Container with liner
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsPaul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
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Abstract
A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
Claims30
A container for holding a food product, the container comprising:
- a flange comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel;
- a sidewall comprising at least a first panel foldably connected to the central panel along a first fold line extending along the opening and a second panel foldably connected to the central panel along a second fold line that is spaced apart from the opening;
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- a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall, the denesting feature being for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container;
- wherein the denesting feature comprises a shoulder extending from an edge of the second panel of the sidewall along an undersurface of the central panel.
A stacked arrangement of containers for holding a food product, the stacked arrangement comprising at least a first container and a second container, each container in the stacked arrangement of containers comprising:
- a flange comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel;
- a sidewall comprising at least a first panel foldably connected to the central panel along a first fold line extending along the opening and a second panel foldably connected to the central panel along a second fold line that is spaced apart from the opening;
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- a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall, the denesting feature of the first container engaging the second container to at least partially form a denesting gap between the second container and the flange of the first container;
- wherein the denesting feature comprises a shoulder extending from an edge of the second panel of the sidewall along an undersurface of the central panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.