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US 11,964,813 B2Granted
Egg carton and formation apparatus and method
AssigneeConsider Provisions, LLC
InventorJesse Laflamme
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Abstract
An egg carton and method and apparatus for forming an egg carton. A main body of the egg carton may be made of a single sheet of material and folded or otherwise bent to form the majority of the carton's interior space. Partition walls may be engaged with slots formed in the main body to define separate storage areas of the interior space as well as help hold the main body in the desired configuration. Hooks on the sides of the partition walls may engage with openings in the main body to secure the main body to the partition walls.
Claims27
An egg carton comprising:
- a main body formed from a sheet of material, the sheet having first and second side edges and first and second end edges, the sheet further having
- a center fold line parallel to the first and second side edges,
- a first bottom fold line between the center fold line and the first side edge, the main body having a first inner panel between the first bottom fold line and the center fold line,
- a second bottom fold line between the center fold line and the second side edge, the main body having a second inner panel between the second bottom fold line and the center fold line, the first and second bottom fold lines being parallel to the center fold line,
- a first upper fold line between the first bottom fold line and the first side edge, the main body having a first outer panel between the first upper fold line and the first bottom fold line,
- a second upper fold line between the second bottom fold line and the second side edge, the main body having a second outer panel between the second upper fold line and the second bottom fold line, the first and second upper fold lines being parallel to the center fold line,
- a plurality of first slots formed in the sheet and extending parallel to the first and second end edges, the plurality of first slots being formed in the first inner and outer panels between the center fold line and the first upper fold line, each of the plurality of first slots extending across the first bottom fold line,
- a plurality of second slots formed in the sheet and extending parallel to the first and second end edges, the plurality of second slots being formed in the second inner and outer panels between the center fold line and the second upper fold line, each of the plurality of second slots extending across the second bottom fold line,
- a plurality of first openings formed in the first outer panel and located between a corresponding one of the plurality of first slots and the first upper fold line, and
- a plurality of second openings formed in the second outer panel and located between a corresponding one of the plurality of second slots and the second upper fold line, and
- a plurality of partition walls each formed from a sheet of material and having a bottom, first and second sides, and a top, the first and second sides each having a respective first and second hook, and the top having a groove extending from the top toward the bottom,
- wherein the plurality of partition walls and the main body are configured such that with the plurality of partition walls assembled with the main body to form the egg carton, the plurality of partition walls are secured against downward vertical movement relative to the main body only by engagement of the first and second hooks with a corresponding one of the plurality of first or second openings.
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An egg carton comprising:
- a main body formed from a sheet of material, the sheet having first and second side edges and first and second end edges, the sheet further having
- a center fold line parallel to the first and second side edges,
- a first upper fold line between the center fold line and the first side edge, the main body having a first outer panel and a first inner panel between the first upper fold line and the center fold line,
- a second upper fold line between the center fold line and the second side edge, the main body having a second outer panel and a second inner panel between the second upper fold line and the center fold line, the first and second upper fold lines being parallel to the center fold line,
- a plurality of first slots formed in the sheet and extending parallel to the first and second end edges, the plurality of first slots being formed in the first inner and outer panels between the center fold line and the first upper fold line,
- a plurality of second slots formed in the sheet and extending parallel to the first and second end edges, the plurality of second slots being formed in the second inner and outer panels between the center fold line and the second upper fold line,
- a plurality of first openings formed in the first outer panel and located between a corresponding one of the plurality of first slots and the first upper fold line, a first portion of the first outer panel extending between an outermost end of each of the plurality of first slots and an innermost end of the corresponding one of the plurality of first openings, and
- a plurality of second openings formed in the second outer panel and located between a corresponding one of the plurality of second slots and the second upper fold line, a second portion of the second outer panel extending between an outermost end of each of the plurality of second slots and an innermost end of the corresponding one of the plurality of second openings, and
- a plurality of partition walls each formed from a sheet of material and having a bottom, first and second sides, and a top, the first and second sides each having a respective first and second hook, each of the plurality of partition walls received in a corresponding pair of first and second slots, the first and second hooks of each partition wall receiving a corresponding one of the first and second portions of the main body, respectively, in a gap between the first and second hooks and a body of the partition wall and having a distal end that extends laterally inwardly into a corresponding first or second opening,
- wherein the plurality of partition walls are secured against downward vertical movement relative to the main body by only engagement of the first and second hooks with the corresponding first or second opening.
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