Container for food products
First Claim
1. A container comprising a tray piece and a cover piece closable over said tray piece,said pieces each including a bottom wall and upstanding sidewalls connected to said bottom wall,said sidewalls having central portions,two opposing sidewalls of each piece having portions extending upwardly from said central portions thereof,said upwardly extending portions each having a tip portion projecting outwardly through a plane determined by the central portion of a sidewall adjacent said sidewalls having said extending portions.
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Abstract
A container suitable for packaging food items such as hamburgers or fried chicken is disclosed. The container includes two complementary container pieces, namely a tray and a cover closable over the tray. Each piece has opposing sidewalls provided with tip portions which project longitudinally outwardly over the central portion of each adjacent sidewall without such tip portions to pass through a plane determined by the central portion of each such adjacent sidewalls. The tip portions of each complementary piece interlock to securely close the container.
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25 Claims
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1. A container comprising a tray piece and a cover piece closable over said tray piece,
said pieces each including a bottom wall and upstanding sidewalls connected to said bottom wall, said sidewalls having central portions, two opposing sidewalls of each piece having portions extending upwardly from said central portions thereof, said upwardly extending portions each having a tip portion projecting outwardly through a plane determined by the central portion of a sidewall adjacent said sidewalls having said extending portions.
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13. A container piece adapted to form a container by interlocking with another similar, complementary piece, said piece comprising:
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a bottom wall; upstanding sidewalls connected o said bottom wall; a tab portion on a central portion of at least two opposing sidewalls, said tab portions extending to have an elevation above the central portions of adjacent sidewalls without said tab portions; and a tip portion located at each of two longitudinal ends of each said tab portion, said tip portions projecting outwardly through planes determined by said central portions of said adjacent sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A blank for forming a container piece which is adapted to interlock with a complementary piece, said blank comprising:
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a bottom wall section; first opposing sidewall sections each having a central portion connected to said bottom wall portion; and second opposing sidewall sections each having a central portion connected to said bottom wall portion adjacent said first sidewall sections;
said second sidewall sections each having a tab portion on each said central portion thereof, said tab portions each having a tip portion at the longitudinal ends thereof, said tip portions projecting in the longitudinal direction of their respective tab portions to over their respective central portions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification