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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431198 | Box-shaped container and blank A box-shaped container is formed with two container halves joined together for swiveling along an adjoining edge. Each of the halves comprises a bottom wall, side walls protruding away from same, and rear walls joining them at their ends. The joining edge is formed ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7387231 | Container insert An insert including a support panel, a first tab, and a second tab. The support panel defining a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge extending between the front edge and the back edge, and a second side edge extending between the front... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380702 | Serving box The invention is directed to a box, namely a pizza box having a bottom wall; a peripheral side wall attached to a periphery of the bottom wall; a top cover including a rear edge hingedly attached to the side wall, a front edge, and two side edges between the front e... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7331459 | Connectible pizza spacer According to embodiments of the invention, the secondary usefulness of a pizza spacer is increased by providing a coupling mechanism that is configured to attach the pizza spacer to other pizza spacers in order to form larger objects that have a purpose beyond that ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303115 | Cupcake crate A cupcake carrier for organizing and protecting cupcakes during storage and transit includes a container formed of a singled sheet of planar material and having flaps folded in assembly to form an upwardly opening cavity carrying an insert tray formed of a single sh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273162 | Fry and food scoop with condiment cells A fry scoop with one or two cells store food and condiments within a folded container. The fry scoop starts as a single blank with a rear panel, a rear wall, a bottom, a front wall with flanking side panels, and a front panel. The panels fold onto their respective w... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261231 | Pizza box A folded food carton is formed from a matable, lay flat blank for retaining, transporting and serving hot food such as pizza. The blank includes an arrangement of end panels, side panels and cover panels foldable relative to a bottom panel such that, in the erected ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232055 | Folding serving tray An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, cardboard or fiberboard that is folded into a three-dimensional apparatus. When formed, the apparatus includes a first compartment for holding a food and a beverage ext... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222778 | Multifunctional device for supporting a container lid A multifunctional device for supporting a lid of a container in order to protect an item stored within the container is provided. The support device includes a generally planar upper member. The support device also includes at least one leg member detachably connect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7191902 | Pizza box lid support and serving aid A lid support including a support platform and support legs extending downwardly from the support platform is configured such that a plurality of lid supports may be intimately stacked for efficient storage. A serrated leg may be provided extending downwardly and ou... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182242 | Food container for use with a beverage receptacle A food container includes an upper portion having a generally frusto-conicle upwardly tapered food containing portion which is adapted to be superimposed on a cover of a beverage container with the cover serving as a base. The food container also includes an integra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159760 | Package for delicacies and method for packaging delicacies A package for several delicacies comprising compartments, which are pivotally connected to the sides of a polygonal bottom part. The package includes a closed position wherein the bottom part forms a portion of a flat bottom of a container for the delicacies, each c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143930 | Cartons for sandwiches or like foodstuff The disclosure relates to a carton for a diagonally cut sandwich or like foodstuff formed from a blank of card and having triangular end walls connected by rectangular side walls to form a triangular prism-shaped container. One side wall of the container is hinged t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140532 | Container with integral compartments A container for holding at least two items comprising at least two compartments, a first compartment and a second compartment rotatably affixed to the first compartment. The second compartment in a first position extends from the first compartment substantially in t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7007837 | Box with article-retaining structure A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000825 | Food enclosing container with rebondable rim and liquid absorption and barrier layers A food enclosing container that has a top member and a bottom member, each formed of absorbent, corrugated paperboard, wherein at least one of the members has pressformed sidewalls. The paperboard has at least three layers, a smooth first layer, a smooth third layer... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976602 | Foldable insulated food box A lower receptacle section with a flat base and upwardly sloping side walls mates with an upper cover section a flat top and downwardly sloping side walls. A hinge connects portion of the lower section lip to a portion of the upper cover section lip. Integrally form... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966483 | Pizza box apparatus A relatively large food container includes a food box member in combination with a removable relatively small unfolded food container blank or insert. More specifically, the food box member includes an outside box member portion, the unfolded food container blank or... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6932267 | Pizza delivery box A desiccant container is positioned within a box for delivering a pizza to absorb moisture and resist the crust from getting soggy, or the box from getting soaked with moisture, in order to deliver the pizza with a delicious taste and texture. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6915949 | Multi-layered pizza pie box A rectangular box for transporting multiple pizza pies in a stacked formation formed by a single cardboard blank having scoring and cut-outs for assembling into a multiple pizza box. The box has a bottom wall, four side walls and a lid hinged to one of the side wall... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915948 | Collapsible/easily disposable food container Collapsible food containers of this invention comprise an upper and lower panel, each including a leading edge at a front portion of each panel, and a trailing edge at a rear portion of each panel. Each trailing edge is connected together by a rear panel interposed ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905065 | Ambidextrous sectional pizza box An ambidextrous sectional pizza box lid that can be divided into sections, which are shaped in such a way so that the sections can be easily grasped with either the left or right hand without the use of tools. The pizza box having a bottom portion and a top portion ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896140 | Crush proof cupcake holder A crush proof cupcake holder for transporting a single pastry without crushing and includes a main container assembly with a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall, the main container assembly defines an interior... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892932 | Efficient food carton A blank and carton that provides for efficient, cost-effective, sanitary packaging of food products such as breadsticks, chicken wings, pizza slices, and the like. Structural arrangements include (a) a flap-free side wall with a non-folding front-wall-engagement tab... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889891 | Multi-featured box and blank A box and/or blank comprising one or more of the following features: (1) a unique configuration of wall panels comprising a first wall panel, second and third wall panels disposed adjacent the first wall panel, and a fourth wall panel disposed at an acute angle to o... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6866189 | Retail carton and baking tray A container is provided with a removable lid which allows for corner reinforcement structures to remain attached to the container after lid removal. According to one embodiment, the lid is removable via a combination of tear-away strips and reverse cuts. The contain... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851603 | Pizza box A pizza box is provided which has a top wall, bottom wall, rear and front wall and opposing side walls while also having an angled support surface which extends from the top wall to the front wall. Within the angled support surface are provided cup apertures for rec... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851601 | Dual pizza pie container system A dual pizza pie container system is provided, which includes a solid rectangular enclosure and a pizza support platform within the enclosure. The pizza support platform includes four foldable equilateral flaps which, when folded to generally right angles relative t... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6752311 | Pizza packaging system and method A pizza packaging system, pizza packaging blank and method for packaging more than one pizza in a stacked configuration. An upper level insert is provided for insertion into the pizza receiving compartment, the upper level insert being elevated above a bottom panel ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748722 | Method for reducing heat loss of hot pizzeria pizza shipped in corrugated box packaging A method for reducing heat loss of hot pizzeria pizza shipped in corrugated box packaging. The method involves placing a recently-cooked pizzeria pizza into a corrugated box having at least one tab-like structure projecting downward from a wall structure of the box ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749106 | Single piece wedge lock pizza box In accordance with the aspects of the present invention, an improved container locking arrangement for a single piece blank and container is disclosed. The present invention includes a blank or a container including a bottom panel with first and second bottom sidewa... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6719190 | Food carton having cylindrical lower portion 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 interconnec... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705514 | Broadsheet for manufacturing a carton and carton manufactured from such a broadsheet A broadsheet for manufacturing a carton for foodstuffs, such as chips, is described, which container comprises a container and a subcontainer for a garnishing, such as mayonnaise. The broadsheet is composed of a primary sheet of material for forming a container and ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6685085 | Tamper-resistant food container A food container formed from a foldable blank of corrugated cardboard into a box-like configuration for transport and/or storage of a food product such as pizza or the like. The container incorporates therein tamper-resistant features adjacent the front c... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6634547 | Folding cup that fits into a cup holder 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 m... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629607 | Pizza storage device A pizza storage device for keeping leftover pizza slices fresher for longer periods of time. The pizza storage device includes a triangular-shaped container having top, side, and bottom walls, and also having an opening in a side thereof; and also include... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6601758 | Container for transporting heated food, particularly pizza and the like Container for transporting heated food, particularly pizza and the like, comprising in combination an outer vessel and a tray of heat-formed plastic material. The tray has a base wall formed with ribs projecting from its upper face and from its lower face... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6568586 | Foldable cardboard food box having food receptacle and dip tray A foldable cardboard food box (10) includes a base (16), a back wall (28), a cover (34), a front wall (46), a dip tray panel (54), a support wall (64), and base side wall assemblies (74) that are constructed such that upon folding the box provides a food ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547125 | Material-saving food carton A non-fastened food carton embodying one or more of the following structural features: (1) a slanting-wall-enabling cover side flap structure, (2) a bottom panel that has a front-to-rear length that's longer than a left-to-right width of the bottom panel ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543679 | Stackable food tray with condiment compartment A food tray for holding food and a condiment is formed from a unitary paperboard blank. The food tray has a food compartment and a condiment compartment, and the condiment compartment is deployable from a stowed position overlaying one or more sidewalls o... | 04/08/2003 |
