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US 5,287,979 AGranted
Ovoid container for condiments
OwnerAlain Bourgeoisinventor
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Abstract
An ovoid container which has two concave halves each with an open end and a closed end. As the open ends of the two halves are connected, the closed container takes on an egg or ovoid shape. The open ends are connected by combining an annular rib of one open end with an annular groove of the other open end. The two closed ends of the concave halves are joined by a press fit of protruding stubs from one closed end into corresponding depressions of the other closed end to form an egg cup that can also be used in a container for collecting eggs.
Claims17
An ovoid container comprising:
- a first concave element, a second concave element, said first concave element having an open end and a closed end, said second concave element having an open end and a closed end, a first means for connecting the open end of said first concave element to the open end of said second concave element to form the ovoid container, a second means for connecting the closed end of said first concave element to the closed end of said second concave element to form an egg cup, said second means comprising means for enabling said ovoid container to be supported on said closed end of one of said first and second concave elements, and a means for sealing the first concave element to form a first compartment and a means for sealing the second concave element to form a second compartment.
An ovoid container for condiments comprising:
- two concave elements that can be assembled to form a closed egg shaped container;
- an interlocking means for enabling bases of the two concave elements to be interlocked to form an egg shaped cup;
- the two concave elements being made from a thin plastic material;
- one of the two concave elements forming a cover having an annular groove;
- the other of the two concave elements having an annular rib to force fit into the annular groove;
- the two concave elements each having a sealing cap to allow containment of separate condiments;
- the two concave elements when combined having the form and dimension of a farm egg for being contained within a known container for packing eggs without requiring modifications of said known container;
- the two concave elements when combined, being placable into a container for packing an egg;
- wherein said interlocking means comprises one of the concave elements having at least one stub located at a closed end and the other concave element having a corresponding depression at a closed end wherein the stub and depression are force fitted enabling the two concave elements to be interlocked to form an egg cup.
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