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Microwave food heating package with removable portion

  • US 7,982,167 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2006
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A blank for forming a construct, comprising:

  • a plurality of adjoined panels defining a peripheral edge of the blank, each adjoined panel having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of adjoined panels includinga main panel,a first minor panel joined to the main panel, anda second minor panel joined to the main panel,the main panel, the first minor panel, and the second minor panel being joined respectively to one another along respective fold lines extending in the first direction, whereinthe first dimension of the first minor panel is greater than the first dimension of the second minor panel, such that the first dimension of the fold line joining the main panel to the first minor panel is greater than the first dimension of the fold line joining the main panel to the second minor panel, andthe main panel has a first portion directly adjacent to the first minor panel and a second portion directly adjacent to the second minor panel, the second portion of the main panel having a first dimension substantially equal to the first dimension of the second minor panel, and the first portion of the main panel having a first dimension greater than the first dimension of the second portion of the main panel; and

    a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of at least one panel of the plurality of adjoined panels,whereinthe peripheral edge includes a plurality of peripheral edge portions includinga first peripheral edge portion extending in the first direction,a second peripheral edge portion extending in the first direction opposite the first peripheral edge portion, anda third peripheral edge portion extending between the first peripheral edge portion and the second peripheral edge portion, andthe blank includes a plurality of removable portions defined by a plurality of tear lines independently extending obliquely across at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of adjoined panels, whereineach tear line of the plurality of tear lines defining the removable portions substantially abuts the first peripheral edge portion or the second peripheral edge portion of the blank, andat least one tear line of the plurality of tear lines defining the removable portions substantially abuts the third peripheral edge portion of the blank.

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