Microwaveable packaged good article overcap
AssigneeGeneral Mills Cereals, LLC
InventorsMichael R. Perry, Arne H. Bradner, Glenn M. Larche
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Abstract
A microwaveable packaged good article is described. The microwaveable packaged good article includes a container and an overcap. The container includes a base and a continuous wall extending from the base terminating in a chime. The overcap includes a panel, a neck extending from the panel terminating in a drip bead, and a skirt radially spaced from the drip bead to define a channel between the skirt and the drip bead. In this regard, the chime is received within the channel upon assembly of the overcap to the container.
Claims20
A microwaveable packaged good article comprising:
- a container including:
- a base,
- a continuous wall extending from the base and terminating in a chime;
- and
- an overcap removably coupled to the container and including:
- a panel,
- a neck extending from the panel and terminating in a drip bead defining a leading end and an interior surface, the leading end established opposite the panel,
- a skirt radially spaced from the drip bead to define a channel between the skirt and the interior surface of the drip bead;
- wherein the chime is received within the channel, the leading end of the drip bead is free of contact with the chime, and the panel is outside of the container upon assembly of the overcap to the container.
A method of microwave heating a packaged good article comprising:
- providing a container containing a consumable item;
- securing an overcap to the container, the overcap including:
- a panel,
- a neck extending from the panel and terminating in a drip bead,
- a skirt radially spaced from the drip bead by a shoulder to define a channel received over a chime of the container, the skirt extending from an intermediate location along the neck,
- wherein securing the overcap includes an assembled vertical position of the overcap relative to the chime being solely dictated by an abutting interface between the shoulder and the chime;
- microwave heating the packaged good article to boil the consumable item such that a portion of the consumable item accumulates on an interior of the overcap;
- and
- directing at least a portion of the accumulated consumable item along the drip bead and back into the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.