Patents Assigned to Ekco/Glaco Inc.
  • Patent number: 4960207
    Abstract: A unitary molded plastic bakery tray, with the end walls higher than the side walls to provide a 90 degree cross-nesting, and the end walls having interengaging feet and rails to provide for 180 degree oriented high stacking and like oriented low stacking. The bottom is either a flat planar surface with chamfered bottom edges or is raised so that the tray is provided with corner structure having chamfered bottom edges. Blind stacking structure is provided by an additional outer rail on each end wall and additional outer feet on each end wall for engaging the outer rail. Alternatively, blind stacking is provided by structure along each end wall having large feet and cooperating large recesses coplanar with inner small feet and cooperating inner recesses such that the large feet can span and smoothly slide over the small recesses during blind stacking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignees: Buckhorn, Inc., EKCO/GLACO, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Tabler, Eric D. Stein
  • Patent number: 4941585
    Abstract: A baking pan having a multiplicity of baking units constructed by forming the baking units as individual pieces, disposing the pre-formed baking units within openings formed in a sheet material and securing the baking units to the sheet material. The means for securing the baking units to the sheet material comprises interlocking portions of the baking units with the sheet material to form an assembly of baking units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Ekco/Glaco Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbert K. Hare, Morris Kaufman, William M. Moroziuk