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Reclosable and stackable food tray and tray blank

  • US 8,939,350 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reclosable and stackable food tray formed from a single piece of foldable material, the reclosable and stackable food tray comprising:

  • a bottom panel;

    first and second side panels that are adjacent one another;

    third and fourth side panels that are adjacent one another; and

    a top panel;

    wherein the first and second side panels are foldably connected to one another by a first gusset and the second and third side panels are foldably connected to one another by a second gusset, wherein the first and second gussets each have a height that is greater than a height of the first and second side panels such that the first and second gussets extend beyond the top panel of the tray;

    wherein the third and fourth side panels are foldably connected to one another by a third gusset and the fourth and first side panels are foldably connected to one another by a fourth gusset, wherein each of the third and fourth gussets has a height that is greater than a height of the third and fourth side panels such that the third and fourth gussets extends beyond the top panel of the tray;

    wherein the first and second gussets are folded and glued against an exterior side of the second side panel and the third and fourth gussets are folded and glued against an exterior side of the fourth side panel; and

    wherein the first, second, third, and fourth gussets are configured to act as stops to prevent the top panel from skewing beyond each gusset.

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