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US 4,705,163 AGranted
Cake holder
OwnerTracye V. Jamesinventor
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Abstract
A cake holder uses an advantageous arrangement whereby flanges from the cover may be secured into slots in the base. The cover and base are each integral pieces of plastic. Resilience of the flanges on the cover causes them to press against a surface of handles which project out from the base so as to prevent the cover from becoming accidentally separated from the base.
Claims20
A cake holder comprising a cover and a base, said base having:
- a circular central cake support surface supporting a cake, a circumferential upwardly projecting rim disposed around said cake support surface, said base having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two handles projecting radially outwardly from said outer periphery, each handle having a slot therein;
- and said cover having:
- a top, an annular side wall extending downwardly from the top, a circumferential mating portion at the bottom of said side wall adapted for mating with said rim, said cover having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two flanges projecting radially outwardly from said the outer periphery of the cover, each flange having an end portion extending out from a support portion in a circumferential direction to define an open space between the outer periphery of the cover and the end portion, each end portion removably securable to fit into a corresponding one of said slots.
A cake holder comprising a cover and a base, said base having:
- a circular central cake support surface for supporting a cake, a circumferential upwardly projecting rim disposed around said cake support surface, said base having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two handles projecting radially outwardly from said periphery, each handle having a slot therein;
- and said cover having:
- a top, an annular side wall extending downwardly from the top, a circumferential mating position at the bottom of said side wall adapted for mating with said rim, said cover having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two flanges projecting radially outwardly from said the outer periphery of the cover, and wherein each flange is removably securable to at least partially fit within a corresponding one of said slots and each flange is resilient and positioned such that it pushes upwardly on an underside of corresponding one of said handles when it is within one of said slots.
A cake holder comprising a cover and a base, said base having:
- a circular central cake support surface for supporting a cake, a circumferential upwardly projecting rim disposed around said cake support surface, said base having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two handles projecting radially outwardly from said periphery, each handle having a slot therein;
- and said cover having:
- a top, an annular side wall extending downwardly from the top, a circumferential mating portion at the bottom of said side wall adapted for mating with said rim, said cover having a generally circular outer periphery with at least two flanges projecting radially outwardly from said the outer periphery of the cover, and wherein each flange is removably securable to at least partially fit within a corresponding one of said slots and rotation of said cover relative to said base is sufficient to cause said flanges to fit into said slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.