"Beltbuster" sandwich (Texas Dairy Queens); OT: CBS responds!

Fri Sep 15 03:54:17 UTC 2006

BELTBUSTER (sandwich)
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The Texas Dairy Queens serve a "beltbuster" sandwich. I didn't try this and  
I never will.
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Beltbuster (1/2 pound hamburger)

Texas Dairy Queens have offered a “beltbuster” sandwich since 1971. It  
appears that Chicago-area restaurants offered a “belt buster” sandwich from  
1969. 

Bob’s BBQ & Grill in Thailand served up a 78.5-pound sandwich  called a “
Texas Belt Buster” in 2006. 

_Dairy Queen_ (http://www.technidata.com/dqmen.htm)  
1/2-lb.  Beltbuster 

It takes a real Texan to finish one!TM We use two big  1/4-lb. all-beef 
patties and pile them high on a fresh toasted bun. Add lettuce,  tomatoes, pickles, 
onions, and mustard, and you’ve got one big burger.  

_Bob’s BBQ_ (http://www.bobs-bbq.com/)  
The Big Bob’s Texas  Belt Buster 35.6 Kg (78.5 lbs) 

_Slashfood_ (http://www.slashfood.com/category/south-asia/)  
Thai  eatery grills up world’s biggest burger 
Posted Aug 14th 2006 1:03PM by  Joe DiStefano 
Filed under: Beef, Cheese, South Asia, Food Oddities,  Grilling, Super Size 
Me  
Ever had a hankering to order up a 78.5-pound hamburger with 12 hours notice? 
 Now you can thanks to Bob’s BBQ & Grill. This Texas ‘cue joint recently  
cooked up what it calls the Texas Belt buster in a bid to unseat Fuddruckers  
Guinness World record for the largest burger.  
Bob’s grilled the gargantuan ground beef sandwich in honor of the King of  
Thailand’s 60th year accession to the throne. And just why is a Texas BBQ  
celebrating a Thai holiday? Because the restaurant is located in Pattaya,  
Thailand. It was founded by Bob Schindler, a former comepetive barbecuer from  
Houston.  
Once it gets certified, the Texas Belt Buster will hold the record.  
Fuddrucker’s burger weighed in at a paltry 29.9 pounds. The Texas Belt Buster  used 55 
pounds of ground beef and took more than six hours to grill up. It comes  
topped with two large heads of lettuce, 35 slices of cheese and four jalapeños,  
among other things.  

9 May 1969, Chicago Tribune, pg. B15:  
(Beef ‘n’ Barrel, 19W011 Butterfield rd., Oakbrook—ed.) 
Specialty of the  house, the “original belt buster” [a one-half pound 
hamburger, $1.50], is served  on a bun or dark Bavarian rye and comes in a basket 
with french fries, lettuce,  tomato, pickle wedges, and [if requested] a large 
slice of onion. 

29 May  1969, ChicagoTribune, pg. SIND12 ad: 
MAXO’S 
BELT BUSTER  
SANDWICH 
FREE 
with half quarter of Michelob, $1.45 
Old Town on  the South Side 
1615 E. 87th St. 

27 September 1969, Chicago  Tribune, pg. S5 ad: 
Aquarius Inn 
Madison & Wells,  Chicago 
Featuring the 
Belt Buster Hamburger  

14 December 1972, Commerce (TX) Journal, pg. C4: 
The featured  item of the Dairy Queen is the Beltbuster, an extra large and 
delicious  hamburger. 

30 May 1975, Chicago Tribune, pg. B1: 
Vic’s Sub  Shop, 1056 W. Webster Av., 549-3082. At his shop in the De Pail 
University  area, Vic has been selling sub sandwiches for 17 years. His 
specialty is a  13-inch Belt Buster. For $2.79, Vic includes slaw, tomatoes, onions, 
green  peppers, oil and vinegar, bologna, American cheese, cotto and hard 
salamis,  swiss and provolone cheese, ham, and pickles. 

(Trademark) 
Word Mark  BELTBUSTER 
Goods and Services IC 030. US 046. G & S: FOOD  PRODUCTS-NAMELY, BURGERTYPE 
SANDWICHES FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF THE PREMISES.  FIRST USE: 19711101. FIRST 
USE IN COMMERCE: 19711101 
Mark Drawing Code (1)  TYPED DRAWING 
Design Search Code 
Serial Number 73157655 
Filing Date  February 6, 1978 
Current Filing Basis 1A 
Original Filing Basis 1A  
Registration Number 1114619 
Registration Date March 6, 1979 
Owner  (REGISTRANT) TEXAS DARIY QUEEN TRADE ASSOCIATION CORPORATION TEXAS 
3467 WEST  FREEWAY FORT WORTH TEXAS 76107 
(LAST LISTED OWNER) TEXAS DAIRY QUEEN  OPERATORS’ COUNCIL CORPORATION BY 
CHANGE OF NAME FROM TEXAS 2120 FORUM PARKWAY  BEDFORD TEXAS 76021 
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED 
Attorney of  Record MOLLY BUCK RICHARD 
Prior Registrations 1039426 
Type of Mark  TRADEMARK 
Register PRINCIPAL 
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR).  
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 19990506 
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE  

(Trademark) 
Word Mark BELTBUSTER JR. 
Goods and Services IC 030.  US 046. G & S: FOOD PRODUCTS - NAMELY, BURGER 
TYPE SANDWICHES FOR  CONSUMPTION ON OR OFF THE PREMISES. FIRST USE: 19881229. 
FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:  19881229 
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING 
Design Search Code  
Serial Number 73788911 
Filing Date March 24, 1989 
Current Filing  Basis 1A 
Original Filing Basis 1A 
Published for Opposition August 29,  1989 
Registration Number 1567411 
Registration Date November 21, 1989  
Owner (REGISTRANT) TEXAS DAIRY QUEEN OPERATORS’ COUNCIL CORPORATION TEXAS  
2120 FORUM PARKWAY BEDFORD TEXAS 76021 
Attorney of Record MOLLY BUCK RICHARD  
Prior Registrations 1114619;1152733 
Type of Mark TRADEMARK 
Register  PRINCIPAL 
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20000621.  
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20000621 
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE  
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