Patents Assigned to Fort Howard Cup Corporation
  • Tear open lid
    Patent number: 4747510
    Abstract: A disposable plastic lid including a depending skirt formed with stacking, sealing and snap rings, and a pull tab at the lowermost edge of the skirt. The lid is formed such that the plastic is uniaxially oriented in a first direction and the tab is located to initiate a tear in a second direction transverse to the first direction. Tearing is also facilitated by notching the pull tab at either end thereof, and by providing a surface projection interrupting the snap ring in an area immediately adjacent the pull tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1988
    Assignee: Fort Howard Cup Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony C. Mack
  • Carrying tray
    Patent number: 4718555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrying tray and, more particularly, to a tray which securely holds hot and cold drink cups of various sizes, and is adaptable to hold other items. A plurality of gripping elements in a cup receiving cavity grip and retain a chime-bottomed cup. A flat-bottomed cup is stably supported on a platform in the cup receiving cavity. Various inserts may be selectively used to more stably retain tall cups or to retain other items, such as ice cream cones and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Fort Howard Cup Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher P. Amberg
  • Combined closure and drinking straw
    Patent number: D296874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Fort Howard Cup Corporation
    Inventor: Paul C. Dallas