Tray for holding a food product
First Claim
1. A tray for holding a food product, the tray comprising:
- a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel;
a reinforcing structure comprising a first reinforcement panel foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and a second reinforcement panel foldably connected to the first reinforcement panel, the reinforcing structure forms a hollow rim defining an empty space between the first reinforcement panel and the at least one panel; and
a gusset panel foldably connected to the side panel, the gusset panel and the end panel at least partially overlapping on another,the tray comprising paperboard.
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Abstract
A tray for holding a food product. The tray includes a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the tray. The plurality of panels includes a bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. The tray includes a reinforcing structure having a first reinforcement panel foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and a second reinforcement panel foldably connected to the first reinforcement panel. The tray further includes a gusset panel foldably connected to the side panel. The gusset panel and the end panel at least partially overlapping one another.
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47 Claims
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1. A tray for holding a food product, the tray comprising:
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a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels comprises a bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; a reinforcing structure comprising a first reinforcement panel foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and a second reinforcement panel foldably connected to the first reinforcement panel, the reinforcing structure forms a hollow rim defining an empty space between the first reinforcement panel and the at least one panel; and a gusset panel foldably connected to the side panel, the gusset panel and the end panel at least partially overlapping on another, the tray comprising paperboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A blank for forming a tray for holding a food product, the blank comprising:
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a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel; reinforcing structure features comprising a first reinforcement panel foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and a second reinforcement panel foldably connected to the first reinforcement panel, the reinforcing structure features being for forming a hollow rim defining an empty space between the first reinforcement panel and the side panel when the tray is formed from the blank; and a gusset panel foldably connected to the side panel, the gusset panel and the end panel being for at least partially overlapping one another when the tray is formed from the blank, the blank comprising paperboard. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40)
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38. A method for forming a tray for holding a food product, the method comprising:
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obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels, reinforcing structure features, and a gusset panel foldably connected to the side panel, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, the reinforcing structure features comprising a first reinforcement panel foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels, and a second reinforcement panel foldably connected to the first reinforcement panel, the blank comprising paperboard; at least partially forming an interior of the tray by positioning the side panel and the end panel with respect to the bottom panel; positioning the gusset panel and the end panel to at least partially overlap one another; and positioning the reinforcing structure features to form a hollow rim defining an empty space between the first reinforcement panel and the side panel. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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