Packaging for Selling and Preparing a Combined Food Product
First Claim
1. A packaging system for selling and preparing a combined food product, said packaging system comprising:
- a first container enclosing a first food item, said first container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said first container and a top wall at an upper end of said first container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said first food item;
a second container enclosing a second food item, said second container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said second container and a top wall at an upper end of said second container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said second food item, said second food item selected so as to be combined with said first food item to produce said combined food product; and
joining means interconnecting one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said first container to one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said second container for disconnectedly joining said first container to said second container.
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Abstract
A packaging system and method for selling and preparing a food product that is a combination of two or more food items. The system comprises a first container having a first food item therein, a second container having a second food item therein and a mechanism for disconnectedly joining the first container and the second container together. In use, the containers are separated, the food items are separately prepared and at least one of the food items is removed from its container and combined with the other food item to form the desired food product. The joining mechanism can comprise pull-tab devices, threaded connections, slot and pin connections, hook-and-loop connections and the like. A discharging mechanism can assist with discharging a food item from its container. One or more of the containers can be converted into a bowl-like or plate-like receptacle for preparing or consuming the food product.
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20 Claims
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1. A packaging system for selling and preparing a combined food product, said packaging system comprising:
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a first container enclosing a first food item, said first container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said first container and a top wall at an upper end of said first container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said first food item; a second container enclosing a second food item, said second container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said second container and a top wall at an upper end of said second container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said second food item, said second food item selected so as to be combined with said first food item to produce said combined food product; and joining means interconnecting one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said first container to one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said second container for disconnectedly joining said first container to said second container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A packaging system for selling and preparing a combined food product, said packaging system comprising:
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a first container enclosing a first food item, said first container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said first container and a top wall at an upper end of said first container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said first food item; a first container tab attached to one of said top wall and said bottom wall of said first container to facilitate opening said interior chamber of said first container and removing said first food item therefrom; a second container enclosing a second food item, said second container having one or more sidewalls, a bottom wall at a lower end of said second container and a top wall at an upper end of said second container, said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall defining an interior chamber sized and configured to enclose said second food item, said second food item selected so as to be combined with said first food item to produce said combined food product; a second container tab attached to one of said top wall and said bottom wall of said second container to facilitate opening said interior chamber of said second container and removing said second food item therefrom; and joining means interconnecting one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said first container to one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said second container for disconnectedly joining said first container to said second container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of preparing a combined food product, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a first container having a first food item therein and a second container having a second food item therein, said first container and said second container having a joining means interconnecting one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said first container to one of said sidewalls, said bottom wall and said top wall of said second container for disconnectedly joining said first container and said second container together; b) separating said first container from said second container; c) preparing as necessary said first food item in said first container and said second food item in said second container; and d) combining said first food item with said second food item so as to produce said combined food product. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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