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Tiltable bowl

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-02-07
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Granted: 1963-08-06
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Expires: 1981-02-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George J Rubens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:18
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47G; A47G19/00; A47G19/02; A47G11/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A SELF-SUPPORTABLE BOWL HAVING A LARGE MOUTHED CAVITY FROM WHICH FOOD IS NORMALLY DISPENSED BY A SPOON, SAID BOWL HAVING A PLURALITY OF RIGID OUTER PLANAR SUPPORT SURFACES EACH OF WHICH IS ADAPTED TO ACT AS A SELF-SUPPORTING BASE FOR THE BOWL, THE PLANES DEFINING SAID SURFACES INTERSECTING WHEREBY SAID BOWL CAN BE SELF-SUPPORTED IN A PLURALITY OF SELECTED POSITIONS TO THE VERTICAL CORRESPONDING TO SAID SURFACES, ONE OF SAID OUTER SURFACES REPRESENTING A PRIMARY BASE FOR SUPPORTING THE BOWL WITH THE CAVITY IN A NORMALLY UPRIGHT POSITION FROM WHICH THE FOOD CAN BE DISPENSED BY A TIP OF THE FOOD BEARING PORTION OF THE SPOON, AND ANOTHER OF SAID OUTER SURFACES REPRESENTING A SECONDARY BASE FOR SUPPORTING THE BOWL IN A STABLE CONDITION WITH THE CAVITY IN A TILTED POSITION OFFSET FROM THE VERTICAL FROM WHICH A RESIDUAL PORTION OF THE FOOD IN THE CAVITY CAN BE DISPENSED BY THE SPOON, A VERTICAL LINE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID BOWL INTERSECTING THE SECONDARY BASE WHEN THE BOWL IS IN A TILTED POSITION TO ENABLE THE BOWL TO BE SELF-SUPPORTABLE IN THE TILTED POSITION, THE SURFACE OF THE CAVITY ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BOWL AS THE SECONDARY BASE CONFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE LONGITUDINAL CURVED EDGE OF THE FOOD BEARING PORTION OF THE SPOON WHEREIN THE SURFACE OF THE CAVITY IS SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORMLY CURVED THROUGHOUT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE CURVED SURFACE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY HEMISPHERICAL IN EXTENT, WHEREBY THE RESIDUAL PORTION OF ANY FOOD PRESENT IN THE BOWL IN THE TILTED POSITION CAN BE READILY REMOVED BY SCRAPING THE LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF THE SPOON ALONG THE CORRESPONDING CURVED SURFACE PORTION OF THE CAVITY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A SELF-SUPPORTABLE BOWL HAVING A LARGE MOUTHED CAVITY FROM WHICH FOOD IS NORMALLY DISPENSED BY A SPOON, SAID BOWL HAVING A PLURALITY OF RIGID OUTER PLANAR SUPPORT SURFACES EACH OF WHICH IS ADAPTED TO ACT AS A SELF-SUPPORTING BASE FOR THE BOWL, THE PLANES DEFINING SAID SURFACES INTERSECTING WHEREBY SAID BOWL CAN BE SELF-SUPPORTED IN A PLURALITY OF SELECTED POSITIONS TO THE VERTICAL CORRESPONDING TO SAID SURFACES, ONE OF SAID OUTER SURFACES REPRESENTING A PRIMARY BASE FOR SUPPORTING THE BOWL WITH THE CAVITY IN A NORMALLY UPRIGHT POSITION FROM WHICH THE FOOD CAN BE DISPENSED BY A TIP OF THE FOOD BEARING PORTION OF THE SPOON, AND ANOTHER OF SAID OUTER SURFACES REPRESENTING A SECONDARY BASE FOR SUPPORTING THE BOWL IN A STABLE CONDITION WITH THE CAVITY IN A TILTED POSITION OFFSET FROM THE VERTICAL FROM WHICH A RESIDUAL PORTION OF THE FOOD IN THE CAVITY CAN BE DISPENSED BY THE SPOON, A VERTICAL LINE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID BOWL INTERSECTING THE SECONDARY BASE WHEN THE BOWL IS IN A TILTED POSITION TO ENABLE THE BOWL TO BE SELF-SUPPORTABLE IN THE TILTED POSITION, THE SURFACE OF THE CAVITY ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BOWL AS THE SECONDARY BASE CONFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE LONGITUDINAL CURVED EDGE OF THE FOOD BEARING PORTION OF THE SPOON WHEREIN THE SURFACE OF THE CAVITY IS SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORMLY CURVED THROUGHOUT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE CURVED SURFACE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY HEMISPHERICAL IN EXTENT, WHEREBY THE RESIDUAL PORTION OF ANY FOOD PRESENT IN THE BOWL IN THE TILTED POSITION CAN BE READILY REMOVED BY SCRAPING THE LONGITUDINAL EDGE OF THE SPOON ALONG THE CORRESPONDING CURVED SURFACE PORTION OF THE CAVITY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-05 1967-02-04 1967-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-05 1971-02-04 1971-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-05 1975-02-04 1975-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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