Claims
- 1. A kit for containing both a plurality of snack pieces and a dip-condiment, said kit comprising:
a canister; a plurality of snack pieces contained within said canister, wherein at least one of said plurality of snack pieces having a projected area greater than about 1300 mm2; a tub attached to said canister; and a dip condiment held within said tub; wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.1 g/cm3.
- 2. A kit according to claim 1, wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.15 g/cm3.
- 3. A kit according to claim 2, wherein said kit further comprising a snack piece to dip net weight ratio less than about 2.
- 4. A kit according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of snack pieces has a projected area greater than about 1500 mm2
- 5. A kit according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of snack pieces are in a nested arrangement.
- 6. A kit according to claim 4, wherein said container has a bottom wall, at least one side wall attached to said bottom wall, an opening defined by said at least one side wall and disposed at an end opposite said bottom wall.
- 7. A kit for containing both a plurality of snack pieces and a dip-condiment, said kit comprising:
a container; a plurality of snack pieces contained within said container in a nested arrangement; a tub connected to said container; and a dip-condiment contained within said tub.
- 8. A kit according to claim 7, wherein said container is a canister.
- 9. A kit according to claim 7, wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.15 g/cm3.
- 10. A kit according to claim 9, wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.2 g/cm3.
- 11. A kit according to claim 10, wherein each of said plurality of snack pieces has a projected area greater than about 1000 mm2.
- 12. A kit for containing both a plurality of snack pieces and a dip-condiment, said kit comprising:
a container; a plurality of snack pieces contained within said container, wherein at least one edge-to-edge linear dimension of a snack piece of said plurality of snack pieces is greater than at least about 20 mm; a tub connected to said container; and a dip-condiment contained within said tub; wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.15 g/cm3.
- 13. A kit according to claim 12, wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.2 g/cm3.
- 14. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said container has a bottom wall, at least one side wall attached to said bottom wall, an opening defined by said at least one side wall and disposed at an end opposite said bottom wall.
- 15. A kit according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of snack pieces are in a nested arrangement.
- 16. A kit according to claim 13, wherein said tub is releasably connected to said container.
- 17. A kit for containing both a plurality of snack pieces and a dip-condiment, said kit comprising:
a canister having a bottom wall and at least one side wall attached to said bottom wall, an opening defined by said at least one side wall and disposed at an end opposite said bottom wall; a plurality of snack pieces contained within said canister; a tub attached to said canister; and a dip condiment held within said tub; wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.15 g/cm3 and a chip to dip-condiment net weight ratio less than 2.
- 18. A kit according to claim 17, wherein said kit has a space efficiency greater than about 0.2 g/cm3.
- 19. A kit according to claim 17, further comprising a removable lid attached to said side wall of said canister and covering said opening.
- 20. A kit according to claim 19, wherein said kit has a substantially triangular shape.
CROSS REFERENCE TO A RELATED PATENT
[0001] This application claims priority to co-pending and commonly-owned, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/217,999, Case 8169P, titled, “A Snack Piece & Dip Kit”; filed Jul. 13, 2000 in the name of Michael D. McCutchan.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60217999 |
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