Mountable food container
AssigneeSnacktops, Inc.
InventorRonald Mark Buck
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Abstract
A food container is disclosed that is configured to attach to either (1) a beverage container lid, the lid comprising a lid wall with a lid coupling structure, or (2) a rim of a beverage can. The food container includes a food compartment comprising a side wall and a bottom and a food compartment coupling structure extending from the bottom outer wall coupling structure and an inner wall that further comprises an inner wall coupling structure. When the food container is mounted to the beverage container lid, the outer wall coupling structure mates with the lid coupling structure. When the food container is mounted to the beverage can, the inner wall coupling structure hooks underneath the rim.
Claims33
A food container configured to attach to either (1) a beverage container lid, the lid comprising a lid wall with a lid coupling structure, or (2) a rim of a beverage can, the food container comprising:
- a food compartment comprising a side wall and a substantially planar bottom;
- a food compartment coupling structure extending downward from the bottom, the food compartment coupling structure comprising:
- an outer wall that further comprises an outer wall coupling structure;
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- an inner wall that further comprises an inner wall coupling structure;
- wherein the outer wall coupling structure is constructed to mate with the lid coupling structure when the food container is pressed towards the beverage container lid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage container lid such that the outer wall is on the inside of the lid wall;
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- wherein the inner wall coupling structure is constructed to hook underneath the rim when the food container is pressed towards the beverage can in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage can.
A food container configured to attach to either (1) a beverage container lid, the lid comprising a lid wall with a curve that substantially follows a first radius, the lid wall comprising a lid coupling structure, or (2) a rim of a beverage can, the rim having a curve that substantially follows a second radius, the food container comprising:
- a food compartment comprising a side wall and a substantially planar bottom;
- a food compartment coupling structure extending downward from the bottom, the food compartment coupling structure comprising:
- an outer wall that further comprises an outer wall coupling, the outer wall with a curve that substantially follows the first radius;
- an inner wall that further comprises an inner wall coupling structure, the inner wall with a curve that substantially follows the second radius;
- wherein the outer wall coupling structure is constructed to mate with the lid coupling structure when the food container is pressed towards the beverage container lid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage container lid such that the outer wall is on the inside of the lid wall;
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- wherein the inner wall coupling structure is constructed to hook underneath the rim when the food container is pressed towards the beverage can in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage can.
A system comprising:
- a beverage container lid, the lid comprising a lid coupling structure and a hole for accessing the contents of a beverage container when the lid is mounted thereto;
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- a food container configured to attach to either (1) the beverage container lid, or (2) a rim of a beverage can, the food container further comprising:
- a food compartment comprising a side wall and a substantially planar bottom;
- a food compartment coupling structure extending downward from the bottom, the food compartment coupling structure comprising:
- an outer wall that further comprises an outer wall coupling structure;
- an inner wall that further comprises an inner wall coupling structure;
- wherein the inner wall coupling structure is constructed to hook underneath the rim when the food container is pressed towards the beverage can in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage can lid such that the outer wall is on the inside of the lid wall;
- wherein the outer wall coupling structure is constructed to mate with the lid coupling structure when the food container is pressed towards the beverage container lid in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar bottom, thereby mounting the food container to the beverage container lid;
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- wherein the outer wall coupling structure is constructed to allow the hole to remain exposed when the food container is the food container that is mounted to the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.