Ovenable food container with removable lid
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1. A container for packaging, storing and cooking food consisting of an integral lid and tray comprising:
- (a) a base panel;
(b) a plurality of upstanding tray walls foldably attached to said base panel along opposed score lines comprising at least two opposed side walls, a front wall and a rear wall;
(c) gusset panel closures foldably connected between the ends of said tray walls, said gusset panels being overlappingly bonded together and to said side walls;
(d) flange extensions foldably attached to the upper edges of said opposed side walls and adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said base panel;
(e) a lid panel integrally attached to said rear wall along the upper edge thereof said lid including side extensions adapted to overlap and be bonded to said side wall flange extensions when the container is closed;
(f) a front wall closure flap foldably attached to the leading edge of said lid panel and adapted to be overlappingly bonded to said front wall;
(g) means in said front wall closure flap for releasing the lid from the front wall; and
,(h) means in said lid panel for detachably removing said lid from said tray.
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Abstract
A container for packaging, storing and heating food is prepared from a single blank of paperboard that is coated on at least one side with a thermally stable heat-sealable coating. The container is substantially rectangular in shape and includes upstanding side, front and rear walls connected to a bottom panel, gusset panels at each corner, integral flanges connected to the side walls, an integral lid foldably attached to the rear wall and adapted to be heat-sealed to the side wall flanges, and a front closure flap integral with the lid and adapted to overlap and be sealed to the front wall.
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1. A container for packaging, storing and cooking food consisting of an integral lid and tray comprising:
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(a) a base panel; (b) a plurality of upstanding tray walls foldably attached to said base panel along opposed score lines comprising at least two opposed side walls, a front wall and a rear wall; (c) gusset panel closures foldably connected between the ends of said tray walls, said gusset panels being overlappingly bonded together and to said side walls; (d) flange extensions foldably attached to the upper edges of said opposed side walls and adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said base panel; (e) a lid panel integrally attached to said rear wall along the upper edge thereof said lid including side extensions adapted to overlap and be bonded to said side wall flange extensions when the container is closed; (f) a front wall closure flap foldably attached to the leading edge of said lid panel and adapted to be overlappingly bonded to said front wall; (g) means in said front wall closure flap for releasing the lid from the front wall; and
,(h) means in said lid panel for detachably removing said lid from said tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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