Integral carton and tray arrangements
AssigneeWestRock Shared Services, LLC
InventorsLinda A. Bernstein, John Valencia
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Abstract
A lidding device (102) includes a first panel (104) comprising a lid (106) configured to cover and seal a food container (108). A second panel (110) is foldably connected to the first panel. A third panel (112) includes a bottom panel opposite the lid, wherein the second panel is foldably connected to the first panel and the third panel. A fourth panel (114) is foldably connected to at least one of the first panel and the third panel, wherein the fourth panel and second panel are configured to at least partially enclose a food container between the second and fourth panels.
Claims21
A lidding device, comprising:
- a first panel comprising a lid configured to cover and seal a food container;
- a second panel foldably connected to the first panel;
- a third panel comprising a bottom panel opposite the lid, wherein the second panel is foldably connected to the first panel and the third panel;
- and a fourth panel foldably connected to at least one of the first panel and the third panel, wherein the fourth panel and second panel are configured to at least partially enclose a food container between the second and fourth panels, wherein one portion of the lid extends into the second panel and another portion of the lid extends into a fifth panel foldably connected to the first panel.
A method of forming a lidding device, comprising:
- providing a printable or pre-printed paperboard material;
- forming a multi-panel blank from the paperboard material, wherein the panels are separated via lines of weakness;
- applying a thermoplastic heat seal coating to at least a portion of one side of the blank;
- fitting the blank around a container to surround the container between at least a top panel and an opposed bottom panel and between a first side panel and an opposed second side panel, wherein the top panel defines a lid, extending a portion of the lid into the first side panel and the second side panel;
- and heat sealing the thermoplastic heat seal coating to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.