Nested pan and folded pan cover
AssigneeHandi-Foil Corporation
InventorsNorton Sarnoff, Raj Patel
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Abstract
There is provided a packaged pan and lid that includes at least two nested pans and at least two lids. Each lid has at least two bi-lateral fold lines, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration and removable secured within a well of a corresponding pan. The lid being removable from the well and unfolded to a substantially flat configuration. The lid may then be placed on the rim of the pan, such that a lip of the pan can be bent over the edge of the lid.
Claims28
A packaged pan and lid comprising:
- a pan having a well with a bottom surface and a single continuous wall surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface, a rim extending outwardly from an upper edge of the wall surface and a lip extending upwardly from a terminus of the rim;
- a lid having at least one bilateral fold line across the lid, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration, the lid being configured into the folded configuration and being removable secured within the well of the pan, such that the lid is removable from the well and unfolded to a substantially flat configuration;
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- wherein the lip is configured to bend over the edge of the lid when the lid is unfolded to a substantially flat configuration and positioned such that the perimeter of the lid is positioned on the rim, and
- wherein the lid further includes at least two corner sections removably attached to a perimeter edge of the lid by a perforated edge.
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A packaged pan and lid comprising:
- a pan having a well with a bottom surface and a single continuous wall surface extending upwardly from surface, a rim extending outwardly from an upper edge of the wall surface and a lip extending upwardly from a terminus of the rim;
- a lid having at least one fold line across the lid, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration, the lid being configured into the folded configuration and being positioned within the well of the pan, such that the lid is removable from the well and unfolded to a substantially flat configuration;
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- wherein the lip is configured to bend over the edge of the lid when the lid is unfolded to a substantially flat configuration and positioned such that the perimeter of the lid is positioned on the rim, and
- wherein the lid further includes a flap removable secured to an edge of the lid and when the lid is in the folded configuration the flap is secured to a portion of the lid by an adhesive to maintain the lid in a folded configuration.
A packaged pan and lid comprising:
- at least two nested pans, each pan having a well with a bottom surface and a single continuous wall surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface, a rim extending outwardly from an upper edge of the wall surface and a lip extending upwardly from a terminus of the rim, and wherein one of the nested pans is positioned in the other nested pan such that the wells of the nested pans substantially abut each other;
- at least two lids corresponding to the at least two nested pans, each lid having at least two bi-lateral fold lines across the lid, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration, the lid being configured into the folded configuration and being removable secured within the well of a corresponding pan, such that the lid is removable from the well and unfolded to a substantially flat configuration, and wherein the lip is configured to bend over the edge of the lid when the lid is unfolded to a substantially flat configuration and positioned such that the perimeter of the lid is positioned on the rim;
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- a band made out of a heat-shrinkable plastic being placed around the outwardly-extending rim and lip of the nested pans, and
- wherein each lid further includes a pair of cross bi-lateral folding lines, such that the lids have a folded configuration that is sized to be about a quarter of the unfolded substantially flat configuration and wherein each lid further includes at least two corner sections removably attached to a perimeter edge of the lid by a perforated edge.
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A packaged pan and lid comprising:
- at least two nested pans, each pan having a well with a bottom surface and a single continuous wall surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface, a rim extending outwardly from an upper edge of the wall surface and a lip extending upwardly from a terminus of the rim, and wherein one of the nested pans is positioned in the other nested pan such that the wells of the nested pans substantially abut each other;
- at least two lids corresponding to the at least two nested pans, each lid having at least two bilateral fold lines across the lid, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration, the lids being configured into the folded configuration and being removable secured within the well of one of the pans positioned below another pan, such that the at least two lids are secured between the at least two nested pans, and wherein the at least two lids are removable from the well when the at least two nested pans are separated, and each of the lids being adapted to unfold to a substantially flat configuration, and wherein the lip is configured to bend over the edge of the lid when the lid is unfolded to a substantially flat configuration and positioned such that the perimeter of the lid is positioned on the rim;
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- a band made out of a heat-shrinkable plastic being placed around the outwardly-extending rim and lip of the nested pans, and
- wherein each lid further includes at least one corner section removably attached to a perimeter edge of the lid by a perforated edge.
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A packaged pan and lid comprising:
- a pan having a well with a bottom surface and a single continuous wall surface extending upwardly from the bottom surface, a rim extending outwardly from an upper edge of the wall surface and a hp extending upwardly from a terminus of the rim;
- a lid having a fold line across the lid, such that the lid is configurable into a folded configuration, the lid being configured into the folded configuration and being positioned within the well of the pan, such that the lid is removable from the well and unfolded to a substantially flat configuration, and wherein the lip is configured to bend over the edge of the lid when the lid is unfolded to a substantially flat configuration and positioned such that the perimeter of the lid is positioned on the rim;
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- wherein the lid further includes at least a section removably attached to a perimeter edge of the lid by a perforated edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.