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US 7,621,424 B1Granted
Container for ice cream cones
OwnerTino Antonacciinventor
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Abstract
A package for storing and transporting a stack or column of nested ice cream cones that is hollow, round in circumference with a cylindrical top portion and a conical bottom portion that converges toward a radially extending base. A circular cover snaps on an open top and an enclosure snaps on the bottom to form a base. The package is made of food safe plastic and is shaped to look like a baseball bat.
Claims12
A package made of food safe material for transporting and storing food stuffs comprising:
- a hollow generally cylindrical body including an upper cylindrical portion having an open top and a lower converging or conical portion extending therebelow;
- a circular cap or cover selectably releasably retained on said open top of said generally cylindrical body,
- said cap including a snap fit ring adjacent a bottom thereof and said open top of said body including a complementary snap fit ring thereadjacent,
- a radially extending wall extending from adjacent a bottom of said conical portion of said generally cylindrical body and a cylindrical flange depending from a circumference of said radially extending wall,
- a base member having a substantially flat bottom and an upwardly extending circular wall around the circumference thereof, and
- complementary fastener means on said cylindrical flange and said circular wall for fastening said base member of said generally cylindrical body,
- said generally cylindrical body, said cap and said radially extending base means resembling the shape of a baseball bat.
4 more elements
A package made of food save material for transporting and storing food stuffs comprising:
- a hollow generally cylindrical body including an upper cylindrical portion having an open top and a lower converging or conical portion extending therebelow;
- a circular cap or cover selectably releasably retained on said open top of said generally cylindrical body,
- said cap including a snap fit ring adjacent a bottom thereof and said open top of said body including a complementary snap fit ring thereadjacent,
- a radially extending wall extending from adjacent a bottom thereof and said open top of said body including a complementary snap fit ring thereadjacent,
- a radially extending wall extending from adjacent a bottom of said conical portion of said generally cylindrical body and a cylindrical flange depending from a circumference of said radially extending wall,
- a base member having a substantially flat bottom and an upwardly extending circular wall around the circumference thereof, and
- complementary resilient interference rings on said cylindrical flange and said circular wall for fastening said base member on said generally cylindrical body,
- a hollow interior of said conical portion of said generally cylindrical body includes a plurality of vertical ribs positioned in evenly spaced relation around said interior thereof,
- said generally cylindrical body, said cap and said radially extending base means resembling the shape of a baseball bat.
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A package made of food safe material for transporting and storing food stuffs comprising:
- a hollow generally cylindrical body including an upper cylindrical portion having an open top and a lower converging or conical portion extending therebelow;
- a circular cap or cover selectably releasably retained on said open top of said generally cylindrical body,
- a radially extending base means positioned subjacent a bottom of said conical portion for providing a widened base for said package,
- a radially extending wall extending from adjacent a bottom of said conical portion of said generally cylindrical body and a cylindrical flange depending from a circumference of said radially extending wall,
- said base means including a base member having a substantially flat bottom and an upwardly extending circular wall around the circumference thereof,
- complementary fastener means on said cylindrical flange and said circular wall for fastening said base member of said generally cylindrical body, and
- said generally cylindrical body, said cap and said radially extending base means resembling the shape of a baseball bat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.