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US 5,318,787 AGranted
Cereal sampler package
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsArne H. Brauner, Bradly A. Faber, Steven C. Robie
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Abstract
A thermoformed bowl filled and sealed with a sample food product forms a sample package. The bowl is sized and shaped to the contours of and so as to nest upon the shoulders of a plastic one gallon jug or bottle. The package has a centrally located die-cut hole to lock under the bottle neck boss. Free samples of the food product can thus be distributed to accompany regular sales of one gallon plastic containers of milk.
Claims12
A composite food package article, comprising:
- a bottle having a body, a neck at an upper end, a plurality of shoulders proximate the neck, a vertically aligned handle terminating at its upper end proximate the shoulders, said neck being circular and including an exterior annular boss;
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- a sample product container mounted upon the neck and shoulders of the bottle, including:
- a one piece integrally formed bowl having
- a contoured bottom wall conforming to the shoulders and in confronting relationship therewith;
- a first outer continuous sidewall integrally formed together therewith at one end defining a bottom rim;
- an open end;
- a first outer outwardly laterally extending peripheral flange integrally formed with a first outer sidewall end;
- a centered aperture including engagement means for removably securing the bowl to the bottle neck;
- a second interior minor annular sidewall surrounding the periphery of the aperture defining a product reservoir;
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- means for engaging the bottle handle to prevent rotational movement around the neck, relative to the handle,
- a quantity of sample material disposed within the product reservoir, and
- removable closure means for sealing the open end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.