Tube construction for food and beverage tray
CA 1318291 C · Owner: Blackman, Stephen M. · Inventors: Blackman, Stephen M.
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A tray particularly useful by fast food establishments and the like for serving various products. The tray is formed from a tube formed in a flat state for storage and shipment and being readily erectible . A central portion of the top of such tube is provided with suitable product receiving openings which may open into a receptacle or which receive drink cups. At one or more ends of the tray, there is a compartment which is defined by an end of the initial tube which is pivoted from a longitudinal position to an upstanding position. The tray may have one or more internal stiffeners to prevent the collapse thereof when in tube form and stacked. Numerous embodiments are envisioned although …
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- Granted May 25, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 25, 2010.
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