Clamshell packaging container

A method of manufacturing a container, the method comprising:

• providing a mold shaped to define:
• a first shell portion;
• a second shell portion sized and shaped to complement the first shell portion to define a product cavity;
• a bridging portion coupled to the first shell portion at a first hinge and the second shell portion at a second hinge, wherein the bridging portion is pivotable relative to each of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in a disassembled configuration and the bridging portion is pivotable relative to only one of the first shell portion at the first hinge or the second shell portion at the second hinge in an assembled configuration;
• and
• a fastener coupled to the bridging portion and to one of the first shell portion or the second shell portion in the assembled configuration, wherein the fastener prevents the bridging portion from pivoting relative to the one of the first shell portion or the second shell portion in the assembled configuration;
• forming the container using the mold;
• and
• coupling permanently the bridging portion to one of the first shell portion or the second shell portion.

A container comprising:

• a first shell portion;
• a second shell portion sized and shaped to complement the first shell portion to define a product cavity;
• a bridging portion coupled to the first shell portion at a first hinge and the second shell portion at a second hinge, wherein the bridging portion is pivotable relative to each of the first shell portion at the first hinge and the second shell portion at the second hinge in a disassembled configuration and the bridging portion is pivotable relative to one of the first shell portion at the first hinge or the second shell portion at the second hinge in an assembled configuration, wherein a distance between the first shell portion and the second shell portion is greater in the disassembled configuration than in the assembled configuration;
• and
• a fastener coupled to the bridging portion and to one of the first shell portion or the second shell portion in the assembled configuration, wherein the fastener prevents the bridging portion from pivoting relative to the one of the first shell portion or the second shell portion in the assembled configuration.