Abstract: The present invention provides a cup less likely to leak by forming a u-shaped channel about a periphery of a bottom blank, forming a top blank into a generally cylindrical shape, and coupling an edge of the top blank to the u-shaped channel of the bottom blank.

Abstract: A new, novel and useful folding cup that fits into a cup holder. The cup is designed to fit into an array of cup holders such as the cup holders that are often built into modern motor vehicles in an arm rest or dash of such an automobile. The cup may be made from paperboard as a paperboard blank or any other suitable material that may be formed into a collapsible or expandable configuration wherein the bottom panels form a generally circular shape which may include a polygonal configuration. When the cup is in the folded condition, the cup is in a generally flat condition for economy of storage and shipping. By squeezing opposite edges of the flat structure the cup expands such that its bottom takes on its generally circular shape which may include a polygonal configuration and the top opens to accept whatever substance will be placed in the cup. This new, novel and useful folding cup that fits in a cup holder may be used as a container for french fries, chicken pieces or bread sticks, etc.

Abstract: A paper food container is composed of a side (10) and a bottom (20). The side (10) is shaped into a truncated cone having two ends, and the bottom (20) is bonded to the side (10) to form a paper food container having a receiving space. The truncated cone of the side (10) provides excellent resistance to deformation and makes the paper food container durable.

Abstract: A food container with an integral loop member for securely holding a condiment container, allowing the two to be transported as one item. The container is formed from a first portion of a blank and has a continuous lip. The loop member is formed from a second portion of the blank and distinct from the first portion of the blank. The loop extends from an exterior surface of the container and no part of the loop member contacts the lip. A method for forming the container from one blank is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cup less likely to leak by forming a u-shaped channel about a periphery of a bottom blank, forming a top blank into a generally cylindrical shape, and coupling an edge of the top blank to the u-shaped channel of the bottom blank.

Abstract: A method is provided of calculating a development plan of a paper container of deep bottom integrally formed from a single-sheet blank. An annular rule line 6 constituting a regular polygonal shape is formed at the center of a single-sheet blank to constitute the bottom face of the paper container, and divided faces 5 to constitute the outside of the peripheral face of the paper container are formed on the outside of the annular rule line 6. The blank portions between the divided faces 5 constitute inner pleated faces 4. Each of the blank portions is folded downwards along the rule line 7 and folded upwards along the line 9, so that the blank portion is folded to define two triangles 8 with an angle &phgr; and the overlapping portions thus obtained constitute an inner wall face 4.

Abstract: A cup having a safety structure has a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the sidewall. The cup has a bottomed cylindrical shape. The sidewall has at least one protrusion protruding outward in such a size and a shape as to hook a finger of a user. The protrusion may have substantially a linear shape extending along a circumference of the sidewall. Alternatively, the protrusion may have a broken line shape or a dot-chain line shape extending along a circumference of the sidewall. Alternatively, the protrusion may have a curved portion extending along a circumference of the sidewall so as to correspond to an outer edge shape of a palm between a thumb and an index finger of the user.

Abstract: A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances partially coated) on its outside surface with a foamed low density polyethylene, and on its inside surface with an unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The bottom panel member is coated on its upper surface with a foamed or an unfoamed low density polyethylene or foamed or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The body member and bottom panel member are oriented and joined to form a heat seal at an interface between a portion of the unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the inside surface of the body member and a portion of unfoamed low density polyethylene or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the upper surface of the bottom panel member.

Abstract: A food scoop of a generally upwardly tapering truncated configuration having a lower portion of rectangular cross section and an upper portion of circular cross section with a bottom in edge contact with the peripheral wall of the scoop completely thereabout and with opposed combined glue and sealing flaps integral with the bottom and bonded to opposed sides of the scoop wall and with the surface of the bottom devoid of fold lines, score lines or perforations.

Abstract: A container sidewall, such as for a cup or the like, made of a thermoplastic material is disclosed. The container utilizing the present invention is preferably designed having a closed bottom wall at one end, an open top at the opposite end, and the present sidewall extending between the bottom wall and the open top to define a height. The sidewall has a top portion adjacent the open top of the container, a first set of annular ribs disposed adjacent the top portion, a second set of annular ribs, a middle portion disposed between the first set and second set of annular ribs, and a bottom portion disposed adjacent the closed bottom wall of the container. The double band of ribs provide an increase in the strength-to-weight ratio of the container over single band prior art designs.

Abstract: A broadsheet for manufacturing a container for foodstuffs, such as chips, is described, which container comprises a subcontainer for a garnishing, such as mayonnaise. The broadsheet is composed of a primary sheet of material for forming the container and a secondary sheet of material connected thereto for forming the subcontainer. The primary sheet of material is substantially rectangular and, starting from a first corner point, includes at least two folding lines extending to the opposite corner point and to one of the two sides of the rectangle adjacent thereto, respectively, whilst the secondary sheet of material is connected to one of said sides via a folding line and, starting from one of the corner points adjacent to the side in question, extends substantially along half the length of said side. Furthermore, a container manufactured from the broadsheet is disclosed.

Abstract: A food container with an integral loop member for securely holding a condiment container, allowing the two to be transported as one item. The container is formed from a first portion of a blank and has a continuous lip. The loop member is formed from a second portion of the blank and distinct from the first portion of the blank. The loop extends from an exterior surface of the container and no part of the loop member contacts the lip. A method for forming the container from one blank is also disclosed.

Abstract: A disposable cup that contains an area of removable surface material that can be scratched off (similar to a scratch-off lottery ticket) to reveal another color, surface, texture, fragrance, design or words. The user can scratch or scrape off this surface material to inscribe a name, initials or any design of his/her choosing which may be used to later identify his/her cup. The scratch-off coating or surface material can also reveal questions and/or answers to games, including but not limited to, trivia, crossword puzzles, word search, riddles, number games, horoscopes, poker games, picture, sets or pairs of something to which the other one in the pair is contained within the package, etc.

Abstract: A cup and breath freshening combination device for providing a breath freshening tab with a coffee cup. The cup and breath freshening combination device includes a cup having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall integrally coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A tab is removably attached to the cup. A flavoring is positioned on the tab. The tab is removed from the cup and positioned in a user's mouth for imparting the flavoring to the mouth.

Abstract: A cup having a safety structure has a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the sidewall. The cup has a bottomed cylindrical shape. The sidewall has at least one protrusion protruding outward in such a size and a shape as to hook a finger of a user. The protrusion may have substantially a linear shape extending along a circumference of the sidewall. Alternatively, the protrusion may have a broken line shape or a dot-chain line shape extending along a circumference of the sidewall. Alternatively, the protrusion may have a curved portion extending along a circumference of the sidewall so as to correspond to an outer edge shape of a palm between a thumb and an index finger of the user.

Abstract: A combination food container and sealed condiment dispenser, in which a sealed condiment dispenser is fixedly attached to a food container dimensioned to house a finger food.

Abstract: A heat insulating paper cup having an improved seal. The cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated (or in some instances partially coated) on its outside surface with a foamed low density polyethylene, and on its inside surface with an unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The bottom panel member is coated on its upper surface with a foamed or an unfoamed low density polyethylene or foamed or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene. The body member and bottom panel member are oriented and joined to form a heat seal at an interface between a portion of the unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the inside surface of the body member and a portion of unfoamed low density polyethylene or unfoamed modified low density polyethylene coated on the upper surface of the bottom panel member.

Abstract: A finger food container formed as a flat carton expandable into a truncated conical configuration with a substantially cylindrical lower portion extending upward to a scoop-forming upper portion. Front and rear walls of the folded carton have lower edges interconnected by a bottom wall which, upon an outward bowing of the front and rear walls, expands therebetween in close conformance thereto for a locking of the front and rear walls in the outwardly bowed positions thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a construction for a single piece blank and a container formed therefrom. The container is convertible between a single-compartment container and a multiple-compartment container. The container is characterized by having a rear panel defining a lateral slit therein and a front panel perforated and scored to define a converting flap hinged to the front panel along a lateral fold line. The container may be converted to a multiple-compartment container by separating the converting flap from the front panel along the perforation row, folding the converting flap along the lateral fold line, positioning the convertible flap between the front panel and the rear panel to be received through the slit. Thus, an upper compartment and a lower compartment are provided, separated by the converting flap.

Abstract: A bag for foods intended to be consumed with a sauce.

Abstract: The present invention provides in combination, a food container and a condiment container. The food container includes a front panel, a back panel attached to the front panel by at least one side panel and a bottom panel for defining an enclosure therebetween. A cut-out portion is provided in the at least one side panel and is attached to the front panel and to the back panel and extends into the enclosure. The condiment container includes a top end, a bottom end, and side walls sized for placement against a side panel of the food container. A clip structure is positioned at the top end for attaching and suspending the condiment container to the at least one side panel of the food container. The cut-out portion is sized and positioned for securing the condiment container near the bottom end in coaction with the clip structure.

Abstract: A cup for indicating temperature of contents thereof and a method of making. The cup includes a body that is cup-shaped and a temperature sensitive strip that is disposed on the body and indicates the temperature of the contents thereof. The body includes an outer cup and an inner cup that is disposed in, and is in intimate contact with, the outer cup. The temperature sensitive strip has a shape and is removably adhered on the longitudinal wall of the inner cup, just above the base thereof. The outer cup has a bore that has a shape, a pair of vertical edges, and extends through the longitudinal wall thereof, just above the base thereof. The shape of the bore matches the shape of the temperature sensitive strip so as to allow the temperature sensitive strip to be viewed through the bore.

Abstract: A nestable beverage cup is preferably formed of two tapered sections. A lower section is sized to fit a cup holder such as used in a vehicle, while an upper section which is not held in the cup holder is provided with a larger diameter than the lower section, and is more broadly tapered to hold a greater volume of fluid. The lower section has a flattened rim which is ultrasonically sealed to the bottom of the upper section. A recessed bottom of the upper section provides an air gap which will insulate the user from the surface of the lower section. The two stage cup contemplates designs with various sidewalls, angles, shapes and raw materials.

Abstract: A paper container to hold liquids or solid material of light and heavy viscosity. Said container has an inner film liner, but not limited to, which conforms to the configuration of an outer container, and is secured to the open end, the side wall, and bottom of said outer container. The shape of the outer container may be, but not limited to, round,square or rectangular.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of calculating a development plan of a paper container of deep bottom integrally formed from a single-sheet blank.

Abstract: A disposable all-purpose container assembly includes a disposable frustoconical container formed from polymer coated paper and a saddle-like insulation attachment straddling an associated portion of the container sidewall and mounted in fixed position on the sidewall. A raw edge of the sidewall blank is sealed with polymer tape to prevent wicking or migration of liquid from the container into the sidewall. The tape also enhances the bond along the sidewall seam. The insulation attachment has a plurality of spaced apart ribs which engage the outer surface of the sidewall. The ribs, and portions of the outer surface of the sidewall and inner surface of the insulation attachment define air spaces between the container and the insulation attachment. The insulation attachment has a pair of handle sections movable to a holding position for optional use.

Abstract: A cup holder incorporating an expandable circular band to which is affixed a handle having vertically oriented finger rings and a vertically projecting stem that includes a finger pad.

Abstract: A container with a foldable holder for holding both a primary substance and a secondary substance. The container has a volume defined by a substantially upright sidewall and a bottom to receive the primary substance such as french fries therein. The container also has a lip extending from the upright sidewall upwardly. The lip has an opening and can be folded outwardly to form a holder for receiving a second container containing the secondary substance such as ketchup therein in the opening of the lip.

Abstract: A carton for co-packaging two distinct food substances in two distinct cavities within the carton. The carton is formed of a single blank of paperboard creased, folded and glued to form one major cavity and one minor cavity, said minor cavity being an integral discrete compartment.

Abstract: A new, novel and useful folding cup that fits into a cup holder. The cup is designed to fit into an array of cup holders such as the cup holders that are often built into modern motor vehicles in an arm rest or dash of such an automobile. The cup may be made from paperboard as a paperboard blank or any other suitable material that may be formed into a collapsible or expandable configuration wherein the bottom panels form a generally circular shape which may include a polygonal configuration. When the cup is in the folded condition, the cup is in a generally flat condition for economy of storage and shipping. By squeezing opposite edges of the flat structure the cup expands such that its bottom takes on its generally circular shape which may include a polygonal configuration and the top opens to accept whatever substance will be placed in the cup. This new, novel and useful folding cup that fits in a cup holder may be used as a container for french fries, chicken pieces or bread sticks, etc.

Abstract: A bowl-shaped container has a rim of a bottom and the rim is hollow. The container is made of a thermoplastic resin sheet, and wherein the hollow rim is formed by folding the thermoplastic resin sheet including a side wall surface and a bottom wall surface continuous with each other into the shape of a bag and by welding the sheet at the wall surface sides. The body of the container may have a plurality of ribs protruding outward and no slit-like recess in its inner circumferential face. The ribs are formed by thrusting the thermoplastic resin sheet into a plurality of grooves formed in a forming female die.

Abstract: The invention provides a low density paperboard material and associated method for use in producing an insulated container, and is especially well-suited for making cups. The paperboard material comprises a paperboard web including wood fibers and expanded microspheres, and has a relatively low density ranging from about 6 to about 10 lb/3MSF/mil, a relatively high caliper ranging from about 24 to about 35 mil, and an internal bond strength of at least about 80×10−3 ft-lbf., preferably at least 100×10−3 lft-lbf. For applications such as cups the material is also coated on one or both sides with a barrier coating, preferably low density polyethylene, to limit liquid penetration into the web. The low density paperboard material of the invention is convertible for manufacture of containers, particularly cups, and exhibits insulative properties comparable to higher cost materials conventionally used to make cups.

Abstract: A machine for container formation by folding a die-scored paperboard structure to close flaps shaped by the scoring that serve as the top and bottom of the container. A scored paperboard sheet is loaded onto a male pedestal inner pattern such that the foldable top and bottom container portions extend beyond the pattern, whereupon armature driven semicircular outer patterns, having upper and lower fingers adapted to be driven by corresponding fluid driven pin stabilizers, close upon the sheet. While closed over the sheet, the pins are activated to move the fingers inward on the inner pattern and force fold the container along the score lines, followed by automatic retraction of the pins and outer patterns. The container is thus pre-folded in preparation for shipping as a flat paper form that is ready for folding on the crease lines thus formed. One or both flaps of the container can be folded along the crease lines to form a closure at one or both ends.

Abstract: A collapsible, conical food scoop formed from a unitary blank of flexible material is disclosed which includes a first, food compartment and a second, condiment compartment. The condiment compartment is formed from a panel of material connected between first and second locations on the interior wall of the first compartment, and shifts between a first position overlaying the interior side wall of the food scoop when the scoop is collapsed and a second position spaced apart from the interior side wall for holding a condiment when the scoop is opened for use.

Abstract: A heat insulating paper cup with improved insulation in areas where printed matter exists. The printed matter is applied using a water-based alkyd or epoxy ink. In one embodiment the cup can include a body member having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a bottom panel member having a upper surface and a bottom surface. The body member is coated on its outside surface with a foamed synthetic resin, and on its inside surface with an unfoamed synthetic resin. The bottom panel member is optionally coated on its upper surface with a foamed or an unfoamed synthetic resin. The body member and bottom panel member are oriented and joined to form a seal at an interface between a portion of inside surface of the body member and a portion of the upper surface of the bottom panel member. The printed matter is applied prior to foaming of the synthetic resin on the outer surface of the cup.

Abstract: A food container, such as a scoop formed of lightweight paperboard, has a slit (or slot) extending in substantially a straight line across a front panel thereof for receiving a flange of a condiment container such as a cup covered by a lid. The condiment container may be securely attached the food container by inserting the flange in to the slit, from the outside of the food container, sufficiently that at least one locking feature on the flange becomes disposed within the food container. At least one locking feature is formed on a surface of the flange. The locking feature is tapered from a leading edge to a trailing edge thereof, and has a thickness (t2) at its trailing edge which is substantially greater, such as five to ten times greater, than its thickness (t1) at the leading edge thereof The locking feature can be in the geometric form of a triangle, having an apex oriented towards a leading edge of the flange.

Abstract: A cup-shaped cake container formed by bending a paper sheet. The container has a bottom and a sidewall. Step portions are formed in the sidewall. The step portions act against the restoring force of the material. A curved transitional wall is formed between the bottom and the sidewall.

Abstract: A bottom for a paper cup is formed by advancing a punch against a paperboard web to push the web against a cutting edge which cuts out a circular cup bottom blank from the web. The punch is kept in a forward state to clamp an outer peripheral portion of the blank immovably against a surface of a sleeve. A reciprocable draw is advanced against a center portion of the blank to push the center portion into a circular opening of the sleeve while maintaining the clamping force, to cause the center portion of the blank to become stretched. The clamping force is then progressively released to permit the outer peripheral portion to enter the opening and become bent to form a lip extending at a substantially right angle. The lip is compressed within a gap formed between the draw and a surface of the opening. Because of the stretching of the blank, pleats formed in the lip are only in the form of micropleats that are flattened in a non-folded over state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disposable dish system, with the bottom surfaces of the disposable dishes being at least partially coated with a light tack non-toxic adhesive to retain it to a tablecloth, tray, or table in a manner which will be resistant to wind or tipping, but yet allow for easy removal and replacement during use. Also disclosed is a wind-resistant disposable tablecloth which includes adhesive disposed at certain locations on the tablecloth for use in retaining the tablecloth on a picnic table or a similar table or surface. The tablecloth has the adhesive placed thereon in strips, which are covered by strips of release liner prior to the tablecloth being used. The release liner strips are removed to expose the adhesive on the tablecloth, which is used to secure the tablecloth on the picnic table.

Abstract: An improved paper container having a deep bottom which is formed from a single sheet of paper blank, and a method of making the same, is provided, which may be used as a drink container, food container or for any application requiring a container having strong, waterproof capabilities. Such a paper container is formed from a paper blank prepared by cutting a sheet of original paper in a predetermined shape, forming numerous ruled lines on the blank, folding along the ruled lines in various detailed steps, and finally curling back an upper face opening edge (serving as the mouth of the container).

Abstract: A food container having a sauce container coupled thereto is disclosed. The food container includes an open top adapted for received food articles. The sauce container also includes an open top. Coupling structure suited for yielding either a detachable or permanent coupling of the two containers is mechanically associated with the two containers.

Abstract: A food scoop having a holder for a condiment receptacle is disclosed. The holder and food scoop are formed from a unitary blank of material and the holder forms a continuation of the side wall of the scoop to allow for stacking and storage until the holder is deployed for use. After deployment, the holder securely retains a condiment receptacle and resists the forces applied to the receptacle during use. A blank for forming the food scoop and holder is also disclosed.

Abstract: An otherwise conventional paperboard french fry scoop and container is provided with a game or quiz accessory construction to improve its utility. The rear (higher) wall (16) of the scoop is provided with a pair of parallel slits (24, 26) which slidably receive a tear off strip (62), the latter carried by a glue panel (50) glued to the rear wall of the scoop. The tear strip carries indicia (66, 68) in the form of two rows of respective questions and answers, the indicia being viewed through openings (28, 30) between the two slits. The user tears off the tear strip, inserts it through the slits, and proceeds to read the questions and answers. All components of the scoop are readily formed from the blank, the mode of assembling the device, as well as the basic form of the unitary paperboard blank from which it is formed, being essentially the same as that of known paperboard french fry scoops.

Abstract: A drinking cup with a reusable indicator which indicates the number of times the cup has been filled.

Abstract: A collapsible, disposable food container includes a main body which is selectively adjustable between an operative, open position and a collapsed, flat position thereof. The container is constructed from a unitary piece of flat stock material folded to define front, back, side, and bottom walls. The container includes a main body having a bottom portion which is shaped substantially as a truncated cone, when the container is in its operative position, such that the bottom portion may be inserted in and stably engage the walls of a circular opening, such as a vehicle cup holder. Most preferably, the lower portion of the main body fits within a circular area 2.75 inches in diameter. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each side wall includes an indentable gripping brace region, intermediate of upper and lower portions of the side wall, which can be flexed inwardly of the upper and lower portions of the side wall, when inwardly directed pressure is applied thereto.

Abstract: Two-piece cups formed, e.g., from a thermoformable plastics material, include a bottom wall disc which is bonded to an inwardly turned annular bottom flange of the side wall by an upwardly and inwardly sloped transition wall. The transition wall allows the bottom wall disc to be bonded to the sidewall flange in such a manner that the annular bottom edge is substantially unaffected by the heat and pressures during the bonding process. The bottom wall disc may be in the form of multiple concentrically disposed, annular bottom wall segments which are connected to one another by respective ones of a plurality of transition walls.

Abstract: A paper cup with a sipping straw integrally formed thereon is disclosed. The paper cup with a sipping straw integrally formed thereon is manufactured either by attaching a separate paper member (11), or by forming an expanded portion (21). The sipping straw (17) or (27) is provided with a slot (16) or (26), and folding lines. An upper portion (37) of the sipping straw is folded down to be attached onto a side of the paper cup during a non-use, and is straightened up during a use. Further, wrinkles are formed on the upper portion of the sipping straw, so that the sipping straw can be properly bent during a use for the sake of convenience.

Abstract: A combination food server and condiment holder, the food server having a sidewall enclosing a food-holding volume, the sidewall having at least one slit therein; the condiment holder comprising a cup for holding at least one condiment, and a tab, connected to the cup, extending through the at least one slit in the sidewall to secure the condiment holder to the food server.

Abstract: A heat-insulating container having an outer surface laminate of foamed thermoplastic synthetic resin such as low density polyethylene is configured to facilitate unwrapping of the container brim so that the container can be used with under-the-brim promotional concepts and the like that require the brim to be unwrapped. The container is fabricated from a body member having an outside surface laminate of foamed polyethylene, and a bottom panel member, with the body member and the bottom panel member being bonded to one another at an interface between a portion of the inside surface of the body member and the upper surface of the bottom panel member. An uppermost region of the body member is curled to form a circumferentially extending brim. A first circumferential portion of the brim being bonded to the outside surface laminate of foamed polyethylene and a second circumferential portion of the brim being unbonded to the outside surface laminate of foamed polyethylene.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a carton for co-packaging two distinct food substances, in two distinct cavities. This is accomplished by means of a single blank of paperboard which is creased, folded and glued so as to form one major cavity and one minor cavity, said minor cavity being an integral discrete compartment.