Integral carton and tray arrangements
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsLinda A. BERNSTEIN, John VALENCIA
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Abstract
A lidding device (102) includes a first panel (104) comprising a lid (106) configured to cover and seal a food container (108). A second panel (110) is foldably connected to the first panel. A third panel (112) includes a bottom panel opposite the lid, wherein the second panel is foldably connected to the first panel and the third panel. A fourth panel (114) is foldably connected to at least one of the first panel and the third panel, wherein the fourth panel and second panel are configured to at least partially enclose a food container between the second and fourth panels.
Claims21
A lidding device, comprising:
- a first panel comprising a lid configured to cover and seal a food container;
- a second panel foldably connected to the first panel;
- a third panel comprising a bottom panel opposite the lid, wherein the second panel is foldably connected to the first panel and the third panel;
- and
- a fourth panel foldably connected to at least one of the first panel and the third panel, wherein the fourth panel and second panel are configured to at least partially enclose a food container between the second and fourth panels.
A method of forming a lidding device, comprising:
- providing a printable or pre-printed paperboard material;
- forming a multi-panel blank from the paperboard material, wherein the panels are separated via lines of weakness;
- applying a thermoplastic heat seal coating to at least a portion of one side of the blank;
- fitting the blank around a container to surround the container between at least a top panel and an opposed bottom panel and between a first side panel and an opposed second side panel;
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- heat sealing the thermoplastic heat seal coating to the container.
A lidding device comprising:
- a food container;
- and
- a paper container sealed to the food container, wherein the paper container surrounds the food container on at least four sides of the food container, wherein there is an insulation space defined between the food container and the paper container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.