Food container with adjustable compartments
OwnerMichael D. Dworkinventor
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Abstract
A food container includes a bottom panel and sidewalls pivotally connected to the bottom panel. A lid is pivotally connected to at least one sidewall to open and close the food container. A divider panel having at least one slot is inserted into any one of a plurality of slots in a spacer panel to create an adjustable compartment arrangement inside an internal cavity of the food container. The divider panel includes a groove that provides a recess between the divider panel and a sidewall of the food container that can accommodate a lip of the lid.
Claims6
1-20. (canceled)
A method of assembling a food container comprising:
- gathering a body portion in a folded position;
- pivoting a lid to transition from the folded position into a flipped position;
- pivoting a first pair of opposing sidewalls from a horizontal position to a vertical position to transition from the flipped position into a partially upright position;
- pivoting a second pair of opposing sidewalls from the horizontal position to the vertical position to transition from the partially upright position to the upright position;
- generating a spacer panel system;
- and
- inserting the space panel system into the body portion to generate a compartment arrangement inside an internal cavity of the body portion.
A method of assembling a food container comprising:
- gathering a body having a bottom panel and a plurality of side panels;
- gathering a first diagonal panel;
- inserting lateral sides of the first diagonal panel into the opposing corners of the body;
- gathering a second diagonal panel;
- and
- coupling a slot of the second diagonal panel to the first diagonal panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.