Patent ID: 6338417
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A47G,B65D

Abstract:
A food container (10) which can be superimposed over the upper end of a beverage receptacle (12, 32, 34) said container (10) having a side wall (14) and a bottom wall (16) in which there is formed at least one channel (18) to allow the passage out through the container (10), of a drinking straw (20) which extends into the receptacle (12, 32, 34), said container (10) wherein said bottom wall (16) is provided with means for allowing the container (10) to be connected to a receptacle (12, 32, 34) selected from at least two receptacles having different dimensions at the upper end;wherein said means allow a stable connection of the container (10) to a receptacle (12, 32, 34) chosen from at least two receptacles having different upper end dimensions, in particular a connection which is not separated by the force of gravity alone; wherein said bottom wall (16) has a cavity with a generally frusto-conical upwardly tapered profile, in which there are formed at least two steps (22) which extend circumferentially and which comprise a vertical or riser part (24) and a horizontal part (26); wherein said riser (24) has, at its lower end, a projection (28) to form an undercut so as to allow engagement of the edge (30) of the upper end of the receptacle (12, 32, 34) and its stable connection to the container (10), and wherein the projection to form an undercut is circumferentially continuous except for the presence of the at least one channel.