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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Terry Vovan, Upland, CA (US);
Terry Vovan, Upland, CA (US);
PWP Industries, Vernon, CA (US);
Abstract
A bowl assembly () for steaming food as in a microwave oven, includes a bowl (), a platform () that lies in the bowl for supporting food, and a lid () and lidding film () that close the bowl. The platform includes a plate () and one or more upstanding handles () that allow a person to lift or tilt the plate with food thereon even while the plate is hot. The bowl has a bottom wall () with a convexly curved upper surface (), and with a middle that forms a recess () that receives a downwardly-protruding latch () of the plate to latch the plate to the bowl. The plate has a plurality of depressions that form liquid guiding channels () with holes () for draining liquids. The periphery of the plate is supported on an interrupted up-step () at the periphery of the bowl bottom wall, with gaps () left between the up-steps though which liquids can drain.