Portable food or beverage and condiment kit

• US 10,076,198 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2015
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bruno Bertin
• Original Assignee: Bruno Bertin
• Inventors: Bertin, Bruno
• Primary Examiner(s): Stashick, Anhony
• Assistant Examiner(s): DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A
• Application Number:
  US14/806,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20150320245A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,154 Days
• Field of Search: 206222, 206532, 206277, 426115, 426122, 533817
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/02 Plates, dishes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/32 for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture containers with removable or destructible partitions B65D25/08 ; closures combined with auxiliary containers B65D51/28; in aerosol containers B65D83/682; amalgam capsules A61C5/66; containers for pharmaceutical purposes A61J1/20, A61M5/19; medical syringes A61M3/005, resin cartridges for grouting anchoring-bolts in mines E21D20/026

Abstract

A food and condiment kit comprising a container with a top, a bottom, and an interior. A tray coupled to the top of the container includes at least one opening to receive a cup with a first end facing the bottom of the container. A ring with an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around the interior edge is coupled to the first end of the cup. A cutting mechanism coupled to the ring protrudes towards the first end of the cup. A lining covers the open end of the cup sealing the contents of the cup from the contents of the container until the cup is rotated around the cutting mechanism to cut the lining and thereby release the contents therein.

Claims

1. A food kit comprising:

a container having a top, a bottom, and an interior;

a tray coupled to said top of said container and having at least one opening;

a cup having sealed a first end received in said at least one opening and having a second end wherein the first end faces said bottom;

a ring having an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around said interior edge for retaining said cup, said ring being coupled to the first end of said cup; and

a cutting mechanism coupled to said ring and protruding towards said first end of said cup for cutting an opening in said first end by rotation of said cup with respect to said ring.

2. A food kit according to claim 1, wherein said tray has one of a recess and a tab and the ring has the remaining one of the recess and the tab to prevent rotation of the ring relative to the tray.

3. A food kit according to claim 1, wherein said tray is removable.

4. A food kit according to claim 1, wherein said tray includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of longitudinal ribs disposed therebetween.

5. A food kit according to claim 1, wherein said sealed first end defines an open end of said cup and includes a lining covering the open end of said cup adapted to be cut by said cutting mechanism.

6. A food kit according to claim 5, wherein said cup includes a rim surrounding the circumference of an outer edge of said cup wherein said rim includes an annular channel covered by said lining.

7. A food kit according to claim 1, wherein said ring includes a lip extending inwardly and oriented substantially perpendicularly to said interior edge, and on which said cup rotates.

8. A food kit according to claim 5, wherein said cutting mechanism protrudes into said channel to perforate a lining.

9. A food kit according to claim 7, wherein said lip is parallel to a rim surrounding a substantial portion of the circumference of an outer edge of said cup wherein said rim includes a channel engaged by said ring.

10. A food kit according to claim 5, wherein said cup rotates 360°

such that said lining covering said open end is cut by said cutting mechanism.

11. A food kit according to claim 1 wherein said cutting mechanism faces the interior of said cup.

12. A food kit according to claim 1 wherein each of said cups includes a plurality of dimples along the second end.

13. A food kit according to claim 1 wherein said tray includes a top wall adjacent the top of said container, wherein each of said cups is partially recessed from the top wall.

14. A food kit according to claim 1 wherein said tray includes a top wall adjacent the top of said container, wherein the second end of at least one cup is recessed from the top wall.

15. A food container comprising:

a container;

a tray suspended above the container interior and having at least one opening;

a cup having an open end and a seal closing said open end, said open end being received in said at least one opening of said tray, said cup having a rim surrounding said open end and includes an open channel;

a ring rotatably coupled to said rim of said cup and being coupled to said tray; and

a cutting mechanism attached to said ring for cutting said seal by rotation of said cup with respect to said ring.

16. A food container according to claim 15, wherein said tray has one of a recess and a tab and the ring has the remaining one of the recess and the tab to prevent rotation of the ring relative to the tray.

17. A food container according to claim 15, wherein said ring includes:

an interior edge; and

a lip extending inwardly and substantially perpendicular to said interior edge, said cup rotating on said lip.

18. A food container according to claim 15, wherein said cutting mechanism is received in said channel along a substantial portion of the circumference of an outer edge of said rim.

19. A food container according to claim 15, wherein said cup rotates 360°

such that a seal is cut by said cutting mechanism.