Tray for food products
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsLee Nowak, Elliot Hithersay
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Abstract
A tray for holding at least one food product, the tray having a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the tray and including a bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a back panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel. The tray further includes a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps at least partially overlapped to form at least one closed end of the tray, and a flange comprising the top panel, the flange extending outwardly from the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one closed end of the tray.
Claims29
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 and comprising a bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a back panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps at least partially overlapped to form at least one closed end of the tray;
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- wherein the top panel includes a flange having a base region proximate the front panel and proximate the back panel, the flange extending outwardly from the front panel and from the back panel to a distal region.
A blank for forming a tray for holding at least one food product, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior of the tray formed from the blank and comprising a bottom panel, a front panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a back panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a top panel foldably connected to one of the front panel and the back panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps for being at least partially overlapped to form at least one closed end of the tray formed from the blank,
- the top panel for forming a flange extending substantially parallel to the bottom panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.