Flexible hinge clamshell food service package
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1. A foldable clamshell food service container formed from a single blank of paperboard material or the like, comprising;
- a lid and a base, an intermediate panel joining said lid and said base, the intermediate panel forming the rear wall of the container;
a fold line between the intermediate panel and each of the lid and the base;
said fold lines each having an arcuate portion at opposite ends thereof extending to and intersecting at a point adjacent to and spaced from opposite sides of the lid and the base, said intermediate panel forming a flexible hinge construction with each of the lid and base, said container when open having a flat configuration to serve as a tray.
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Abstract
There is herein described a disposable clamshell food service package which includes a novel flex-hinge panel between the lid and bottom of the package. This construction permits the package to open easily when the lid is pushed upwardly resulting in a flat tray like configuration devoid of the typical upstanding wall or divider and which may be used as a serving plate by the consumer. The container may be easily snapped closed and locked to allow later consumption of any uneaten food products.
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1. A foldable clamshell food service container formed from a single blank of paperboard material or the like, comprising;
a lid and a base, an intermediate panel joining said lid and said base, the intermediate panel forming the rear wall of the container;
a fold line between the intermediate panel and each of the lid and the base;
said fold lines each having an arcuate portion at opposite ends thereof extending to and intersecting at a point adjacent to and spaced from opposite sides of the lid and the base, said intermediate panel forming a flexible hinge construction with each of the lid and base, said container when open having a flat configuration to serve as a tray.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A blank for forming a flexible clamshell food service container, said blank being preformed from a flat sheet of paperboard, said blank being scored laterally adjacent its center by a pair of opposed spaced apart fold lines each having an arcuate portion at opposite ends thereof, a lid portion of the blank located above one of the fold lines defining a lid of the container, a base portion of the blank located below the other fold line defining a base of the container, a pair of generally longitudinal score lines on opposing sides of each of said lid and base portions of said blank spaced inwardly of the opposing sides thereof to define foldable sides of the container, the arcuate portions of each fold line extending to and intersecting at a point adjacent to and spaced from the opposing sides of said lid and base portions of said blank.
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