Leak resistant multiple-compartment frozen food package
First Claim
1. A blank for forming a food container having separable food compartments, the blank comprising:
- a blank sheet having length and width dimensions;
first fold lines comprising at least one pair of relatively closely spaced fold lines scored into the blank, the first fold lines extending transversely to the length of the blank;
a respective second fold line extending in the direction of and located between each pair of the first fold lines;
a plurality of third fold lines extending along the length of the blank and intersecting the first and second fold lines; and
a plurality of pairs of slits extending through the blank, each pair of slits being located at an intersection point of the second and third fold lines and the slits of each pair intersecting.
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Abstract
A blank for being folded into a food container has one group of fold lines along which the blank is folded to form an elongate, tubular, rectangularly shaped food container. The blank is provided with a second set of closely spaced fold lines which extend transversely to the length of the tubular food container. There is a third fold line between each pair of second fold lines. The second and third sets of fold lines are formed so that pressing the food container from opposite longitudinal ends causes sections of the blank disposed between the second fold lines to fold inwardly at the third fold lines, to define and form a plurality of food compartments in the food container. A set of slits is formed in the blank at the locations of the corners of the compartment forming indentations. The slits permit the indented walls to pass through one another in an overlapping manner and in a manner which seals the corners against leakage of food.
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19 Claims
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1. A blank for forming a food container having separable food compartments, the blank comprising:
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a blank sheet having length and width dimensions; first fold lines comprising at least one pair of relatively closely spaced fold lines scored into the blank, the first fold lines extending transversely to the length of the blank; a respective second fold line extending in the direction of and located between each pair of the first fold lines; a plurality of third fold lines extending along the length of the blank and intersecting the first and second fold lines; and a plurality of pairs of slits extending through the blank, each pair of slits being located at an intersection point of the second and third fold lines and the slits of each pair intersecting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A container for frozen food, comprising:
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an elongate tubular interior defined by an elongate, peripherally extending wall, the wall being scored with a set of spaced folded lines for separating the container into a plurality of food compartments; a blank having a length dimension for forming the wall of the container; first fold lines comprising at least one pair of relatively closely spaced fold lines scored into the blank, the first fold lines extending transversely to the length of the blank; a respective second fold line extending in the direction of and located between each pair of the first fold lines; a plurality of third fold lines extending along the length of the blank and intersecting the first and second fold lines; and a plurality of pairs of slits extending through the blank, each pair of slits being located at an intersection point of the second and third fold lines and the slits of each pair intersecting. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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