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Title: Covered container for serving food with combination ventilation and finger holes
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. A plastic container cover for use in serving food comprising a generally planar, circular top wall, an outwardly flaring, downwardly depending annular side wall having an arcuate rim integrally joined around its lower periphery, said top wall being characterized by having a plurality of apertures therein, each of said apertures having an associated closure member formed from a portion of said top wall, said arcuate rim being adapted to lockingly engage the periphery of a dish member, said arcuate rim being further characterized as discontinuous and radially expandable, having at least one notch therein. 2. In a container for use in serving food and having a dish for holding food the improvement comprising a plastic cover disposed on said dish said cover having a lower rim which lockingly engages the periphery of said dish, said rim having at least one notch therein whereby a portion of the periphery of said dish is exposed, said cover having a generally circular top wall, said top wall having a plurality of apertures therein, each of said apertures having an associated closure member hingedly connected to said top wall, said rim being further characterized as being radially expandable. Other info: 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 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Price, William Assistant Examiner: Bernstein, Bruce H. Attorney: Huggett; Charles A., Tierney; James D. |
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