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US 10,716,421 B1Granted
Serving container and associated ring element
OwnerSabine S. Millerinventor
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Abstract
A serving container and associated ring element that includes a serving dish and a ring element having a ring element lip with a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of a serving dish lip, wherein portions of the ring element lip are formed to be positionable around at least a portion of the serving dish lip to provide frictional engagement between portions of said ring element lip and at least a portion of said serving dish lip, such that said ring element is capable of securing a foil pan within said serving dish.
Claims18
A serving container and associated ring element, comprising:
- a serving dish, wherein said serving dish includes one or more side walls, wherein a serving dish lip extends from at least a portion of said one or more side walls;
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- a ring element, wherein said ring element includes a ring element lip having a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of said serving dish lip, wherein portions of said ring element lip are formed to be positionable around at least a portion of said serving dish lip to provide at least partial frictional engagement between at least a portion of said ring element lip and at least a portion of said serving dish lip, wherein at least a portion of said ring element is securable around and over at least a portion of said serving dish lip, and wherein said ring element extends inwardly, over at least a top portion of said serving dish lip, beyond said serving dish lip, but does not entirely cover said serving dish;
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- a cover element, wherein said cover element includes a top wall, one or more cover element side walls, wherein said one or more cover element side walls extend downwardly from around an outer periphery of said top wall, wherein a continuous cover element lip extends from a lower edge of said one or more cover element side walls, and wherein one or more cover engagement tabs extend from portions of said cover element lip to provide at least partial frictional engagement between said one or more cover engagement tabs and at least a portion of said ring element lip.
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A serving container and associated ring element, comprising:
- a serving dish, wherein said serving dish includes a bottom wall, one or more side walls, and wherein a continuous serving dish lip extends from an upper edge of said one or more side walls;
- a ring element, wherein said ring element includes a ring element lip having a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of said serving dish lip, wherein portions of said ring element lip are formed to be positionable around at least a portion of said serving dish lip to provide at least partial frictional engagement between portions of said ring element lip and at least a portion of said serving dish lip, at least a portion of said ring element is securable around and over at least a portion of said serving dish lip, but wherein said ring element does not entirely cover said serving dish;
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- a cover element, wherein said cover element includes a top wall, one or more cover element side walls, wherein said one or more cover element side walls extend downwardly from around an outer periphery of said top wall, wherein a cover element lip extends from a lower edge of said one or more cover element side walls, and wherein one or more cover engagement tabs extend from portions of said cover element lip to provide at least partial frictional engagement between said one or more cover engagement tabs and at least a portion of said ring element lip.
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A serving container and associated ring element, comprising:
- a serving dish, wherein said serving dish includes a substantially continuous side wall, wherein a serving dish lip extends from at least a portion of an upper edge of at least a portion of said side wall;
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- a ring element having a shape that substantially corresponds to at least a shape of said serving dish lip, wherein at least a portion of said ring element is formed to be positionable atop at least a portion of said serving dish lip to cover at least a portion of said serving dish lip, such that when said portion of said ring element is atop at least a portion of said serving dish lip, at least a portion of said ring element extends inwardly, over at least a top portion of said serving dish lip, beyond said serving dish lip, but does not entirely cover said serving dish;
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- a cover element, wherein said cover element includes a top wall, a continuous, cover element side wall, wherein said cover element side wall extends downwardly from around an outer periphery of said top wall, wherein a cover element lip extends from at least a portion of a lower edge of said cover element side wall, wherein one or more cover engagement tabs extend from portions of said cover element lip to provide at least partial frictional engagement between said one or more cover engagement tabs and at least a portion of said ring element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.