Stackable and nestable container for foodstuffs
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1. A stackable and nestable container for foodstuffs, the container comprising:
- a body formed as an integral unit defining a single upwardly open recess that is substantially circular in outline, the recess having a bottom wall and a downwardly convergent, frusto-conical side wall, the body further defining two step portions communicating with said recess, the step portions projecting outwardly beyond said circular outline at diametrally opposed locations with respect to said recess, the body additionally defining two non-step portions also communicating with the recess, said non-step portions projecting outwardly beyond said circular outline at locations spaced substantially 90 degrees away from said diametrally opposed locations, the bottom wall being substantially flat, each step portion including a substantially flat contact wall generally parallel with the bottom wall but located in a plane spaced above the plane of said bottom wall,whereby when two such containers are rotationally oriented in a first position with respect to each other, the step portions of the containers coincide to allow close nesting of the containers, and when the containers are rotationally oriented in a second position with respect to each other, the step portions of one container coincide with the non-step portions of the other container to allow spaced stacking of the containers wherein the step portions of the lower container support substantially all of the weight of the higher container with the bottom wall of the higher container spaced upwardly away from the bottom wall of the lower container.
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Abstract
A stackable and nestable container for foodstuffs, includes a body formed as an integral unit defining an upwardly open recess, the recess having a bottom wall and a downwardly convergent side wall. The side wall has step portions at intervals around it, and non-step portions spaced from the step portions so that when two such containers are rotationally oriented in a first position with respect to each other, the step portions of the containers coincide to allow close nesting. Conversely, when the containers are rotationally oriented in a second position, the step portions of one container coincide with the non-step portions of the other to allow spaced stacking of the containers.
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1. A stackable and nestable container for foodstuffs, the container comprising:
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a body formed as an integral unit defining a single upwardly open recess that is substantially circular in outline, the recess having a bottom wall and a downwardly convergent, frusto-conical side wall, the body further defining two step portions communicating with said recess, the step portions projecting outwardly beyond said circular outline at diametrally opposed locations with respect to said recess, the body additionally defining two non-step portions also communicating with the recess, said non-step portions projecting outwardly beyond said circular outline at locations spaced substantially 90 degrees away from said diametrally opposed locations, the bottom wall being substantially flat, each step portion including a substantially flat contact wall generally parallel with the bottom wall but located in a plane spaced above the plane of said bottom wall, whereby when two such containers are rotationally oriented in a first position with respect to each other, the step portions of the containers coincide to allow close nesting of the containers, and when the containers are rotationally oriented in a second position with respect to each other, the step portions of one container coincide with the non-step portions of the other container to allow spaced stacking of the containers wherein the step portions of the lower container support substantially all of the weight of the higher container with the bottom wall of the higher container spaced upwardly away from the bottom wall of the lower container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
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9. The invention claimed in claim 13, in which the periphery of the flange portion is substantially square.
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Current AssigneeDaphne Goldberg
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Original AssigneeLeslie H. Goldberg
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InventorsGoldberg, Leslie H.
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Primary Examiner(s)NOT, DEFINED
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Application NumberUS06/930,111Time in Patent Office859 DaysField of Search206/507, 220/359, 220/366US Class Current206/507CPC Class CodesB65D 21/0233 Nestable containersB65D 21/046 about 90° staggered configu...
