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Container, Forming Tool, And Method For Forming A Container

  • US 20150375468A1
  • Filed: 09/02/2015
  • Published: 12/31/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a container for holding and heating a food product, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a blank comprising a central portion, an outer edge, and a marginal portion between the outer edge and the central portion, the blank comprising a radius extending from a center of the blank to the outer edge, the marginal portion comprising a plurality of radial score lines having an angular spacing between respective adjacent radial score lines, the blank having a first thickness;

    closing the blank in a forming tool so that the blank is formed into a container having a bottom panel, at least one side panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel, and a flange extending laterally outward from an upper edge of the at least one side panel, the closing the blank in the forming tool comprisesforming a cavity by upwardly folding the side panel relative to the bottom panel, andforming pleats at the radial score lines, the pleats extending in at least a portion of the flange, wherein the flange has a second thickness, the second thickness being approximately two times the first thickness.

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