Flavor shot container system
AssigneeMcCormick & Company, Incorporated
InventorsTracie L.C. Wilson, Violaine Royer, Thomas Koll Porter Gieske, Denis Hebert
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Abstract
A system for delivering a liquid dose of food seasoning in one quick motion, including a container with a circular bottom surface, circular walls leading up to a circular top opening, a set of de-stacking lugs on the interior of the bottom surface, a top flat rim, and a lid. The container holds a liquid dose of food seasoning sealed in with the lid, and the container is wrapped in a packaging sleeve indicating the type of liquid flavoring in the container.
Claims20
A shot-glass sized container in the shape of a circular frustum for delivering a liquid dose of food seasoning, comprising:
- a fixed bottom surface with an interior and exterior;
- a set of de-stacking lugs on the interior of the bottom surface;
- a smooth wall surface with a top;
- a flat rim around the top of the wall surface;
- and
- a lid;
- wherein the bottom surface is convex facing out and a portion of the wall surface below the bottom surface forms a circular flange,
- wherein an inside diameter of the flat rim is at least as large as an inside diameter of the bottom surface, and
- wherein a volume of the shot-glass sized container is at most 100 mL.
A method for delivering a liquid dose of food seasoning comprising:
- creating a food seasoning, comprising a plurality of cooking ingredients
- storing the dose of food seasoning in a shot-glass sized circular frustum shaped container,
- sealing the container with a peelable lid,
- wherein a volume of the shot-glass sized container is at most 100 mL.
A system for delivering a liquid dose of food seasoning in one quick motion, comprising:
- a shot-glass sized circular frustum shaped container with
- a fixed bottom surface with an interior and exterior,
- a set of de-stacking lugs on the interior of the bottom surface,
- a smooth wall surface with a top,
- a flat rim around the top of the wall surface,
- a peelable lid;
- and
- a liquid dose of food seasoning;
- wherein the bottom surface is convex facing out with a portion of the wall surface below the bottom surface which forms a circular flange,
- wherein an inner diameter of the flat rim is at least as large as an inner diameter of the bottom surface, and
- wherein a volume of the shot-glass sized container is at most 100 mL.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.