Abstract: A portion dispensing container. The container includes a base supporting a hopper to store the food, with a cover sealing the hopper. A cup may be inserted into and removed from the base, and interacts with a slider to dispense a predetermined quantity of food into the cup upon each insertion. The hopper may include a scraper portion to assist in closing off the flow of food from the hopper during dispensing.
Abstract: A beverage container with a tactile indication of a properly open position for drinking. The beverage container includes a base, a collar, and a cap having an annular seal gasket for opening and closing the container for pouring/drinking. The improvement is a collar stop located on the collar, together with a pair of seal stops extending from the seal gasket and forming a notch therebetween. Rotation of the cap to open the container becomes more difficult as the collar stop interferes with the leading one of the seal stops. Continued rotation to seat the collar stop in the notch provides a tactile indication that the cap has rotated to the properly open position and further rotation may be avoided.
Abstract: A microwave reheating container for food including a concave base and a cover. The base and cover both have a core formed of PET sheet material, formed into the appropriate base and cover shapes. The PET cores are crystallized to CPET on their interior. Each core is overmolded on its exterior with TPC capable of injection molding and having greater strength. The cover may include an elastomeric seal about its periphery. The cover may be secured to the base by one or more locking clips.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 2, 2021
Assignee:
Dart Industries Inc.
Inventors:
Dimitri M. C. J. Backaert, Laurent Tabey, Steven J. Verbrugge, Kris Schoukens, Berivan Özel, Johan Carrette
Abstract: A combined vegetable peeler and fruit peeler includes a handle and at least one leg extending from the handle. A slotted blade is mounted to the handle for peeling vegetables. The leg includes a citrus slicer having a cutting edge for slicing the rind of fruit. The leg may further include a peeling blade in the form of a protrusion having reduced thickness, with the peeling blade having utility in peeling the rind from fruit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2021
Assignee:
Dart Industries Inc.
Inventors:
Dongjin Byeon, Frederick M. N. De Pauw, Nathalie De Beer
Abstract: A dual speed manual stand mixer. The mixer has a bowl with a cover fixed to the bowl. The cover includes a ring selectively mounting to the rim of the bowl, and a turntable mounted for rotation within the ring. Multiple whisks extend downward from the turntable into and within the bowl. Gearing is provided to cause both rotation of the turntable, as well as rotation of each individual whisk. A transmission is also provided to selectively connect a manual crank arm in one of two possible limit positions. The gearing ratios differ between these two position to thus drive the turntable and whisk rotation at two different speeds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 27, 2021
Assignee:
Dart Industries Inc.
Inventors:
Ralph F. E. Eikelenberg, Antoon Keymeulen, Dongjin Byeon