Substantially round tray
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1. A tray, comprising:
- a base panel having a periphery;
a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly and outwardly from the periphery of the base panel, and extending around an interior of the tray, whereinthe plurality of sidewalls comprise more than four sidewalls that are respectively adjacent to one another,each sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls includes opposite first and second marginal portions extending outwardly from the base panel,for each adjacent pair of sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls, the first marginal portion of a first sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls is in an overlapping relationship with, and is fastened to, the second marginal portion of a second sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls, andthe fastened-together first and second sidewalls extend obliquely to the base panel so that an opening to the interior of the tray is larger than the base panel;
an outwardly bulging first convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the first sidewall of a first of the adjacent pairs of sidewalls to the periphery of the base panel, the outwardly bulging first convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the first sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the second marginal portion of the first sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls; and
an outwardly bulging second convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the periphery of the base panel, the outwardly bulging second convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the second marginal portion of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls.
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Abstract
More than four sidewalls extend upwardly and outwardly from a periphery of a central base panel of a tray. Each sidewall includes opposite first and second marginal portions extending outwardly from the base panel. For each adjacent pair of sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls, the first marginal portion of a first sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls is in an overlapping relationship with, and is fastened to, the second marginal portion of a second sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls.
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37 Claims
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1. A tray, comprising:
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a base panel having a periphery; a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly and outwardly from the periphery of the base panel, and extending around an interior of the tray, wherein the plurality of sidewalls comprise more than four sidewalls that are respectively adjacent to one another, each sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls includes opposite first and second marginal portions extending outwardly from the base panel, for each adjacent pair of sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls, the first marginal portion of a first sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls is in an overlapping relationship with, and is fastened to, the second marginal portion of a second sidewall of the adjacent pair of sidewalls, and the fastened-together first and second sidewalls extend obliquely to the base panel so that an opening to the interior of the tray is larger than the base panel; an outwardly bulging first convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the first sidewall of a first of the adjacent pairs of sidewalls to the periphery of the base panel, the outwardly bulging first convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the first sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the second marginal portion of the first sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls; and an outwardly bulging second convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the periphery of the base panel, the outwardly bulging second convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls to the second marginal portion of the second sidewall of the first adjacent pair of sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 32, 33, 37)
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11. A blank for being erected into a tray, the blank comprising:
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a central panel having a periphery; a plurality of flaps extending outwardly from the periphery of the central panel, wherein the plurality of flaps comprise more than four flaps, each flap of the plurality of flaps includes opposite first and second marginal portions extending outwardly from the central panel, the flaps comprise first flaps and second flaps that are configured differently from one another, the flaps circumferentially alternate between the first flaps and the second flaps so that each adjacent pair of the flaps includes both one of the first flaps and one of the second flaps, and in each of the adjacent pairs of flaps, the first marginal portion of the first flap of the adjacent pair of flaps is configured for being in an overlapping relationship with the second marginal portion of the second flap of the adjacent pair of flaps when the blank is erected into the tray; and an outwardly bulging first convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the first flap of a first of the adjacent pairs of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging first convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the first flap of the first adjacent pair of flaps to the second marginal portion of the first flap of the first adjacent pair of flaps; and an outwardly bulging second convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of the second flap of the first adjacent pair of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging second convex fold line extending from the first marginal portion of the second flap of the first adjacent pair of flaps to the second marginal portion of the second flap of the first adjacent pair of flaps. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35)
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17. A blank for being erected into a carton, the blank comprising:
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a central panel having a periphery; a plurality of flaps extending at least partially around the periphery of the central panel, the plurality of flaps extending outwardly from the periphery of the central panel, the plurality of flaps comprising more than four flaps, and each flap of the plurality of flaps comprises opposite first and second outwardly extending edges extending outwardly from the central panel; and a plurality of fold lines respectively connecting the flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the plurality of fold lines comprising an outwardly bulging first convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of a first flap of the plurality of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging first convex fold line extending substantially from the first outwardly extending edge of the first flap substantially to the second outwardly extending edge of the first flap, an outwardly bulging second convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of a second flap of the plurality of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging second convex fold line extending substantially from the first outwardly extending edge of the second flap substantially to the second outwardly extending edge of the second flap, an outwardly bulging third convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of a third flap of the plurality of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging third convex fold line extending substantially from the first outwardly extending edge of the third flap substantially to the second outwardly extending edge of the third flap, and an outwardly bulging fourth convex fold line connecting an outwardly bulging convex inner edge of a fourth flap of the plurality of flaps to the periphery of the central panel, the outwardly bulging fourth convex fold line extending substantially from the first outwardly extending edge of the fourth flap substantially to the second outwardly extending edge of the fourth flap. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36)
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