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US 6,022,570 AGranted
Dual-compartment communion container
OwnerLolita Richmondinventor
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Abstract
A dual-compartment, disposable, sanitary, individual-serving comestibles package for purveying a pair of separate and dissimilar food items. A first compartment is formed by a cup which is closed off by a first, removable closure element. A second compartment is formed by a recess within a sidewall of the cup, and is closed off by a second closure element which is preferably only partially removable.
Claims17
A container, comprising:
- a cup having a base, a lip, and a sidewall extending from a periphery of the base to the lip;
- a first peel-off closure element adapted to fit across the lip, thereby forming a first compartment defined by an inner surface of the base, an inner surface of the sidewall, and an inner surface of the first peel-off closure element;
- a recess in the sidewall of the cup, said recess having an opening at an outer surface of the sidewall, said recess extending from the opening towards the interior of the cup;
- and
- a second peel-off closure element disposed on the outer surface of the sidewall and extending across the opening of the recess, thereby forming a second compartment defined by an inner surface of the second peel-off closure element and the outer surface of the sidewall.
2 more elements
A container comprising:
- a cup having a base, a lip, and a sidewall extending from a periphery of the base to the lip;
- a first peel-off closure element adapted to fit across the lip, thereby forming a first compartment defined by an inner surface of the base, an inner surface of the sidewall, and an inner surface of the first peel-off closure element;
- characterized by:
- a recess in the sidewall of the cup, said recess having an opening at an outer surface of the sidewall, said recess extending from the opening towards the interior of the cup;
- and
- a second peel-off closure element disposed on an outer surface of the sidewall and extending across the opening of the recess, thereby forming a second compartment defined by an inner surface of the second peel-off closure element and the outer surface of the sidewall;
- and further comprising:
- a first tab extending from the periphery of the first peel-off closure element at a first angular position with respect to the lip;
- and
- a second tab extending from a periphery of the second peel-off closure element at a second angular position with respect to the lip.
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A container comprising:
- a cup having a base, a lip, and a sidewall extending from a periphery of the base to the lip;
- a first peel-off closure element adapted to fit across the lip, thereby forming a first compartment defined by an inner surface of the base, an inner surface of the sidewall, and an inner surface of the first peel-off closure element;
- characterized by:
- a recess in the sidewall of the cup, said recess having an opening at the outer surface of the sidewall, said recess extending from the opening towards the interior of the cup;
- and
- a second peel-off closure element disposed on an outer surface of the sidewall and extending across the opening of the recess, thereby forming a second compartment defined by an inner surface of the second peel-off closure element and the outer surface of the sidewall;
- and further comprising:
- a weakening line disposed on the second peel-off closure element and defining an area of the second peel-off closure element which is aligned directly over the opening of the recess.
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A container comprising:
- a cup having a base, a lip, and a sidewall extending from a periphery of the base to the lip;
- a first peel-off closure element adapted to fit across the lip, thereby forming a first compartment defined by an inner surface of the base, an inner surface of the sidewall, and an inner surface of the first peel-off closure element;
- characterized by:
- a recess in the sidewall of the cup, said recess having an opening at the outer surface of the sidewall, said recess extending from the opening towards the interior of the cup;
- and
- a second peel-off closure element disposed on an outer surface of the sidewall and extending across the opening of the recess, thereby forming a second compartment defined by an inner surface of the second peel-off closure element and the outer surface of the sidewall;
- and further comprising:
- a tab extending from a periphery of the second peel-off closure element;
- and
- a weakening line disposed on the second peel-off closure element, extending contiguously from the tab, and defining an area of the second peel-off closure element which is aligned directly over the opening of the recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.