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Blank and methods of constructing a food holder from the blank

  • US 9,320,373 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2014
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A food holder for retaining a food product, the food holder is formed from a continuous blank of sheet material, the food holder comprising:

  • a top tray including a center panel, a side panel, and an end panel coupled together along a plurality of fold lines;

    a bottom tray including a center panel, a side panel, and an end panel coupled together along a plurality of fold lines, the bottom tray rotatably coupled to the top tray along a hinge line, the top tray rotatable relative to the bottom tray from an open position to a closed position; and

    a moveable section including a portion of at least one of the top tray side panel and the bottom tray side panel, the moveable section facilitates movement of the top tray relative to the bottom tray for retaining the food product, and the moveable section includes three adjacent triangular panels coupled together along a plurality of fold lines, the three adjacent triangular panels include a first triangular panel defined within a portion of the top tray side panel, a second triangular panel defined within a portion of the bottom tray side panel, and a third triangular panel defined within a portion of the top tray side panel, the second and third triangular panels are separated by the hinge line, the first and third triangular panels are separated by a fold line that extends away from the hinge line.

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