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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Paul Edward Miller, Cheraw, SC (US);
Jamie Lynn Ackerman, Hartsville, SC (US);
Lawrence Robert Carpenter, Darlington, SC (US);
Steven Kubilius, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/36 (2006.01); B65D 65/06 (2006.01); B65D 71/06 (2006.01); B65D 5/30 (2006.01); A47G 21/00 (2006.01); A47G 19/03 (2006.01); B65D 5/06 (2006.01); B65D 21/08 (2006.01); B65D 25/14 (2006.01); B65D 25/20 (2006.01); B65D 30/20 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 65/02 (2006.01); B65D 71/40 (2006.01); B65D 30/28 (2006.01); B65D 3/06 (2006.01); B65D 3/28 (2006.01); B65D 5/355 (2006.01); B65D 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/02 (2013.01); A47G 19/03 (2013.01); A47G 21/001 (2013.01); B65D 3/06 (2013.01); B65D 3/28 (2013.01); B65D 5/0005 (2013.01); B65D 5/06 (2013.01); B65D 5/308 (2013.01); B65D 5/56 (2013.01); B65D 21/08 (2013.01); B65D 25/14 (2013.01); B65D 25/205 (2013.01); B65D 31/10 (2013.01); B65D 31/18 (2013.01); B65D 43/02 (2013.01); B65D 65/02 (2013.01); B65D 65/06 (2013.01); B65D 71/066 (2013.01); B65D 71/40 (2013.01); B65D 81/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cylindrical container having a plastic overcap and flexible panels that can be assembled into a serving bowl are provided. The cylindrical container may hold snack foods or other items. The flexible bowl panels lock together and may mate with the overcap to form the serving bowl. The flexible bowl panels may be packaged outside one or more cylindrical containers or may fit inside a container.