US 2006/0037979 A1Published application

Nesting condiment shaker assembly

OwnerMark Pietrosanto, Susan Pietrosantoinventors

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Abstract

The nesting condiment shaker assembly is an assembly that provides a convenient, space saving, and visually pleasing way of storing and dispensing dry condiments and seasonings, especially salt and pepper. The condiment shaker assembly includes either two or three pieces that can nest together for easy storage and decorative appeal when the condiment shakers are not in use. In the two-piece assembly, a larger condiment shaker contains a recess along its top surface that allows a smaller shaker to nest inside a portion of the body of the larger shaker. In the three-piece assembly, a base member contains a pair of recesses along its top surface and each recess allows a condiment shaker to nest inside a portion of the body of the base. The condiment shaker assemblies can be constructed to represent different decorative shapes and objects including cubes, cylinders, hearts, tetrahedrons, cruise ships, and fruits or vegetables.

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A nesting condiment shaker assembly, comprising:

an outer container having a bottom wall, at least one sidewall, and a top wall, the outer container defining a first internal compartment, the top wall defining a recess therein and having at least one discharge port defined therethrough, the bottom wall having an aperture defined therein, the outer container having a first removable stopper sealing the aperture;
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an inner container having a bottom wall, at least one sidewall, and a top wall, the inner container defining a second internal compartment, the inner container having a shape complementary to the recess in the outer container and having a height greater than the depth of the recess so that a top portion of the second container is exposed above the top wall of the outer container, the top wall of the inner container having at least one discharge port defined therethrough, the bottom wall of the inner container having an aperture defined therein, the inner container having a second removable stopper sealing the aperture;
whereby the outer and inner containers are each adapted for separately containing and dispensing a condiment, the inner container being nested in the recess defined in the outer container in order to save space.

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