Patent ID: 6360885
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A45F,A47G,A47J

Abstract:
In a mobile-dining mealholder having a beverage container and a plate-lid detachably combined, the improvement wherein:the beverage container is a cup having a lip with an annular bead thereabout, the bead projecting radially outwardly to form a lower surface; the plate-lid includes (a) a substantially circular and horizontal lid portion overlying the lip and terminating in a downward annular skirt which extends to a lower edge and has an inner surface with an annular necked-in portion along and around the skirt, the lower edge and the necked-in portion of the lid portion and the bead of the cup being dimensioned for snap-fit sealing engagement by relative axial motion of the cup and plate-lid such that the bead rides over the lower edge during the axial motion, and (b) a tray portion extending outwardly from the lid portion and having horizontally-arranged food-holding areas spaced about the lid portion; and the container, plate-lid, bead and skirt are configured and arranged to maintain snap-fit sealing engagement despite food-loading and usage forces.