Abstract: A packaging cup formed from a resilient material has an integrally body having a product reservoir and a lip. The product reservoir includes a flat bottom wall and a continuous side wall integrally joined together about a smooth curve. The side wall extends upwardly from the bottom wall to join the lip. The joint between the lip and the side wall continuously surrounds and defines an opening through the lip to the interior of the reservoir. The lip extends in a plane outwardly from this opening completely around the periphery of this opening. The bottom wall is essentially circular in shape and the opening is essentially squarish in shape. First, second, third and fourth fluted areas are located in the side wall at the corners of the squarish shaped opening. Each of the fluted areas is shaped essentially as a conical surface generated from a cone which is truncated by a plane about a parabolic intersecton of the plane with the cone.

Abstract: The invention relates to A filter for making portions of coffee or tea, comprising a substantially cup-shaped supporting vessel having a pouring-in opening at the top, a chamber for filling with liquid and having an outlet opening at the bottom, and a filter insert disposed in the supporting vessel above the outlet opening, wherein the filter insert (5) comprises a filter mat and extends approximately parallel to the inner wall of the supporting vessel and its periphery is connected to the supporting vessel (1) in the edge region of the pouring-in opening (2).

Abstract: A cake frosting technique and assembly including a disposable frosting bag for home or commercial use to render the frosting or decorating of cakes or other pastries more convenient and expeditious by the complete elimination of the need for expensive and messy heretofore-used large commercial squeeze bags, or manually whipped and spread frosting, or expensive aerosols. The invention contemplates the ready coloring or tinting of the frosting to any desired hue within a wide range with any particular color and further contemplates the imparting of any desired flavoring to the frosting by the separate and conveniently associated provision of the aforesaid disposable bag containing a neutral or white frosting along with a plurality of separate color tint tubes and a plurality of separate flavor taste tubes, whose contents are to be admixed respectively with the base frosting material to achieve a desired blend for the ultimate decorative and taste effects contemplated.

Abstract: A container for eggs defines a plurality of compartments each of a configuration to hold an egg captive, each portion of the container defining a respective single said compartment being connected with the remainder along lines of weakening, perforation or the like, whereby each said portion, with an egg retained in the respective compartment can be readily detached from the remainder of the container, to form a discrete sub-container for a single egg which is adapted to hold said egg captive, at least a portion of said sub-container being readily removable to allow access to the egg therein while the remainder of the sub-container acts as an egg cup. The invention also provides a method of cooling and subsequently serving an egg whilst the egg is enclosed in a permeable container.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging system capable of protecting the freshness and structural integrity of fully-baked pastry shells during shipping and storage. According to the disclosure, individual baked pastry shells, held in conforming baking pans, are provided with a wrapping of high polymer film; a plurality of the so-wrapped shells are arranged together to form a vertical stack; and one or more of such stacks is then surrounded and enclosed with a corrugated shipping container. The shipping container is provided with a separately-closeable liner of high polymer material and/or the individual stacks are surrounded by a high polymer bag material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging system capable of protecting the freshness and structural integrity of fully-baked pastry shells during shipping and storage. According to the disclosure: individual pastry shells, held in conforming baking pans, are placed in paperboard cartons; at least one stack of cartons is then enclosed by a bag comprised of high polymer film; shock absorbing material is positioned to totally surround the cartons; and a corrugated shipping container is employed to enclose the absorbing material, the bag, and the cartons.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for a generally friable product sealed in a plastic pouch, the latter of which is positioned in a sealed cylindrical container so as to be restrained from axial movement therein. A separator may be located in the container to bias the pouch radially outwardly into engagement with the inner cylindrical surface of the container. Moreover, a corrugated liner may be interposed between the plastic pouch and the inner wall of the container to thereby provide added protection to the friable product from shock loads iparted to the container.

Abstract: Two containers housing an expandable food product are placed in face-to-face juxtaposition and a sleeve complemental in shape to the exterior panels of the facing containers is wrapped around the containers to form a unitized package. The sleeve is bisected by a perforated score line which enables the sleeve to be separated into two pieces. Each piece has a linear and undulating edge wherein the sleeve half can be placed in a microwave oven on its linear edge to support one of the containers above the oven surface on the undulating edge enabling the microwave energy to be distributed along all surfaces of the container to heat the food product within the container.

Abstract: Sausages are made by stuffing a meat emulsion into a thermosealable tubular casing, effecting preliminary sealing of the casing into "sausage lengths", at least partially cooking the product and then effecting a final sealing at the site of the preliminary seals which seals are wider than the preliminary seals and thereby compress the meat into the unsealed portion of the tube.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for a generally friable product sealed in a plastic pouch, the latter of which is positioned in a sealed cylindrical container so as to be restrained from axial movement therein. A separator may be located in the container to bias the pouch radially outwardly into engagement with the inner cylindrical surface of the container. Moreover, a corrugated liner may be interposed between the plastic pouch and the inner wall of the container to thereby provide added protection to the friable product from shock loads imparted to the container.

Abstract: A sheet formed from a uniform blend of from about 80 to 97% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate having an intrinsic viscosity of above about 0.9 and a melt viscosity at 525.degree. F. of above about 10,000 poises and correspondingly from about 20 to 3% by weight of a polycarbonate resin having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.4 to 0.6 and a melt viscosity at 500.degree. F. of less than 50,000 poises; said sheet having a haze value as determined by ASTM D-1003 of less than about 2% and being essentially amorphous and non-oriented. Also disclosed is a process for forming a sheet which comprises uniformly blending the composition, extruding the composition into a sheet at a temperature between about 490.degree. to 530.degree. F. and rapidly cooling the sheet by contact with at least one cooling surface maintained at a surface temperature in the range of about 50.degree. to 160.degree. F. for a period of time not exceeding about 15 seconds.

Abstract: A system of packaging frozen onion rings and other frangible articles for transport and storage is disclosed. Vacuum formed polystyrene packages having a shock absorbing flange are stacked in rigid walled shipping containers, each package resting with a downwardly protruding edge of its flange on a rigid horizontal surface. Special purpose packages having troughs for cradling rectangular articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: The popcorn container and handle assembly includes a popcorn package having an open-top relatively shallow pan which has an annular rim and a detachable utensil gripping the rim of the pan. A transparent expandable plastic cover having substantially the same shallow outline as the pan extends across and into the pan, with the peripheral edge of the cover disposed between portions of the rim. A charge of popcorn kernels and cooking oil is confined between the pan and the cover. The detachable utensil is made from a single piece of solid metal wire of circular cross-section having the opposite ends thereof secured permanently together by welding to form an endless utensil. The utensil comprises a non-circular expandable and contractable loop for engaging the upper and lower surfaces of the rim of the pan and an elongated expandable and contractable handle of generally U-shape configuration extending from the loop.

Abstract: Fruit tray is covered with plastic film that is pressed by overlying tray into engagement with each fruit to prevent bouncing and rotation of the fruit.