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US 11,952,180 B2Granted
Tray container
AssigneeArvco Container Corporation
InventorChad G. Oviatt
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Abstract
A tray for holding food or other items is provided. The tray includes a base, a curved top, and an inner space. A one-piece blank to form such a tray is also provided.
Claims10
A tray made from a one-piece blank, the tray comprising:
- a substantially planar and rectangular base having a pair of substantially parallel and spaced-apart front and rear edge portions and a pair of substantially parallel and spaced-apart side edge portions oriented transversely to the front and rear edge portions, the base further including a top surface and a bottom surface facing away from the top surface, the bottom surface during use of said tray configured to rest on a support surface;
- a first sidewall connected to and projecting upwardly from one of the side edge portions of the base, the first sidewall having a curved upper edge;
- a second sidewall connected to and projecting upwardly from the other said side edge portion of the base, the second sidewall having a curved upper edge;
- a rear wall connected to and projecting upwardly from the rear edge portion of the base;
- the curved upper edges of the first and second sidewalls each having an edge configuration curving downwardly as the curved upper edges project in a direction from the rear wall and towards the front edge portion of the base;
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- a top panel having a pair of laterally-spaced apart top panel portions respectively disposed atop the curved upper edges of the first and second sidewalls such that the top panel portions substantially adopt the edge configurations of the curved upper edges and curve downwardly as the top panel portions project in a direction from the rear wall and towards the front edge portion of the base.
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A tray made from a one-piece blank, the tray comprising:
- a substantially planar and rectangular base having a pair of substantially parallel and spaced-apart front and rear edge portions and a pair of substantially parallel and spaced-apart side edge portions oriented transversely to the front and rear edge portions, the base further including a top surface and a bottom surface facing away from the top surface, the bottom surface during use of said tray configured to rest on a support surface;
- a first sidewall connected to and projecting upwardly from one of the side edge portions of the base, the first sidewall having a curved upper edge with a curved edge configuration;
- a second sidewall connected to and projecting upwardly from the other said side edge portion of the base, the second sidewall having a curved upper edge with a curved edge configuration;
- a rear wall connected to and projecting upwardly from the rear edge portion of the base;
- the curved upper edges of the first and second sidewalls each having an edge configuration curving downwardly as the curved upper edges project in a direction from the rear wall and towards the front edge portion of the base;
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- a top panel having a top panel portion strip disposed in supportive engagement with the curved upper edges of the first and second sidewalls such that the top panel substantially adopts the respective curved edge configurations of the curved upper edges and curves downwardly as the top panel portion projects in a direction away from the rear wall and towards the front edge portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.