Paperboard container with indicia tabs

• US 5,690,273 A
• Filed: 01/15/1997
• Issued: 11/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Paper Company
• Original Assignee: International Paper Company
• Inventors: Jensen, Kurt D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elkins, Gary E.
• Application Number:
  US08/784,173
• Time in Patent Office: 314 Days
• Field of Search: 229/107, 229/116.1, 229/938, 206/459.1, 206/459.5, 40/312, 40/359, 40/492, 40/513, 426/115
• US Class Current: 229/107
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 21/001 Holders or wrappers as eating aids for fast food, e.g. hamburgers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4216 Cards, coupons or the like formed integrally with, or printed directly on, the container or lid
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 229/938 Sandwich holder

Abstract

An indicia tab construction for a paperboard food wrapper or container. In one embodiment a peripheral indicia tab is foldable about a lateral axis to assume one of two configurations, and is held in a folded configuration by a cohesive layer. In a second embodiment each of a plurality of peripheral indicia tabs is foldable about respective aligned axes and is also held in folded configurations by respective cohesive layers. In a third embodiment one or more foldable indicia tabs are attached to the periphery of one half of a foldable food wrapper, each tab provided with a legend or other indicia normally viewable. These tabs may be, selectively, folded so as to uncover other legends or indicia, normally covered, on the other wrapper half.

Claims

1. An indicia tab construction particularly adapted for a paperboard food container having a peripheral edge portion, a tab formed from said paperboard food container, a first segment of said tab extending outwardly relative to said peripheral edge portion, a second segment of said tab extending inwardly relative to said peripheral edge portion, an integral hinge joining said tab to said container at said periphery, said second tab segment defined by a cut entirely through said paperboard, said tab having respective first and second opposite surfaces, said tab being foldable substantially 180 degrees about said integral hinge from a first, normal position to a second position, said cut being laterally spaced from said integral hinge, means carried by said tab, or by said container, or both, for adhesively releasably securing said tab in said substantially 180 degree second position, a first indicia on said first tab surface, a second and different indicia on said second tab surface, whereby said tab can be folded substantially 180 degrees to present two different indicia to a viewer.

2. The tab construction of claim 1 wherein said tab has two of said integral hinges, said hinges being spaced from each other along said periphery.

3. The tab construction of claim 2 including a notch between said two hinges, said notch defined by said cut, said notch at least partially surrounding said second tab segment in said tab normal position.