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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1980
Leonard Seeley, Palatine, IL (US);
Plastofilm Industries, Inc., Wheaton, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermoformed plastic tray of unitary construction is provided for holding loaded ice cream cones while resting on a supporting surface without the tray tipping regardless of how few or how many cones up to capacity are in the tray. The tray has a plurality of sockets, e.g., three, for holding the cones, the sockets being defined by a rigid hemi-conical surface and a planar sidewall which gives imperceptibly upon insertion of the cone. The defined sockets hold the cones at a slight angle from the vertical position so that the cones extend upwardly and inwardly over the tray such that the center of gravity of the combined tray and ice cream cone or cones is always close to the center of gravity of the tray, thereby greatly increasing stability and permitting the tray to be quite small and light in weight.