Take-out box with cup and lid retainer
OwnerAaron Spencerinventor
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Abstract
A generally rectangular take-out box for fast food establishments, having top, bottom and side walls. The top wall is hingedly connected to a side wall and has an opening at one end. The opening in the top wall is dimensioned so as to receive and secure the lid on a container bowl which is positioned beneath the opening, thus preventing both spillage from the container and slippage of the container within the box.
Claims6
A food take-out box having provisions for holding an inner container composed of a base and lid along with other food stuffs, the lid having an upwardly-extending portion, said box comprising:
- a tray having a bottom wall and peripheral walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall,
- a cover integrally formed with the tray and hinged thereto through one of said peripheral walls, said cover having a top wall and peripheral flaps which fit within the peripheral walls of the tray when the cover is closed,
- and an opening in the top wall of the cover for engaging the upwardly-extending portion of the lid and holding it firmly on the base of the container and preventing the container from sliding in the box when the cover is closed.
A food take-out box having provisions for holding an inner container composed of a base and lid along with other food stuffs, the lid having an upwardly-extending portion, said box comprising:
- a tray having a bottom wall and peripheral walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall,
- a cover integrally formed with the tray and hinged thereto through one of said peripheral walls, said cover having a top wall and peripheral flaps which fit within the peripheral walls of the tray when the cover is closed,
- means for temporarily locking the cover on the tray in a closed position,
- and an opening in the top wall of the cover for engaging the upwardly-extending portion when the cover is closed, the interior height of the closed box being slightly less than the vertical distance between the bottom of the container base and the plane in the lid whose diameter matches that of the opening to achieve a press fit between the closed box and the container which holds the lid firmly on the base and prevents the container from sliding in the box when the cover is closed.
A food take-out box having provisions for holding an inner container composed of a base and lid along with other food stuffs, said box comprising:
- a tray having a bottom wall and peripheral walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall,
- a cover integrally formed with the tray and hinged thereto through one of said peripheral walls, said cover having a top wall and peripheral flaps which fit within the peripheral walls of the tray when the cover is closed,
- means for temporarily locking the cover on the tray in a closed position,
- and an opening in the bottom wall of the tray for engaging the base, the interior height of the closed box being slightly less than the vertical distance between the plane in the base whose diameter matches that of the opening and the top of the lid to achieve a press fit between the closed box and the container which holds the lid firmly on the base and prevents the container from sliding in the box when the cover is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.