Catering bowl

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a catering bowl showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view taken thereof;

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.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Multisided Dish, Thomas Festival Premiere in Harrogate, Tableware International Jul. 1984 p.8. Transparent Cover with Transparent Container (Corresponding to FIGs. A &B) (Date Unknown) Admitted Prior Art. Metal Foil Container (Corresponding to FIGs. C & D) (Dated Uknown) Amitted Prior Art. Transparent Cover with Opaque Container from Tray-Pak of Reading, PA (Corresponding to FIGs. E & F) (Date Uknown) 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 (Dated Uknown) Admitted Prior Art. Gourmet Display Product Catalog, and in particular pp. 10, 22-23. (Date Uknown) Admitted Prior Art.
Patent History
Patent number: D384862
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 14, 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
Application Number: 0/42,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/7584; D7/566
International Classification: 0701;