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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1994
Bobby V Hundley, Union, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A nestable food or snack tray having a pair of recessed food storage compartments each adapted to receive and hold food is vacuum molded from a single sheet of lightweight plastic, such as polystyrene. A first recessed compartment is shaped in the form of an athletic field or stadium such as a tennis or basketball court, a baseball or football stadium, a hockey rink, etc., and includes a tiered, or step-like layered, peripheral portion representing court-side (or field-side) seats. The floor of the first recessed compartment includes various details of the court, field or rink and may include terrain features such as where the recessed compartment depicts a golf course. The tiered structure forms spaced horizontal ribs which increase the strength and rigidity of the lightweight plastic tray, particularly when the compartments carry food. A second recessed compartment is spaced from the first, stylized recessed compartment, with the respective bottoms of the compartments defining a plane for stable positioning of the tray on a flat support surface. The two compartments are separated by a gap into which the fingers of a user may be inserted for holding and supporting the tray in a balanced manner. The tray includes a flat upper surface disposed at least partially intermediate the two recessed compartments which is adapted for supporting a utensil such as a fork or a condiment such as a packet of salt and may carry a message or a symbol such as a trade or service mark.