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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Twin Lake, MI (US);
Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Newaygo, MI (US);
Stephen Andrew Wurth, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Litchfield, IL (US);
Gary William Etheridge, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kimberly Ann Wilmers, Twin Lake, MI (US);
Cynthia Lynn Wilcox, Newaygo, MI (US);
Stephen Andrew Wurth, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bethanie Lynn Skinner, Litchfield, IL (US);
Gary William Etheridge, St. Louis, MO (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Packages for housing consumable products and methods of using same are provided. Methods for teaching children to self-feed are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a package including a body defining side walls () a first end wall (), an inclined second end wall () and an elongated interior compartment having a predetermined width for housing consumable products. In another embodiment, a package is provided that includes a body defining side walls, a bottom wall () a first end wall () oriented at 90° to the bottom wall, a second end wall () inclined at an angle with respect to the bottom wall (), and an interior compartment for housing consumable products, the package being so constructed and arranged to stand substantially upright.