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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Dixie Consumer Products Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A paperboard plate can include a bottom panel, a frustoconical sidewall extending upward and outward from the bottom panel, and four arcuate portions which have radius of curvatures R1, R2, R3, and R4. The plate can also include an inner brim section adjacent the frustoconical sidewall and having a width (W), an outer frustoconical brim section extending downward and out from the inner brim section, an outer perimeter section extending outward from the outer frustoconical brim section, the plate having an overall diameter (D). The radius of curvature (R3) can be less than 0.20 inches, a ratio of W/D can be 0.041 to 0.050, a ratio of R3/D can be 0.010 to 0.017, and the outer frustoconical brim section can extend downward and outward at an angle (A3) of 65° to 75° with respect to a vertical that is substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel.