IP Library Granted Patent US 7,500,557
Granted Patent B2
US 7,500,557 · App. 11/595,050 · Granted Mar 10, 2009

Food and beverage container carrier

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Patent No.
US 7,500,557
App. No.
11/595,050
Granted
Mar 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disposable food and beverage container carrier is disclosed. The container has a lower carrier tray and an upper carrier tray that mate with each other.

Claims (4)

1. A disposable food and beverage carrier assembly comprising:

(a) A lower carrier tray adapted to receive a plurality of beverage containers comprising a first bottom member, a top member comprising a plurality of openings adapted to receive the plurality of beverage containers, a handle member centrally located and extending upward from the first bottom member and a plurality of beverage container support members each attached to the bottom member and the handle member such that the support members cause the beverage containers to tilt toward the handle member; and

(b) An upper carrier tray comprising a food carrying container formed from a second bottom member, a plurality of movable perforated apertures in the second bottom member and at least one longitudinal slot adapted to slidingly receive the elongated handle member to thereby form a stable unitary assembly wherein the upper carrier tray is generally rectangular and provided with a first longitudinal slot oriented perpendicular to a second longitudinal slot wherein the first slot is of a greater length than the second slot.

2. The disposable food and beverage container of claim 1 wherein the lower carrier tray is adapted to receive two beverage containers and the second longitudinal slot receives the handle member to form a stable unitary assembly.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2010
From: BREAK-A-WAY TRAY PRODUCTS, INC.
To: PAPERBOARD FOOD SERVICE PROPERTIES, INC.
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