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US 5,964,365 AGranted
Lid/collar system
AssigneeIgloo Products Corp.
InventorsKathleen G. Peeples, James M. Degen, Barry Wingate
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Abstract
A reusable transport and containment system for a pan or dish having a peripheral flange. The system includes a manually graspable collar that acts as support around the perimeter of the pan and a lid that sealingly engages the collar. The coupled lid and collar insulate the pan's contents while shielding the food handler's hands from the pan and its contents.
Claims24
A lid containment and transport system comprising:
- a lid having upper and lower surfaces, a peripheral edge, an annular lid skirt depending generally downwardly from said lower surface so as to terminate in a free edge, and a lid flange defined about at least a portion of and extending generally outwardly from said peripheral edge;
- a collar having inner and outer surfaces and defining an inner, pan receiving area;
- said collar comprising a pan flange engaging portion and a generally upwardly projecting collar skirt that terminates in a free edge and is constructed and arranged to sealingly engage the lid skirt;
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- a pan having a side wall and a bottom wall and a peripheral flange defined at an upper, end of said side wall, said pan being seated in said pan receiving area, with said peripheral flange engaging said pan flange engaging portion of said collar,
- wherein when said upwardly projecting collar skirt sealingly engages the lid skirt, said lower surface of said lid is vertically spaced from said peripheral flange of said pan.
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A lid and collar system comprising:
- a lid having upper and lower surfaces, a peripheral edge, an annular lid skirt depending generally downwardly from said lower surface so as to terminate in a free edge, and a flange defined about at least a portion of and extending generally outwardly from said peripheral edge;
- a collar having inner and outer surfaces and defining an inner pan receiving area, said collar comprising a pan flange engaging portion and a generally upwardly projecting collar skirt that terminates in an upper free edge, said collar being constructed and arranged to sealingly engage the lid skirt;
- the pan flange engaging portion including a generally horizontal ledge for receiving a pan flange;
- said collar skirt being defined about an outer periphery of said horizontal ledge, and
- wherein when said upwardly projecting collar skirt sealingly engages the lid skirt, said lower surface of said lid is vertically spaced from a pan flange of a pan seated in said collar.
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A lid and collar system comprising, in combination:
- lid having upper and lower surfaces, a peripheral edge, an annular lid skirt depending generally downwardly from said lower surface and a flange defined about at least a portion of said peripheral edge, wherein the lid skirt terminates in a downwardly disposed free edge and includes a bulbous outer lip portion and an outer recess portion;
- a collar structure having a generally upwardly projecting annular collar skirt constructed and arranged to sealingly engage the lid ridge;
- the collar skirt terminating in an upwardly disposed free edge and including a bulbous inner lip portion, and said annular lid skirt being sized so as to be selectively received inside said annular collar skirt with said inner lip portion of said collar skirt engaging said outer recess portion of said lid skirt and said outer lip portion of said lid skirt locked inside and vertically below said inner lip portion of said collar skirt.
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