IP Library Granted Patent US 9,783,349
Granted Patent B2
US 9,783,349 · App. 15/401,029 · Granted Oct 10, 2017

Mountable food container

Inventors: Ronald Mark Buck (Encinitas, CA); Allen Tucker (Vista, CA)
Assignee: SnackTops, Inc.
B65D51/28A47G19/2272A47G21/18B65D21/0209B65D43/02B65D43/16B65D2543/00046
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Patent No.
US 9,783,349
App. No.
15/401,029
Granted
Oct 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A food container coupling system includes a food container configured to attach to a bottle coupler. The food container includes a food compartment with a side wall and a bottom, which has a food compartment coupling structure extending therefrom. The system also includes a bottle coupler with a top rim and a bottle coupler coupling structure extending from the top rim. The bottle coupler further has an annular opening adapted to fit around the neck of a bottle, a small can or a large can. When the food container is mounted to the bottle coupler, the food compartment coupling structure mates with the bottle coupler coupling structure.

Claims (15)

1. A food container coupling system, the system comprising:

a food container configured to attach to a bottle coupler, the food container comprising:

a food compartment comprising a side wall and a bottom;

a food compartment coupling structure extending from the bottom;

the bottle coupler comprising a top rim and a bottle coupler coupling structure extending from the top rim; the bottle coupler further comprising an annular opening adapted to fit around an unthreaded neck of a bottle;

wherein the bottle coupler further comprises at least one bottle neck securing structure comprising one or more inward protrusions in the annular opening adapted to place pressure against the neck of the bottle thereby stabilizing the position of the bottle coupler to the bottle;

wherein when the food container is mounted to the bottle coupler, the food compartment coupling structure mates with the bottle coupler coupling structure.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the annular opening is further adapted to fit around a rim of a small can and the bottle coupler comprises a small can coupling structure adapted to secure the bottle coupler to the rim of the small can.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein when the bottle coupler is mounted to a small beverage can, and the small can coupling structure hooks underneath the rim of the small can.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the annular opening is further adapted to fit around a rim of a large can and the bottle coupler comprises a large can coupling structure adapted to secure the bottle coupler to the rim of the large can.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein when the bottle coupler is mounted to a large beverage can, and the large can coupling structure hooks underneath the rim of the large can.

6. The system of claim 1 , the food container further comprising a cover adapted to cover the food compartment.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the cover further comprises a top portion coupling structure adapted to securely mate with the food compartment coupling structure extending from the bottom of a second food container.

8. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a hinge connected to the side wall and the cover.

9. The food container coupling system of claim 1 , the food compartment coupling structure further comprising one or more ribs, and the bottle neck securing structure further comprising one or more corresponding ribs adapted to mate snugly with the one or more ribs of the food compartment coupling structure.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2017
From: SNACKTOPS, INC.
To: BRIGHT LIGHT INVESTMENTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 042297/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2017
From: BUCK, RONALD MARK
To: SNACKTOPS, INC
Reel/Frame 041297/0814 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62280408 · Jan 19, 2016
Provisional Application 62298924 · Feb 23, 2016
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