Claims
- 1. A food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels; and,
- a cover of clear plastic material closely receivable over said tray and having walls consisting of a rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said tray, and downwardly extending peripheral cover walls consisting of a front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls, said cover being receivable over said tray with said cover walls substantially coextensively overlying said front panel and said side panels, said cover being further comprised of a handle, said handle comprising a clear plastic tab adhesively fixed to said top wall at a position adjacent said front cover wall.
- 2. A food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels, said panels being of the same height and defining an unobstructed space therebetween; and,
- a cover closely receivable over and slidable along said tray and having walls consisting of a transparent rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said tray, and downwardly extending peripheral cover walls consisting of a front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls, said front panel of said tray having an upwardly open recess therein with a bottom edge extending substantially parallel throughout its full length to the plane of said tray base panel and along a major portion of the length of said front panel to provide unobstructed access through said recess into the said tray.
- 3. A food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels; and,
- a cover closely receivable over and slidable along said tray and having walls consisting of a transparent rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said tray, and downwardly extending peripheral cover walls consisting of a front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls;
- said appliance further comprising a display panel loosely receivable and fully containable within said tray, said display panel having a lower edge and tab means associated with and protruding from said lower edge; and slot means associated with and formed in the top of said rear panel of said tray, said sot means being adapted to receive and cooperate with said tab means to mount said display panel on said rear panel in upstanding position thereon in a plane parallel thereto.
- 4. A combined food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a cardboard blank form adapted to be folded about pivotable folding lines to erect a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels, said blank form comprising a rectangular base panel having a front edge, a rear edge, two opposite side edges, first slot means associated with and parallel to said front edge, and second slot means associated with and parallel to said rear edge;
- a pair of opposing elongated rectangular side panels connected to said base panel at a pair of pivotal side folding lines coextensive with said two opposite side edges;
- flap members including a flap member connected to each longitudinal end of each of said elongated rectangular side panels at a pivotal flap folding line;
- an elongated rectangular front panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal front folding line extending along and coextensive with said front edge of said base panel, said front panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said front folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending closely spaces side-by-side first internal folding lines substantially bisecting and forming said front panel into first and second front panel members connected by narrow front edge strip means, and first tab means at said free longitudinal edge, said front panel being adapted to be folded along said front folding line and along said pair of first internal folding lines, with said first tab means being adapted to register with and be inserted into said first slot means in an interlocking relationship, to form said front panel into double wall form with said first and second front panel members spaced apart to form a first narrow slot-shaped passageway therebetween;
- a rectangular rear panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal rear folding line extending along and substantially coextensive with said rear edge of said base panel, said rear panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said rear folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending closely spaced side-by-side second internal folding lines substantially bisecting and forming said rear panel into first and second rear panel members connected by narrow rear edge strip means, and second tab means associated with said free longitudinal edge of said rear panel, said rear panel being adapted to be folded along said rear folding line and along said par of second internal folding lines, with said second tab means being adapted to register with and be inserted into said second slot means in an interlocking relationship, to form said rear panel into double wall form with said first and second rear panel members spaced apart to form a second narrow slot-shaped passageway therebetween;
- said flap members being adapted to be folded inwardly at their respective said pivotal flap folding lines for insertion into the adjacent open ends of the said first and second slot-shaped passageways between the said front panel members and between the said rear panel members to connect the said side panels to said front and rear panels; and,
- a transparent cover member having a rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said cardboard blank form, and cover wall s consisting of a rectangular front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls.
- 5. A combined food display and serving appliance as defined in claim 4 further comprising a display panel having a lower edge and third tab means associated with said lower edge; and,
- third slot means associated with said second internal folding lines and being adapted to register with said third tab means on said display panel.
- 6. A combined food display and serving appliance as defined in claim 4, wherein said elongated rectangular front panel of said cardboard blank form is provided with a corresponding elongated rectangular aperture disposed centrally of the two said front panel members to form, on said folding of said front panel along said pair of front internal folding lines, an elongated upwardly open recess in said folded double wall from front panel.
- 7. A food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and two opposite side panels; and,
- a cover closely receivable over said tray and comprising a transparent rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said tray, and downwardly extending peripheral cover walls consisting of a front cover wall and tow opposite side cover walls;
- said cover is receivable over said tray with said cover wall ssubstnatially coextensively overlying said front panel and said side panels;
- said cover is comprises of a clear plastic material; and
- said cover further comprises a handle, said handle comprising a clear plastic tab adhesively fixed to said top wall at a position adjacent said front cover wall.
- 8. A combined food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a cardboard blank form adapted to be folded about pivotal folding lines to erect a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels, said blank form comprising a rectangular base panel having a front edge, a rear edge, two opposite side edges, first slot means associated with said front edge, and second slot means associated with said rear edge;
- a pair of opposing elongated rectangular side panels connected to said base panel at a pair of pivotal side folding lines coextensive with said two opposite side edges;
- flap members including a flap member connected to each longitudinal end of each of said elongated rectangular side panels at a pivotal flat folding line;
- an elongated rectangular front panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal front folding line coextensive with said front edge of said base panel, said front panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said front folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending first internal folding lines substantially bisecting said front panel, and first tab means at said free longitudinal edge, said first tab means being adapted to register with said first slot means in an interlocking relationship;
- a rectangular rear panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal rear folding line substantially coextensive with said rear edge of said base panel, said rear panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said rear folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending second internal folding lines substantially bisecting said rear panel, and second tab means associated with said free longitudinal edge and adapted to register with said second slot means in an interlocking relationship;
- a transparent cover member having a rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said cardboard blank form, and cover walls consisting of a rectangular front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls; and
- said transparent cover member is made of a plastic material, and further includes a handle int he form of a clear plastic tab adhesively fixed to said top wall at a position adjacent said front cover wall.
- 9. A combined food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a cardboard blank form adapted to be folded about pivotal folding lines to erect a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels, said blank form comprising a rectangular base panel having a front edge, a rear edge, two opposite side edges, first slot means associated with said front edge, and second slot means associated with said rear edge;
- a pair of opposing elongated rectangular side panels connected to said base panel at a pair of pivotal side folding lines coextensive with said two opposite side edges;
- flap members including a flap member connected to each longitudinal end of each of said elongated rectangular side panels at a pivotal flap folding line;
- an elongated rectangular front panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal front folding line coextensive with said front edge of said base panel, said front panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said front folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending first internal folding liens substantially bisecting said front panel, and first tab means adapted to register with said first slot means in an interlocking relationship;
- a rectangular rear panel connected to said base panel at a pivotal rear folding line substantially coextensive with said rear edge of said base panel, said rear panel having a free longitudinal edge parallel to said rear folding line, a pair of longitudinally extending second internal folding liens substantially bisecting said rear panel, and second tab means associated with said free longitudinal edge and adapted to register with said second slot means in an interlocking relationship;
- a transparent cover member having a rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said cardboard blank form, and cover walls consisting of a rectangular front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls; and
- said internal folding line in said front panel is interrupted by a longitudinally elongated generally rectangular void in said front panel, said void being disposed substantially centrally of said front panel.
- 10. A food display and serving appliance comprising:
- a tray having a rectangular base panel and four upwardly extending peripheral panels including a front panel, a rear panel, and tow opposite side panels; and
- a cover closely receivable cover and slidable along said tray and having walls consisting of a transparent rectangular top wall substantially coextensive with said base panel of said tray and downwardly extending peripheral cover walls consisting of a front cover wall and two opposite side cover walls;
- said rear panel of said tray being comprises of two closely spaced rear panel members joined at their top edges by narrow top connector strip means provided with a spaced pair of aligned slot-shape apertures for receiving tab extensions of a display panel to mount it on said rear panel in upstanding position on said tray, the rearmost one of said rear panel members having projections extending upwardly beyond the said connector strip means of said rear panel and coextensive with the said slot shape apertures therein to engage and further support the said display panel in said upstanding position.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 295,062 filed Jan. 3, 1989, now abandoned.
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