Two section bakery container

• US RE33,447 E
• Filed: 06/15/1988
• Issued: 11/20/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Morris Rosman
• Original Assignee: Morris Rosman
• Inventors: Rosman, Morris
• Primary Examiner(s): Lowrance, George E.
• Application Number:
  US07/207,291
• Time in Patent Office: 888 Days
• Field of Search: 220/4 B, 220/8, 220/DIG. 25, 229/3.5 MF, 229/23 R, 229/23 BT, 229/122, 229/906, 206/535, 206/449
• US Class Current: 220/4.21
• CPC Class Codes: A21B 3/13 Baking-tins; Baking forms
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 7/02 characterised by shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/2008 the container flange being crimped over the cover

Abstract

A thin-walled easily opened container and method of making the same for commercial food products that includes congruent mating and overlapping sections crimped over a cover panel.

Claims

1. A thin-walled container for .[.commercial.]. food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising:

a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, and a cover over the container, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over the cover to strengthen the container and assist in holding the first and second sections together.

2. A thin-walled container for .[.commercial.]. food products constructed in two sections as defined in claim 1, including at least one rib formed in the first and second sections in the area where the first and second sections overlap to assist in holding the first and second sections together.

3. A thin-walled container for .[.commercial.]. products constructed in two section as defined in claim 1, including a manually releasable adhesive holding the first and second sections together.

4. A thin-walled container for .[.commercial.]. food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising:

a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having coplanar shoulders formed at the upper portion thereof adapted to receive a cover and having coplanar vertical shoulders at the upper portions thereof adapted to be crimped over the cover.

5. A thin-walled container for .[.commercial.]. food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising:

a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together .[.with an adhesive.]. without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over one another.