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US 10,745,168 B2Granted
Food container with adjustable compartments
OwnerMichael D. Dworkinventor
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Abstract
A food container includes a bottom panel and sidewalls pivotally connected to the bottom panel. A lid is pivotally connected to at least one sidewall to open and close the food container. A divider panel having at least one slot is inserted into any one of a plurality of slots in a spacer panel to create an adjustable compartment arrangement inside an internal cavity of the food container. The divider panel includes a groove that provides a recess between the divider panel and a sidewall of the food container that can accommodate a lip of the lid.
Claims21
A food container comprising:
- a body portion including:
- a bottom panel;
- a plurality of sidewalls, each sidewall pivotally connected to the bottom panel, at least one sidewall having a notch on a top portion;
- a lid pivotally connected to at least one sidewall, the lid having a lip;
- and
- a spacer panel system inserted into the body portion, the spacer panel system including:
- a spacer panel having a body with one or more slots, the body having top and bottom edges and opposing side edges, and having at least one tab extending from the top edge for insertion into the notch on the top portion of the at least one sidewall to anchor the spacer panel system to the body portion;
- and
- at least one divider panel having a body with a slot and a groove located on at least one end of the body, the slot of the at least one divider panel being insertable into any one of the slots of the spacer panel, and the groove of the at least one divider panel providing a recess between the spacer panel system and a sidewall of the body portion.
6 more elements
A food container comprising:
- a body having a bottom panel and side panels extending from the bottom panel at an angle greater than 90 degrees, the side panels forming pairs of opposing corners, and the body having a notch in at least one corner between adjacent side panels;
- and
- a first diagonal panel having a first slot, and top, bottom, and lateral edges, each lateral edge extending from the bottom edge at an angle greater than 90 degrees and being accommodated in a first pair of opposing corners in the body, at least one lateral edge of the first diagonal panel having a tab that extends from the top edge for insertion into the notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.