Container with inner divider

A food container comprising:

• a first body portion and a second body portion, the first and second body portions joined proximate opposing sides thereof to define an interior of the container and a mouth to the interior, the container having a flat configuration with the first and second body portions in a generally planar condition and an expanded configuration with the first and second body portions in a contoured condition;
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• first side flaps extending from the opposing sides of the first body portion and folded inwardly into the interior of the container, each first side flap defined in part by a first side flap fold line along at least a portion of a respective side of the first body portion, and at least one of the first side flaps having an engagement feature disposed thereon including an aperture defined in the at least one first side flap, the engagement feature disposed to engage an opposing first side flap when the container is in the expanded condition to form an interior dividing wall within the interior of the container;
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• second side flaps extending from the opposing sides of the second body portion and folded inwardly into the interior of the container, each second side flap defined in part by a second side flap fold line along at least a portion of a respective side of the second body portion, and one of the second side flaps having an aperture defined therein,
• wherein the aperture of the at least one first side flap and the aperture of the one second side flap are disposed adjacent to and aligned with each other and the opposing first side flap and an opposing second side flap are secured together at a discrete location disposed within the aperture of the at least one first side flap and the aperture of the one second side flap.

A unitary blank for forming a food container comprising:

• a first body portion and a second body portion aligned along a longitudinal axis, the first body portion and the second body portion each having a base edge and opposing sides, the base edge of the first body portion facing the base edge of the second body portion;
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• first side flaps extending laterally from the opposing sides of the first body portion, each first side flap defined in part by a first side flap fold line along at least a portion of a respective side of the first body portion, at least one of the first side flaps having an engagement feature disposed thereon including an aperture defined in the at least one first side flap, the engagement feature disposed to engage an opposing first side flap when folded along the first side flap fold lines and moved toward each other, the first side flaps forming an interior dividing wall when the first and second body portions are joined proximate the opposing sides thereof to define a container having an interior;
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• second side flaps extending from opposing sides of the second body portion, each second side flap defined in part by a second side flap fold line along at least a portion of a respective side of the second body portion, each second side flap configured to be folded inwardly into the interior of the container, and one of the second side flaps having an aperture defined therein, the aperture of the one second side flap and the aperture of the at least one first side flap being spaced apart a similar distance from a corresponding base edge and aligned with each other.

A food container comprising:

• a first body portion and a second body portion, the first and second body portions joined proximate opposing sides thereof to define an interior of the container and a mouth to the interior, each of the first and second body portions having a base edge and a foot extending beyond the base edge to define a support surface, and a base portion disposed between the base edge of the first body portion and the base edge of the second body portion,
• the container having a flat configuration with the first and second body portions in a generally planar condition and an expanded configuration with the first and second body portions in a contoured condition and the base portion in an upwardly arched condition extending toward the interior;
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• first side flaps extending from the opposing sides of the first body portion and folded inwardly into the interior of the container, at least one of the first side flaps having an engagement feature disposed thereon, the engagement feature of the at least one first side flap disposed to engage the opposing first side flap when the container is the expanded configuration to form an interior dividing wall within the interior of the container.