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US 2005/0048170 A1Published application
Microwavable container for food products
OwnerRick Huhninventor
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Abstract
An expandable container for storing, transporting, and heating/cooking a microwavable food product, and method for forming the same is disclosed. The container expands into a substantially upright solid wall structure upon heating or opening by a user. The gradual expansion and/or extension of the container's wall panels to form substantially upright solid walls contains heat within the container to improve heating of the food product.
Claims14
A microwavable food container, comprising:
- a floor;
- and
- a plurality of sidewalls extending from the floor to form an interior volume of the container, each of the sidewalls having a lower section attached to the floor and an upper section foldably attached to the lower section;
- wherein the upper sections of the sidewalls are movable between a closed position and an open position;
- wherein in the closed position, the upper sections are folded over to form a top of the container and to define a reduced interior volume of the container;
- wherein in the open position, the upper sections are extended into substantially upright positions that are substantially coplanar with their respective lower sections to define an open top of the container and to define an expanded interior volume of the container.
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