Method of manufacturing and an article for a disposable lid with a window
AssigneeHFA, Inc.
InventorsNorton Sarnoff, Raj Patel
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a disposable aluminum lid having a lid stamped from a bendable formed aluminum. The lid being defined to include a base defining a top section and a bottom section, where the base terminates at an inside edge to form a window through the base. A skirt extending downwardly from an outside edge of the base and extending continuously around the base to form a well there-between, the skirt further having a terminal lower edge. A transparent material secured over the window on the bottom section of the base.
Claims24
A disposable aluminum lid comprising:
- a lid stamped from a bendable formed aluminum, the lid being configured to include:
- a base defining a top section and a bottom section, the base terminating at an outside edge;
- a window formed through the base and being positioned within the outside edge of the base;
- a skirt extending downwardly from an outside edge of the base and extending continuously around the base to form a well around the bottom section, the skirt further having a terminal lower edge;
- and
- a transparent material secured over the window on the bottom section of the base.
A disposable aluminum lid comprising:
- a lid stamped from aluminum, the lid being configured to include:
- a base terminating around a periphery at an edge, the base having a top section and bottom section;
- a continuous skirt wall extending downwardly from the edge of the base to form a well around the bottom section, the continuous skirt being configured to bend;
- a window formed through the base and further formed within the periphery of the base;
- and
- a transparent material secured over the window on the bottom section of the base.
A method of manufacturing a disposable aluminum lid comprising the steps of:
- placing a sheet of aluminum between a pair of die shoes;
- stamping the pair of die shoes together to form, from the sheet of an aluminum, a disposable aluminum lid, and wherein the disposable aluminum lid is defined to include a base with a top section and a bottom section, the base terminating around a periphery at an edge and a skirt downwardly extending from the edge of the base;
- cutting a window through the disposable aluminum lid;
- and
- securing a transparent material over the window on the bottom section of the lid.
A disposable cardboard lid for a disposable pan, the lid comprising:
- a base having a cardboard material side and an aluminum material side secured to each other, the base having an outside terminal edge;
- a window formed through the base;
- a transparent material secured to one side of either the carboard material side or aluminum material side.
A method of forming a disposable cardboard lid for a disposable pan, comprising:
- providing a cardboard material;
- providing an aluminum material;
- laminating the cardboard material to the aluminum material to form a base;
- cutting the base to a predefined shape with an outside terminal edge;
- cutting a window through the base;
- and
- securing a transparent material to one side of either the cardboard material or the aluminum material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.