Flip-top package for shipping and display of a multi-component meal kit
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1. Packaging apparatus for shipping and display of a multi-component meal kit, having a carton and a divider member, the apparatus comprising:
- a carton defining a hollow interior and having major opposed front and rear walls, opposed sidewalls, a bottom wall and a top wall;
the carton top wall having a beveled portion adjacent the front wall;
the carton including a tear strip extending between the sidewalls to form a flip-top portion moveable to form a top opening for access to the carton interior;
an internal divider member within the carton to divide the carton interior, to support a plurality of meal kit components;
said internal divider member including a backing part and a series of divider walls having spaced apart ends supported by said backing part to form at least one closed loop defining a component-receiving cavity;
said divider walls being flexibly moveable with respect to one another and with respect to said backing part so as to be collapsible against the backing part; and
the carton front wall including a window for viewing contents in the carton interior.
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Abstract
A packaging apparatus for shipping and display of multi-component food items, such as a dinner assembled from multi-components. Included is a carton having an interior for receiving the various components required. An internal divider member disposed within the carton cooperates with the carton to maintain a pre-selected order of the components within the container. The carton contains a flip-top feature, and preferably is provided with a window for viewing the carton contents. A pull-out door may also be provided as an auxiliary means of access to the carton interior.
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1. Packaging apparatus for shipping and display of a multi-component meal kit, having a carton and a divider member, the apparatus comprising:
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a carton defining a hollow interior and having major opposed front and rear walls, opposed sidewalls, a bottom wall and a top wall;
the carton top wall having a beveled portion adjacent the front wall;
the carton including a tear strip extending between the sidewalls to form a flip-top portion moveable to form a top opening for access to the carton interior;
an internal divider member within the carton to divide the carton interior, to support a plurality of meal kit components;
said internal divider member including a backing part and a series of divider walls having spaced apart ends supported by said backing part to form at least one closed loop defining a component-receiving cavity;
said divider walls being flexibly moveable with respect to one another and with respect to said backing part so as to be collapsible against the backing part; and
the carton front wall including a window for viewing contents in the carton interior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Packaging apparatus for shipping and display of a multi-component meal kit, having a carton and a divider member, the apparatus comprising:
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a carton defining a hollow interior and having major opposed front and rear walls, opposed sidewalls, a bottom wall and a top wall;
said divider member comprising an internal divider member within the carton to divide the carton interior, to support a plurality of meal kit components;
said internal divider member including a backing part and a series of divider walls having spaced apart ends supported by said backing part to form at least one closed loop defining a component-receiving cavity;
said divider walls being flexibly moveable with respect to one another and with respect to said backing part so as to be collapsible against the backing part; and
the carton front wall including a window for viewing contents in the carton interior.
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