Tapered tray with pre-glued elevating legs
First Claim
1. A collapsible package for holding food comprising:
- a substantially flat central panel for supporting said food, said panel having first and second pairs of opposed, substantially linear panel edges and four corners; and
first and second substantially flat side walls, each of said side walls being attached to one of said first pair of opposed central panel edges at an inner fold line substantially coinciding with said central panel edge, each said side wall being disposed at approximately 90 degrees relative to said central panel, and comprising;
an inner panel extending above the plane of said central panel;
an outer panel joined to said inner panel at an outer fold line substantially parallel to said inner fold line and adhered against said inner panel to form a double layer above the plane of said central panel, said outer panel having a maximum width, as measured perpendicular to said inner fold line, that is greater than the width of said inner panel measured perpendicular to said inner fold line, said outer panel extending in a single layer below the plane of said central panel to the extent of said greater width;
a pair of opposed end walls, each attached to said central panel at one end fold line located at one of the second pair of opposed edges of said central panel; and
hook and slit locking means adjacent each corner of the central panel for locking together adjacent side walls and end walls to maintain said side walls disposed at approximately 90 degrees relative to said central panel.
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Abstract
A package for holding food for cooking in a microwave oven has a flat central panel for supporting the food, which has at least three linear panel edges. A flat side wall is attached at a fold line to at least two of the panel edges of the central panel. Each side wall has an inner panel and an outer panel affixed against the inner panel. The outer panel has a maximum width as measured perpendicular to the fold line connecting the side wall to the central panel that is greater than the width of the inner panel, also measured perpendicular to the fold line. The invention also encompasses a flat blank that can be folded and locked or glued into the preceding package configuration. For microwave oven use, the blank is made from paperboard material having a layer of microwave interactive material that heats to browning temperatures when exposed to microwaves.
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16 Claims
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1. A collapsible package for holding food comprising:
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a substantially flat central panel for supporting said food, said panel having first and second pairs of opposed, substantially linear panel edges and four corners; and first and second substantially flat side walls, each of said side walls being attached to one of said first pair of opposed central panel edges at an inner fold line substantially coinciding with said central panel edge, each said side wall being disposed at approximately 90 degrees relative to said central panel, and comprising; an inner panel extending above the plane of said central panel; an outer panel joined to said inner panel at an outer fold line substantially parallel to said inner fold line and adhered against said inner panel to form a double layer above the plane of said central panel, said outer panel having a maximum width, as measured perpendicular to said inner fold line, that is greater than the width of said inner panel measured perpendicular to said inner fold line, said outer panel extending in a single layer below the plane of said central panel to the extent of said greater width; a pair of opposed end walls, each attached to said central panel at one end fold line located at one of the second pair of opposed edges of said central panel; and hook and slit locking means adjacent each corner of the central panel for locking together adjacent side walls and end walls to maintain said side walls disposed at approximately 90 degrees relative to said central panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A flat blank for forming an elevated tray for holding food comprising:
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a substantially rectangular central panel for supporting said food having a first pair of opposed, parallel linear panel edges; first and second side walls, each of said side walls being attached to one of said first pair of opposed, parallel central panel edges, each said side wall comprising; an inner panel adapted to extend above said central panel and having an inner edge joined to the central panel at an inner fold line; an outer panel joined to said inner panel at an outer fold line substantially parallel to said inner fold line and adapted to extend downward from said outer fold line and below said central panel, each said outer panel having a maximum width as measured perpendicular to said outer fold line that is greater than the width of said inner panel measured between said inner and outer fold lines wherein each inner panel of each side wall has a pair of opposed locking tabs attached to opposed edges at locking tab fold lines that are perpendicular to said inner fold lines and each end flap has a pair of slits therein designated to receive a portion of the adjacent locking tab when the end flaps and side walls are raised to form sides of said tray. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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