US 11,889,949 B2
Decorative holder for foodstuff trays, tins, and pans
Jane Casey, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Andy Cykman, Agoura Hills, CA (US); and Mark Snyker, Apple Valley, MN (US)
Assigned to Sugar Beets, LLC, Agoura Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Sugar Beets, LLC, Agoura Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/104,920.
Prior Publication US 2022/0160170 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 47/02 (2006.01); A47J 47/14 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/22 (2006.01); A47J 36/34 (2006.01); A47G 19/08 (2006.01); A47G 19/12 (2006.01); A47G 23/04 (2006.01); A47J 39/00 (2006.01); B65D 43/22 (2006.01); B65D 85/36 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 36/34 (2013.01) [A47G 19/08 (2013.01); A47G 19/12 (2013.01); A47G 23/04 (2013.01); A47J 39/006 (2013.01); B65D 43/22 (2013.01); B65D 85/36 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A decorative holder for foodstuff trays, tins, and pans, comprising:
a receptacle having a bottom wall that is at least partially corrugated, a pair of opposing side walls, and a pair of opposing end walls, wherein the side walls and the end walls extend upwardly from an outer periphery of the bottom wall and terminate in a top edge;
a lid that is hingedly coupled to the top edge of the receptacle using a plurality of living hinge clips, the lid defining a central opening providing access to an interior region of the decorative holder when disposed atop the receptacle; and
a cover that is detachably coupled to the lid to form a lid assembly, the cover comprising a generally planar central surface and an upwardly sloping peripheral wall that terminates in a generally horizontal lip;
wherein the receptacle and the lid are configured to securely hold and generally encapsulate one or more foodstuff trays, tins, or pans therebetween;
wherein one of the pair of opposing side walls further comprises a plurality of hinge clip recesses that extend into the interior region of the decorative holder and are configured to couple to the plurality of living hinge clips such that the plurality of living hinge clips fit over at least a portion of the top edge;
wherein the lid is configured to pivot between an opened position and a closed position about pivot points on the plurality of living hinge clips, the pivot points positioned outside of an outer edge of the one of the pair of opposing side walls comprising the plurality of hinge clip recesses; and
wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of living hinge clips is situated vertically below a semi-circular outer surface of the lid when the lid is in the closed position.