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US 2017/0291739 A1Published application
Hands free popcorn bucket and method for producing same
OwnerChristopher W. Randazzoinventor
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Abstract
A hands free popcorn bucket for removably mounting in a recess of a cup holder. An upper container is joined to a hollow base that is extended into the cup holder recess. A rim is formed at the bottom of the upper container preventing the bucket from rocking back and forth when resting atop an arm of a chair.
Claims11
A hands free bucket for holding edible products including popcorn and being removably mountable into a recess of a cup holder formed in an arm of a chair comprising:
- an upper container having a container side wall and a container bottom wall joined together with an open top forming a cavity for receiving edible products including popcorn, said container bottom wall having edge portions joined to said container side wall, said bottom wall further having a center portion with downwardly extending portions defining an opening allowing edible products in said container to fall downwardly from said container;
- and,
- a lower cup shaped base having a base side wall with inwardly facing surfaces and a base bottom wall joined to said base side wall, said base side wall sized to fit into a recess of a cup holder formed in an arm of a chair supporting said upper container there above, said downwardly extending portions of said container bottom wall extend into said base resting against said inwardly facing surfaces of said base side wall and joined thereto securing said upper container to said lower cup shaped base and allowing edible products in said container to fall downwardly therefrom into said base;
- and wherein:
- said container side wall extending downwardly from said container bottom wall forming a rim extending beneath said container bottom wall surrounding said base side wall forming an annular recess located between said container side wall and said downwardly extending portions of said container bottom wall, said rim providing rigidity for said container while resting atop and supporting said container atop the arm of the chair.
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A container for holding items and being mountable to a cup holder of a chair arm comprising:
- an upper container having a continuous ring shaped top side wall forming an open top and a bottom, said upper container having an upper container bottom wall extending across said bottom and joined to and along said continuous ring shaped side wall, said upper container bottom wall having a central opening with a downwardly extending portion allowing items within said upper container to fall therethrough;
- and,
- a lower container having a continuous ring shaped lower side wall to removably fit into a cup holder of a chair arm, said lower side wall having inwardly facing surfaces secured to said downwardly extending portion of said upper container bottom wall and being aligned with said central opening to receive items falling through said central opening from said upper container, said upper container bottom wall aligned with said upper container side wall forming a planar surface to rest atop a chair arm when said lower container extends into a cup holder of the chair arm limiting relative motion therebetween.
A method of forming a popcorn bucket for removably mounting into a recess of a cup holder formed in an arm of a chair with said bucket having an upper container and a base holder comprising the steps of:
- producing an upper container by rolling a flat piece of wax coated paperboard having opposite end portions, a top edge portion and a bottom edge portion into an inverted frustoconical shape;
- joining said opposite end portions together forming said inverted frustoconical shape with an open top and an open bottom and a continuous container side wall;
- curling said top edge portion forming a top rim;
- folding said bottom edge portion inwardly and the upwardly forming a continuous container channel;
- forming a disk shaped piece of wax coated paperboard with outer edge portions forming a container bottom wall;
- extending said disk shaped piece of wax coated paperboard across said open bottom to form said bottom wall of the upper container;
- folding said outer edge portions of said disk shaped piece of wax coated paperboard to extend downwardly;
- inserting said outer edge portions into said channel;
- joining said outer edge portions to said bottom edge portion forming the upper container;
- forming a central opening in said bottom wall creating downwardly extending pieces of said bottom wall;
- forming a base holder having a continuous base side wall and a base bottom wall;
- and,
- extending said container side wall downwardly past said container bottom wall forming a container rim extending beneath said container bottom wall surrounding said base side wall forming an annular container recess located between said container side wall and said downwardly extending pieces of said container bottom wall providing rigidity for said container while supporting said container atop the arm of a chair.
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