Construct for Browning and Crisping a Food Item in a Microwave Oven
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1. A carton comprising:
- a microwave heating construct including a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item, the construct includinga microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base, anda line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct including a portion of the base and at least one wall of the plurality of upstanding walls; and
a cover joined to the construct along a line of disruption, the cover being for overlying the interior space when the carton is in a closed configuration.
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Abstract
A carton comprises a microwave heating construct including a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item, and a cover joined to the construct along a line of disruption. The construct includes a line of disruption extending substantially across the base. The line of disruption defines a first section and a second section of the construct.
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23 Claims
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1. A carton comprising:
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a microwave heating construct including a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item, the construct including a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base, and a line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct including a portion of the base and at least one wall of the plurality of upstanding walls; and a cover joined to the construct along a line of disruption, the cover being for overlying the interior space when the carton is in a closed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
heating a food item within a carton, the food item having a first surface and a second surface to be browned and/or crisped, the first surface and the second surface being opposite one other, the carton including a microwave heating construct including a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item, a line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct including a portion of the base and at least one wall of the plurality of upstanding walls, the food item being positioned on the base such that the first surface of the food item is seated on the first section of the construct and the second surface of the food item is positioned on the second section of the construct, a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base, and a cover joined to the construct along a line of disruption, the cover being for overlying the interior space when the carton is in a closed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A blank for forming a carton, comprising:
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a plurality of adjoined panels, each of the adjoined panels having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of adjoined panels including a bottom panel, the bottom panel including a line of disruption extending in the first direction, the line of disruption extending substantially between a pair of opposite edges of the bottom panel extending in the second direction, and a first side panel and a second side panel foldably respectively joined to the opposite edges of the bottom panel, each of the first side panel and the second side panel including a notch adjacent to the line of disruption, a back panel foldably joined to the bottom panel along an edge of the bottom panel extending in the first direction, and a top panel foldably joined to the back panel along an edge of the back panel extending in the first direction; and a microwave energy interactive material joined to the bottom panel, the microwave energy interactive material being operative for converting at least a portion of microwave energy into thermal energy. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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