Tray with divider features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorJeffrey D. Smith
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Abstract
A tray for holding one or more articles includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one end panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and divider features forming a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray, the divider features comprising at least one divider panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and at least partially separated from the bottom panel.
Claims38
A tray for holding one or more articles, the tray comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one end panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and comprising at least one side end flap, the at least one side end flap in at least partial face to face contact with the bottom panel;
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- divider features forming a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray, the divider features comprising at least one divider panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and at least partially separated from the bottom panel, the at least one side end flap in contact with the at least one divider panel.
A blank for forming a tray for holding one or more articles, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one end panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and comprising at least one side end flap, the at least one side end flap in at least partial face to face contact with the bottom panel when the tray is formed from the blank;
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- divider features for forming a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray formed from the blank, the divider features comprising at least one divider panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and at least partially separable from the bottom panel, the at least one side end flap in contact with the at least one divider panel when the tray is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a tray for holding one or more articles, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, and at least one end panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and comprising at least one side end flap, and divider features comprising at least one divider panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and at least partially separably from the bottom panel;
- positioning the plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray;
- at least partially separating the at least one divider panel from the bottom panel to form a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray;
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- positioning the at least one side end flap to form an at least partial face to face contact with the bottom panel, the at least one side end flap in contact with the at least one divider panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.