Container for stacked food products

A container for storing stacked food products, comprising:

• a composite body formed into an elongate enclosure between an open top end and a bottom end, the composite body including a plurality of layers that are fixed together, the composite body extending between the open top and bottom end with a consistent cross-section;
• the composite body includes a helical seam that extends between the open top end and the bottom end, the helical seam fixes elongate portions of the plurality of layers together,
• a closed bottom is fixed to the bottom end of the composite body, the closed bottom comprises a cardboard portion that extends across the bottom end of the composite body,
• the composite body includes an inner liner layer, a first body layer, a second body layer, and an outer layer, a first adhesive is provided to affix the inner liner layer to the first body layer, and a second adhesive is provided to affix the second body layer to the outer layer;
• the inner layer comprises one of PE or PET;
• the first and second body layers comprise cardboard;
• the composite body comprises a constant horizontal cross-section along its length, wherein the horizontal cross-section includes opposite first and second end portions and opposite first and second side portions, wherein each of the first and second end portions are arcuate and each of the first and second side portions are arcuate,
• wherein the first and second side portions each extend between first and second ends and the first and second end portions each extend between first and second ends, wherein the first side portion extends from the first end of the second end portion and the second end of the first end portion and the second side portion extends from the second end of the second end portion and the first end of the first end portion;
• wherein the first end portion has a constant radius about a first focus point and the second end portion has a constant radius about a second focus point, wherein the first and second focus point are both disposed upon a line that extends through a geometric center of the horizontal cross-section of the container,
• wherein each of the first and second side portions have a changing radius along its length extending from a minimum at each of the first and second ends thereof to a maximum at a center thereof,
• wherein the transitions between the adjacent ends of the various end and side portions are continuous,
• wherein each transition between the respective first and second end portions and the respective first and second side portion includes at a position that is 27 mm from the proximate first or second focus point and 33.1 mm from the geometric center, and wherein the first and second end portions have a constant radius of 27 mm, and
• wherein an arc length of each of the first and second side portions is 86.8 degrees.

A container for storing stacked food products, comprising:

• a composite body formed into an elongate enclosure between an open top end and a bottom end, the composite body including a plurality of layers that are fixed together, the composite body extending between the open top and bottom end with a consistent cross-section;
• the composite body includes a helical seam that extends between the open top end and the bottom end, the helical seam fixes elongate portions of the plurality of layers together,
• a closed bottom is fixed to the bottom end of the composite body, the closed bottom comprises a cardboard portion that extends across the bottom end of the composite body,
• the composite body includes an inner liner layer, a first body layer, a second body layer, and an outer layer, a first adhesive is provided to affix the inner liner layer to the first body layer, and a second adhesive is provided to affix the second body layer to the outer layer;
• the inner layer comprises one of PE or PET;
• the first and second body layers comprise cardboard;
• the composite body comprises a constant horizontal cross-section along its length, wherein the horizontal cross-section includes opposite first and second end portions and opposite first and second side portions, wherein each of the first and second end portions are arcuate and each of the first and second side portions are arcuate,
• wherein the first and second side portions each extend between first and second ends and the first and second end portions each extend between first and second ends, wherein the first side portion extends from the first end of the second end portion and the second end of the first end portion and the second side portion extends from the second end of the second end portion and the first end of the first end portion;
• wherein the first end portion has a constant radius about a first focus point and the second end portion has a constant radius about a second focus point, wherein the first and second focus point are both disposed upon a line that extends through a geometric center of the horizontal cross-section of the container,
• wherein each of the first and second side portions have a changing radius along its length extending from a minimum at each of the first and second ends thereof to a maximum at a center thereof, wherein the maximum radius is 81.7 mm,
• wherein the transitions between the adjacent ends of the various end and side portions are continuous,
• wherein each transition between the respective first and second end portions and the respective first and second side portion includes at a position that is 27 mm from the proximate first or second focus point and 33.1 mm from the geometric center, and wherein the first and second end portions have a constant radius of 27 mm, and
• wherein an arc length of each of the first and second side portions is 86.8 degrees.