Hinge configuration for container for frangible items

A container for receiving frangible items comprising:

• a sheet of polymer formed into:
• a base portion having a plurality of item-receiving cavities for supporting frangible items;
• a cover portion having one item-covering concavity for covering the frangible items, the cover portion having a flat top wall and generally flat peripheral walls defining the at least one item-covering concavity;
• a first hinge between a first longitudinal edge of the base portion and the cover portion for rotating the cover portion onto the base portion in closing the container to hold the frangible items captive in the item-receiving cavities;
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• a pair of reinforcement beams formed into the concavity of the top cover portion, the reinforcement beams projecting inwardly from the flat top wall and from opposite peripheral walls of the top cover portion into the concavity, the reinforcement beams being centrally positioned along a longitudinal dimension of the container, a gap being defined in the concavity between ends of the reinforcement beams, with the reinforcement beams being seated on a top surface of the base portion when the container is closed.

A container for receiving frangible items comprising:

• a sheet of polymer formed into:
• a base portion having a plurality of item-receiving cavities for supporting frangible items, a base peripheral flange defining a periphery of the base portion, and a peripheral hollow curb being positioned inward of the base peripheral flange;
• a cover portion having one item-covering cavity for covering the frangible items, the cover portion having peripheral walls, and a cover peripheral flange at a bottom of the peripheral walls, to define a periphery of the cover portion;
• a first hinge between a first longitudinal edge of the base portion and the cover portion for rotating the cover portion onto the base portion in closing the container to hold the frangible items captive in the item-receiving cavities, whereby the base peripheral flange and the cover peripheral flange contact one another, while the peripheral walls of the cover portion and the peripheral hollow curb contact one another, when the container is closed;
• at least one duct formed into the peripheral hollow curb, the duct being open to an interior of the container when closed;
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• a ditch formed into at least one of the peripheral flanges for each said duct, and in alignment with the duct to form therewith an air passage between an interior and an exterior of the container.