US 2021/0198009 A1 · COLLAPSIBLE AND REUSABLE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER

Abstract

A collapsible and reusable food storage container is formed from a single, foldable sheet having a receptacle portion and a lid portion. The foldable sheet is formed from a plurality of planar panels positioned adjacent to one another, with a foldable seam spanning an offset formed between sets of the adjacent planar panels. In use, the foldable sheet may be repeatedly transitioned between a collapsed configuration in which the foldable sheet is folded about the foldable seam into a flat packet and an assembled configuration in which the foldable sheet is unfolded into a receptacle and an attached lid for securely storing a portion of food. The planar panels may be formed of polypropylene, while the foldable seam may be formed of silicone that is overlaid into the offset between adjacent panels and sonically welded to the edges of the adjacent planar panels. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A collapsible and reusable food storage container, comprising:

a foldable sheet forming a receptacle portion and a lid portion, the foldable sheet comprising:
a plurality of planar panels, each of the plurality of the planar panels disposed at a defined offset from at least an adjacent one of the plurality of the planar panels;
and
a foldable seam formed within the defined offset between each of the plurality of the planar panels and the at least the adjacent one of the plurality of the planar panels, wherein the foldable sheet transitions between a collapsed configuration in which the foldable sheet is folded about the foldable seam into a flat packet and an assembled configuration in which the foldable sheet is unfolded into a receptacle portion and an attached lid portion for securely storing a portion of food.

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A collapsible and reusable storage container for food and beverages, comprising:

a plurality of receptacle panels spaced apart from one another by a defined offset, wherein a flexible seam extends across the defined offset between adjacent ones of the plurality of the receptacle panels such that the plurality of the receptacle panels is selectively positionable between a flat packet configured for storage and a receptacle configured to receive a portion of food or a beverage.

A method of manufacturing a collapsible and reusable food storage container, comprising:

providing a plurality of receptacle panels;
positioning the plurality of the receptacle panels in a flat receptacle layout in which each of the plurality of the receptacle panels is separated by a defined offset from adjacent ones of the plurality of the receptacle panels;
and
overlaying a flexible strip across the defined offset between the adjacent ones of the plurality of the receptacle panels to form a foldable receptacle seam within the defined offset, thereby forming a foldable receptacle sheet that transitions between a collapsed configuration that forms a flat packet and an assembled configuration that forms a receptacle for storing a portion of food or a beverage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Collapsible and reusable food storage container

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Collapsible and reusable food storage container

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Abstract

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