Condiment dipping container
OwnerTraig Hensoninventor
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Abstract
A disposable, single-serving, container for a condiment is adaptable for securement atop a beverage cup lid and includes a body having a sidewall and a bottom wall defining a cavity such that a condiment may be stored in the cavity. A securement hub having a central aperture and defining a central axis is coupled to the body and includes a flange portion and a cone portion, where the cone portion is nestable with a cone portion on another container in a complementary relationship with their body portions adjacent one another and configured to receive a straw extending from the beverage cup lid and through the nested cone portions.
Claims20
A disposable, single-serving, container for a condiment adaptable for securement atop a beverage cup lid, comprising:
- a body having a sidewall and a bottom wall defining a cavity such that a condiment may be stored in the cavity;
- a securement hub having a central aperture and defining a central axis and coupled to the body, the securement hub comprising a flange portion and a cone portion, where the cone portion is nestable with a cone portion on at least one other container in a complementary relationship with their body portions disposed adjacent one another and configured to receive a straw extending from the beverage cup lid and through the nested cone portions.
A disposable, single-serving, container for a condiment, comprising:
- a body portion having a sidewall defining a cavity configured for storage of the condiment and a ledge formed in the sidewall;
- a substantially flat peripheral flange surrounding the cavity and configured to releasably engage a membrane seal;
- a securement tab integrally formed with the body portion and extending from the flange above the ledge;
- the securement tab having a first portion having a first aperture and a second portion having a second aperture, and a living hinge formed between the first portion and the second portion,
- wherein the second portion is downwardly foldable about the living hinge to a deployed position with a terminal end of the second portion resiliently engaged with the ledge;
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- wherein the first and second apertures in the deployed position are configured to receive a drinking straw extending therethrough in a frictional engagement.
A disposable, single-serving, container for a condiment adaptable for securement atop a beverage cup lid, comprising:
- a body portion having a sidewall and a bottom wall defining a cavity configured for storage of the condiment;
- a securement tab extending from the body portion and having an aperture configured to receive a straw extending from the beverage cup lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.