Invertible food container
CA 2568081 A1 · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Toussant, John William
Overview
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The food container is reversibly invertible from and between a first platelike geometry to a, second bowl-like geometry. The user may eat from the food container while it is ether geometry. In the first geometry the food container can receive food as a plate. In the second geometry, the, food container can receive food as a bowl. The second geometry is useful for holding liquid, food or other foods which have a tendency to flow. A plurality of the food containers may be, nested and shipped in the first plate-like geometry to conserve space. At the point of use, the, food container may be used in the first geometry or depending upon the users' , preference be, inverted to the second …
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- Filed April 19, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 19, 2022.
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