Domed cover for a catering container

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a domed cover for a catering container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view taken thereof; and

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 4.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Lid (Bottom Center) Westbend, HFD Sec. 3, p. 34 Jul. 10, 1978. Transparent Cover with Transparent Container (Corresponding to FIGs. A & B) Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art Per Interview of Apr. 17, 1996. Metal Foil Container (Corresponding to FIGS. C & D) (Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art. Transparent Cover with Opaque Container from Tray-Pak of Reading, PA (Corresponding to FIGS. E & F) (Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art. BonFaire Disposable Food Service Products Brochure, .COPYRGT.BonFaire by Placon Corporation, 1990. Plastics Engineering, Oct. '89, p. 10, illustrating BonFaire Microwavable Packaging by Placon Corporation. Ultra Pac, Inc. Brochure Regarding Eco*Clear (Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art. Gourmet Display Product Catalog, and in particular pp. 10, 22-23, (Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art.
Patent History
Patent number: D377580
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Jan 28, 1997
Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America (Evanston, IL)
Inventors: Thomas J. Hayes (Wauconda, IL), Thomas T. Taber (Park Ridge, IL), Michael J. A. Sagan (Batavia, IL)
Primary Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi
Law Firm: Arnold, White & Durkee
Application Number: 0/42,609
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/73921; D7/391