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US 10,051,983 B2Granted
Cereal bowl
OwnerBradley Petersoninventor
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Abstract
A cereal bowl according to the present invention includes a basin that may be attached to a base. A partition extends from a sloped floor of the basin to divide the basin into a front interior space and back interior space which can be used to separate a liquid from solid material. The cereal bowl is particularly useful for separating dry breakfast cereal from milk so that the dry breakfast cereal does not absorb milk and become soggy.
Claims18
A receptacle for separating a liquid from solid food items, comprising:
- a basin having a floor and sidewalls surrounding the floor;
- a base extending generally downwardly from the floor and adapted to support the basin on a surface;
- and
- a partition extending generally upwardly from the floor to form a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein there is a first gap between the sidewalls and the partition at a first juncture and there is a second gap between the sidewalls and the partition at a second juncture;
- wherein the partition and the floor define a cavity therein, the cavity adapted to receive a portion of a second partition from a second receptacle.
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A receptacle for separating a liquid from solid food items, comprising:
- a basin having a floor and sidewalls surrounding the floor;
- a base extending generally downwardly from the floor and adapted to support the basin on a surface;
- and
- a partition extending generally upwardly from the floor to form a first compartment and a second compartment wherein the partition is configured such that there is a first gap between the sidewalls and a first portion of the partition, and such that there is a second gap between the sidewalls and a second portion of the partition;
- wherein:
- a second receptacle includes a second base and a second partition;
- the partition and the floor of the basin define a cavity therein, the cavity adapted to receive a portion of the second partition;
- the receptacle can receive the second base in a first orientation or a second orientation, a front end of the receptacle being substantially vertically aligned with ta front end of the second receptacle in the first orientation and the front end of the receptacle being substantially vertically aligned with a back end of the second receptacle in the second orientation;
- the floor is positioned at an incline in relation to the surface which supports the base;
- and
- the sidewalls are substantially concave.
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A method of storing food receptacles, the method comprising:
- providing a first receptacle, the first receptacle comprising:
- a first basin having a first floor and sidewalls surrounding the first floor;
- a first base extending generally downwardly from the first floor and adapted to support the first basin on a surface;
- and
- a first partition extending generally upwardly from the first floor to form a first upper compartment and a first lower compartment;
- providing a second receptacle, the second receptacle comprising:
- a second basin having a second floor and sidewalls surrounding the second floor;
- a second base extending generally downwardly from the second floor and adapted to support the second basin on the surface;
- and
- a second partition extending generally upwardly from the second floor to form a second upper compartment and a second lower compartment;
- wherein the first partition and the first floor define a first cavity therein, the first cavity adapted to receive a portion of the second partition;
- situating a first cap over the first partition such that the first cap extends along the first floor between the sidewalls of the first receptacle;
- situating a second cap over the second partition such that the second cap extends along the second floor between the sidewalls of the second receptacle;
- and
- nesting the second receptacle in the first receptacle in a substantially vertically aligned position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.