Reversible food plate having a slope and method of making same

摘要

A reversible food plate, which is molded from plastic, such as polypropylene, and comprises a first surface and a second surface, each of which has a slope, and an edge, wherein the bottom of the slope of the first surface is on the opposite end of the plate from the bottom of the slope of the second surface, wherein the edge forms a first rim and a second rim, which together form a side wall, which is over-molded with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and has an external surface, which is perpendicular to a flat or substantially flat surface on which the plate is placed, wherein, when pressure is applied to an upwardly facing surface of a plate resting on a flat or substantially flat surface, suction is created between the side wall of the food plate and the surface; and a method of making the reversible food plate comprising molding the food plate from plastic, such as polypropylene, and over-molding the side wall with TPE.

主权项

1. A reversible food plate comprising:
a first surface and a second surface, each of which has a slope, and an edge, wherein the slope of the first surface optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, and wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a first rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a first rim and at least each portion of the first rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the first rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope, wherein the slope of the second surface optionally comprises at least one depression at the bottom of the slope and adjacent to the edge, and wherein (i) at least each portion of the edge that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope forms a second rim or (ii) substantially all or all of the edge forms a second rim and at least each portion of the second rim that is adjacent to the bottom of the slope is pronounced or more pronounced than a portion of the second rim that is not adjacent to the bottom of the slope, wherein the bottom of the slope of the first surface is on the opposite end of the plate from the bottom of the slope of the second surface, wherein the first rim and the second rim form a side wall having an external surface and, when the first rim of the first surface or the second rim of the second surface is placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, the external surface of the side wall is perpendicular to the flat or substantially flat surface, and wherein the food plate is molded from plastic and the side wall is over-molded with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).