TAMPER-EVIDENT FOOD DELIVERY CONTAINER
First Claim
1. A tamper-evident food delivery container, comprising:
- a food chamber comprising a basin portion enclosed by a first plurality of sidewalls;
a cover comprising a cover portion enclosed by a second plurality of sidewalls, the cover being coupled to the food chamber along a shared edge and configured to be positioned over the food chamber;
a flap extending from one of the first and second plurality of sidewalls, the flap being operable to be affixed to the other of the first and second plurality of sidewalls to form a tamper-evident seal around the food chamber, and to prevent access to the food chamber;
a pull tab disposed in the flap, the pull tab being operable to be pulled to detach a portion of the flap and to allow the food delivery container to be re-opened when the pull tab is detached; and
a closing mechanism operable to keep the food chamber and cover together once the pull tab has been detached.
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Abstract
A tamper-evident food delivery container comprising a basin portion and a cover portion. The basin portion is enclosed by a first plurality of sidewalls and the cover portion is enclosed by a second plurality of sidewalls. The tamper-evident food delivery container also includes a flap extending from either the first or second plurality of sidewalls, and operable to be affixed to the other of the first or second plurality of sidewalls to seal the tamper-evident food delivery container. A pull tab disposed in the flap is operable to be pulled to detach a portion of the flap, and to allow access to the food delivery container when the pull tab is detached. A closing mechanism is also provided to prevent the food delivery container from opening automatically once the pull tab is detached.
37 Citations
28 Claims
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1. A tamper-evident food delivery container, comprising:
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a food chamber comprising a basin portion enclosed by a first plurality of sidewalls; a cover comprising a cover portion enclosed by a second plurality of sidewalls, the cover being coupled to the food chamber along a shared edge and configured to be positioned over the food chamber; a flap extending from one of the first and second plurality of sidewalls, the flap being operable to be affixed to the other of the first and second plurality of sidewalls to form a tamper-evident seal around the food chamber, and to prevent access to the food chamber; a pull tab disposed in the flap, the pull tab being operable to be pulled to detach a portion of the flap and to allow the food delivery container to be re-opened when the pull tab is detached; and a closing mechanism operable to keep the food chamber and cover together once the pull tab has been detached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A single-chambered food delivery container comprising:
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a food storage chamber; a sealing mechanism operable to be affixed in order to form a tamper-evident seal around the food storage chamber, and further operable to prevent access to the food storage chamber; a pull tab;
the pull tab operable to be pulled to detach a portion of the food storage chamber, and to allow the food storage chamber to be re-opened when the pull tab is detached; anda closing mechanism operable to allow the food storage chamber to be re-closed once the pull tab has been pulled. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for sealing food in a food delivery container, the method comprising:
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in a food delivery container comprising a food chamber containing a consumable item, activating an adhesive agent disposed along an exterior of a first plurality of sidewalls comprised in the food delivery container; positioning a cover portion of the food delivery container over the food chamber; and pressing a second plurality of sidewalls comprised in the cover portion against the adhesive agent disposed along the first plurality of sidewalls to seal the food delivery container, wherein access to an interior of the food delivery container is obtained by pulling a pull tab disposed in the second plurality of sidewalls to detach a portion of the second plurality of sidewalls oriented above a position of the adhesive agent. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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Specification