Removable cover hinge for food containers
OwnerRaymond E. Franzen, Eugine W. Goad +1inventors
InventorsRaymond E. Franzen, Eugine W. Goad, Richard W. Stone
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Abstract
This is a removable hinge mechanism particularly designed for use with steam table food containers for removably attaching a separate cover to the upper portion of the container, thus providing a support for holding the cover when the same is lifted from the container to provide access to the food confined therewithin. The hinge mechanism is attached to the container by a releasable clamping action between the inner and outer portions of the rolled edge or flange formed at the top of the container and to the cover by an open-ended loop to permit complete removeability from the container and the cover for cleaning.
Claims4
A removable hinge assembly for attaching a cover to an open top container of the type having an outwardly extending rolled flange formed around the open top thereof, whereby the flange forms a generally horizontal portion having top and bottom clamp receiving surfaces, said assembly comprising:
- an overlying hook element for clamping engagement with the top clamp-receiving surface of the rolled flange and extending at least partially around the flange,
- a mounting plate extending downwardly in fixed relation to said hook element for positioning on the outside of the container below said flange,
- a pivot element connected to said mounting plate below said flange and extending generally perpendicular to said plate,
- an underlying clamping member pivotally mounted on said pivot element for pivotal movement into and out of clamping position against the bottom clamp-receiving surface of the flange for positively holding said mounting plate on said flange, and
- a lid-connecting hinge arm hingedly connected to said mounting plate and having means for connecting the same to a cover for said container to provide a removable hinge connection between the cover and the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.