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No-flyaway picnic plate

a picnic plate and no flying technology, applied in the field of food plates, can solve the problems of wind still being able to get under the lip, flip or throw the plate, and waste food,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-17
CLAPPER EDWARD OWEN
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[0013]FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of a picnic plate according to this invention, having cutouts making it easier for the user to lift the plate off from a flat surface.

Problems solved by technology

If the wind is strong enough, this occurs even if there is a substantial amount of food on the plate, resulting in a big mess and wasted food.
However, wind is still able to get under the lip and flip or throw the plate.

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[0015]FIGS. 5 and 6, and detail view 6A illustrate one embodiment of a plate 30 according to this invention, resting on a table 12. The outer lip 32 of the plate extends downward until it is substantially in contact with the surface of the table. In some embodiments, the lip may actually extend farther downward than the central, food-holding portion 34 of the plate, such that the lip is held against the table under tension when food is on the plate.

[0016] When the wind blows, it has a significantly reduced ability to get under the lip of the plate and flip or throw the plate, as compared to the prior art plates. In some embodiments, the raised rim 36 of the plate, which gives the plate stiffness, has a substantially rounded shape, offering little resistance to the wind and guiding the wind easily past the lip 32 and over the plate. In some embodiments, the shape of the end of the lip may be cut so as to be flush with the table. In other embodiments, it may be cut so as to be perpen...

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Abstract

A disposable picnic plate having an outer lip which extends downward until it is substantially coplanar with the flat, food-carrying center of the plate. When the plate is placed on a flat surface such as a picnic table, the lip is substantially in contact with the flat surface, reducing the wind's ability to get under the plate and lift or throw it.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates generally to food plates, and more specifically to lightweight or disposable plates intended for outdoor use. [0003] 2. Background Art [0004]FIG. 1 illustrates a plate 10 resting on a table 12. The plate is a conventional paper or plastic plate intended for picnic or other outdoor use. [0005]FIG. 2 and its detail view 2A illustrate the plate 10 and table 12 in cross-section, pointing out an unfortunate but all too familiar event. When the wind gets under the upper, outer lip 14 of the paper plate, the wind lifts the paper plate from that side and may tip the plate over or even throw it some distance through the air. If the wind is strong enough, this occurs even if there is a substantial amount of food on the plate, resulting in a big mess and wasted food. The shape of the lip 14 is typical of the extremely thin, pleated paper plates which are typically used two at a time, to increas...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G19/03B65D1/34
CPCB65D1/34A47G19/03
Inventor CLAPPER, EDWARD OWEN
Owner CLAPPER EDWARD OWEN
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