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US 10,589,899 B2Granted
Tapered-wall four corner tray
AssigneeHuhtamaki, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. Pantelleria
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Abstract
A foldable tray with stable side walls and tapered walls for convenient stacking is provided. The tray may include two outward tapered walls and two straight walls. The side walls are reinforced or stabilized by providing an interlocking end flap tab inserted through a cut line in the side wall. The tray may also include a hinged lid to form a hinged box. The lid may include an inwardly tapering wall to accommodate and overlay one of the outwardly tapering walls of the tray.
Claims26
A foldable tray comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- a plurality of wall panels foldably connected to said bottom panel and extending upward therefrom;
- at least one end flap foldably connected to an end of a first wall panel of said plurality of wall panels;
- at least one cut defined in an adjacent second wall panel of said plurality of walls panels;
- and
- a fold flap formed by a fold line defined in said second wall panel;
- wherein said end flap is secured to said fold flap.
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A foldable unitary blank for formation into a tray, said blank comprising:
- a bottom panel;
- two side panels, each connected to said bottom panel by a side panel fold line;
- two end panels, each connected to said bottom panel by an end panel fold line;
- an end flap foldably connected to a side of one of said end panels;
- a fold flap formed by a fold line defined in one of said side panels;
- and
- a cut defined through one of said side panels positioned adjacent to said end flap;
- wherein said cut is configured to receiving a lower corner of said end flap when said blank is folded into said tray;
- wherein said tray includes a tapered wall facilitated by said end flaps insertion through said cut and wherein said end flap is configured to be secured to said fold flap.
6 more elements
A foldable tray comprising:
- (a) a base tray including:
- (i) a bottom panel, and
- (ii) a plurality of bottom wall panels foldably connected to said bottom panel and extending upward therefrom, wherein at least one of said plurality of bottom wall panels tapers outwardly;
- at least one end flap foldably connected to an end of a first wall panel of said plurality of bottom wall panels;
- a fold flap formed by a fold line defined in a second wall panel of said plurality of wall panels;
- and
- at least one cut defined in said second wall panel of said plurality of wall panels;
- wherein said end flap is secured to said fold flap;
- and
- (b) a lid including:
- (i) a top panel foldably connected to one of said plurality of bottom wall panels (a)(ii);
- and
- (ii) three top wall panels foldably connected to said top panel extending downward therefrom, wherein at least one of said plurality of top wall panels tapers inwardly, and
- wherein said inwardly tapering top wall panel overlaps said outwardly tapering bottom wall when said lid is in a closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.