Title: Covered container for serving food with combination ventilation and finger holes

Abstract: A thin gauge plastic cover having a downwardly depending, outwardly flaring side wall the upper portion of which is integrally joined to an annular top. The cover top has a plurality of combination ventilation and finger holes. The cover is also provided with a lower arcuate locking rim provided with a plurality of cut-away portions to allow the rim to expand in diameter when it is locked over the periphery of a circular plate. The cut-away portions of the locking rim also expose portions of the plate rim to permit manually restraining the plate when the cover is being removed from the plate.

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Inventors: Commisso, Nicholas D. (Victor, NY, US)

Application Number: 475735
Filing Date: 1974-06-03
Publication_date: 1976-05-11
Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 220/784 220/367.1, 229/406, D7/392.1
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US Patent Ref:

2304912	Dec, 1942	Henchert	206/508.
2585180	Feb, 1952	Smith	220/356.
2899096	Aug, 1959	Henchert et al.	206/508.
3154827	Nov, 1964	Gentry	206/815.
3349950	Oct, 1967	Wanderer	229/1.
3387765	Jun, 1968	Davis	220/367.
3448912	Jun, 1969	Arnosky et al.	229/1.
3768689	Oct, 1973	Gauthie, Jr.	220/356.
3815736	Jun, 1974	Sedlak	229/2.
3820685	Jun, 1974	Reisman	229/5.

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Primary Examiner: Price, William
Assistant Examiner: Bernstein, Bruce H.
Attorney: Huggett; Charles A., Tierney; James D.