Container With Liner
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorsPaul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
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Abstract
A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
Claims58
A container for holding a food product, the container comprising:
- a flange comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel;
- a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel;
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- a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall, the denesting feature being for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
A stacked arrangement of containers for holding a food product, the stacked arrangement comprising at least a first container and a second container, each container in the stacked arrangement of containers comprising:
- a flange comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel;
- a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel;
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- a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall, the denesting feature of the first container engaging the second container to at least partially form a denesting gap between the second container and the flange of the first container.
A blank for forming a container for holding a food product, the blank comprising:
- a central panel for at least partially forming a flange of the container formed from the blank;
- an opening extending in the central panel;
- a panel foldably connected to the central panel, the panel being for at least partially forming a sidewall of the container formed from the blank;
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- a denesting feature extending from the panel for extending outwardly from the sidewall when the container is formed from the blank, the denesting feature being for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container when the container is formed from the blank.
A method of forming a container for holding a food product, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank comprising a central panel, an opening extending in the central panel, a panel foldably connected to the central panel, and a denesting feature extending from the panel;
- forming the container from at least the blank, the forming the container comprising folding the panel to extend at least downwardly from the central panel so that the central panel at least partially forms a flange of the container and the panel at least partially forms a sidewall of the container, the denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall;
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- positioning the container relative to a nested container so that the denesting feature engages the nested container and forms a denesting gap between the nested container and the flange of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.