Container for protecting baked goods
AssigneeInline Plastics Corp.
InventorsSameh Guirguis, Victor Ivenitsky, Daniel A. Landan, Roman D'Alessandro, Steve Introne, Herb Knutson
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Abstract
Disclosed is a container for protecting baked goods during shipment that includes, among other elements, a lid and a base. The base includes a plurality of wells and interconnected posts. Each well is adapted for supporting a baked good during shipment. The interconnected posts are formed in the base and extend upwardly from a base bottom. Each post is positioned adjacent to at least one of the wells and includes a retainer shoulder that is positioned proximate an upper end of the post and adapted to positively capture baked goods in each of the adjacent wells.
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A container for protecting baked goods during shipment, comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a base which includes a plurality of wells, each well including a well bottom and a well sidewall and being adapted for receiving and supporting a baked good;
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- wherein a plurality of interconnected center posts are formed in the base and extend upwardly from a base bottom, each center post being positioned adjacent four of the wells and connected to adjacent center posts through a well sidewall and the well sidewall forming a recess between adjacent centerposts and each center post including at least one retainer shoulder formed proximate an upper end of the center post and positioned higher than a trough of the recess between adjacent centerposts and arranged to positively capture and restrain axial movement of the baked goods in each of the four adjacent wells;
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- wherein the base further includes a plurality of side wall posts formed along front, back, left and right ends of the base, each sidewall post positioned adjacent two of the wells and connected to adjacent center posts through a well sidewall, each sidewall post including at least one retainer shoulder formed on an upper end of the sidewall post and arranged to positively capture and restrain axial movement of the baked goods in each of the two adjacent walls.
A container for protecting baked goods during shipment, comprising:
- a lid;
- and
- a base which includes a plurality of wells, each well including a well bottom and a well sidewall and being adapted for receiving and supporting a baked good;
- and
- wherein a plurality of interconnected center posts are formed in the base and extend upwardly from a base bottom, each center post being positioned adjacent four of the wells and connected to adjacent center posts through a well sidewall and the well sidewall forming a recess between adjacent centerposts and each center post including at least one retainer shoulder formed proximate an upper end of the center post and positioned higher than the a trough of the recess between adjacent centerposts and arranged to positively capture and restrain axial movement of the baked goods in each of the four adjacent wells;
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- wherein the base further includes a plurality of corner posts, each corner post positioned adjacent a single well and connected to an adjacent sidewall post through a well sidewall, each corner post including at least one retainer shoulder formed on an upper end of the corner post and arranged to positively capture and restrain axial movement of the baked goods in the adjacent well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.