedmeyer

Bryce G Rutter

Brian C Bone

Stephen Alan Smith

James Tam Joines, Jr

John Howard Loudenslager

Jan Rolf Stillerman

Kevin Ray Smith

Kimberly Vaile Healy

Rajendra Ranjitbhai Chauhan

Mark Gerald Anhalt

David Raymond Langelan

William Edward Hurst

Dawn Ellen Huston

Stephen William Sullivan

Mohammed Maqsood Ahmed

Ryan J Bruce

Heath A Doty

Rich Matthew Chin

Brian Norman Clarke

Rich Matthiew Chin

Ayberk Abayhan

Richard Michael Sandusky

Ann McIntee

A disposable plate for carrying and serving food is disclosed. One particular aspect of the invention includes a plate with a substantially circular food-contact area with a substantially oval rim periphery. The rim is formed to make the plate easy to hold, with grooves adapted to accommodate fingers and/or thumbs. The present invention may be designed to segment the food storage areas of the plate into multiple compartments by using a divider wall. Also, the food-contact area can be slightly domed to force food to shift to the outer portion of the food-contact area and inhibit the food from slipping to the middle of the plate, thus keeping the plate center from sagging.

Disposable plate having improved ergonomics

A reclosable lidfor a container holding a flowable substance has a coverand a rotatable elementrotatably supported by the cover. The coverhas an openingand a slotlocated in a top wallof the cover. The coveralso has a tabextending outward from a portion of the cover. The rotatable elementhas at least one apertureand an actuatorthat is accessible through the slot. The elementis moveable by manipulation of the actuatorbetween a first position wherein the apertureis misaligned with the opening, and a second position wherein the apertureis aligned with the opening. The coverhas at least one support memberextending radially inward from an inner surfaceof the cover, wherein the support memberrotatably supports the element

Reclosable container lid

A reclosable lidfor a container holding a flowable substance has a first piece or cover, and a movable second piece or disk. The coverhas a top wall, a side walland a mounting portionfor connecting the lidon the container. The coverhas an openingadapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid. The coverfurther includes a slotlocated in the top wall. The diskhas at least one aperture, a post, and a projection. The apertureand the projectionare each cooperatively dimensioned with the opening. The postis adapted to be received by the slotin the cover. The diskis movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the projectionis received in the openingin the first position, and a second position wherein the apertureis aligned with the openingin the second position. A support ledgeand a support edgeon an inner surfaceof the coverare adapted to provide rotatable support to the disk

A lid for a container holding a flowable substance has an annular top wall. A side wall depends from the top wall, and has a mounting portion for connecting the lid on the container. The top wall has an opening that is adapted to permit the flow of the substance through the lid. The top wall also has a retaining member. The lid further has a closure member positioned on the mounting portion. The closure member is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein at least a portion of the closure member is received in the opening in the first position and at least a portion of the closure member is received in the retaining member in the second position. The opening and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the opening. The retaining member and the closure member are cooperatively dimensioned such that the closure member is removably inserted in the retaining member. The closure member has a flexible connector arm which facilitates movement of the closure member between the first and second positions.

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John Stewart Gitschlag