Carton for food products
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJohn Murdick Holley, Jr.
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Abstract
A tray for holding at least one food product includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, and a plurality of end flaps including a plurality of top end flaps cooperating to form a rim extending from the plurality of panels, each top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps foldably connected to an adjacent top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps.
Claims31
A tray for holding at least one food product, the tray comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel;
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- a plurality of end flaps comprising a plurality of top end flaps cooperating to form a rim extending from the plurality of panels, each top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps foldably connected to an adjacent top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps, the plurality of top end flaps comprising a front top end flap and at least one front side top end flap, one of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap extending away from the interior of the tray, and the other of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap extending toward the interior of the tray and such that the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap are arranged in generally coplanar relation.
A blank for forming a tray for holding at least one food product, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel;
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- a plurality of end flaps comprising a plurality of top end flaps for cooperating to form a rim extending from the plurality of panels when the tray is formed from the blank, each top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps foldably connected to an adjacent top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps, the plurality of top end flaps comprising a front top end flap and at least one front side top end flap, one of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap for extending away from the interior of the tray formed from the blank, the other of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap for extending toward the interior of the tray formed from the blank such that the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap are for being positioned in generally coplanar relation when the tray is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a tray for holding at least one food product, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, the blank further comprising a plurality of end flaps, the plurality of end flaps comprising a plurality of top end flaps, each top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps foldably connected to an adjacent top end flap of the plurality of top end flaps, the plurality of top end flaps comprising a front top end flap and at least one front side top end flap;
- folding the plurality of panels at least partially around an interior of the tray;
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- folding the plurality of top end flaps to form a rim extending from the plurality of panels and such that one of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap extends away from the interior of the tray and the other of the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap extends toward the interior of the tray and such that the front top end flap and the at least one front side top end flap are positioned in generally coplanar relation.
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