Tray With Separable Features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorThomas Brink
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Abstract
A tray for holding one or more articles includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray, the plurality of panels including a bottom panel, at least one lower side panel, at least one upper side panel, and at least one end panel, and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of panels forms a plurality of separably connected tray portions such that the tray is separable into respective tray portions.
Claims49
A tray for holding one or more articles, the tray comprising:
- a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one lower side panel, at least one upper side panel, and at least one end panel;
- and
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels,
- the plurality of panels forms a plurality of separably connected tray portions such that the tray is separable into respective tray portions.
A blank for forming a tray for holding one or more articles, the blank comprising:
- a plurality of panels for extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray formed from the blank, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one lower side panel, at least one upper side panel, and at least one end panel;
- and
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels,
- the plurality of panels forms a plurality of separably connected tray portions of the blank for forming respective separably connected tray portions of the tray formed from the blank.
A method of forming a tray for holding one or more articles, the method comprising:
- obtaining a blank, the blank comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one lower side panel, at least one upper side panel, and at least one end panel, the blank further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of panels forms a plurality of separably connected tray portions of the blank;
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- positioning the plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray and such that the plurality of separably connected tray portions of the blank form respective separably connected tray portions of the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.