Tray With Divider Features
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorLee Nowak
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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, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and divider features at least partially foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the divider features extend into the interior space of the tray to at least partially form a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray.
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, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels;
- and
- divider features at least partially foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the divider features extend into the interior space of the tray to at least partially form a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray.
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, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel;
- a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels;
- and
- divider features at least partially foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the divider features for extending into the interior space of the tray formed from the blank to at least partially form a plurality of compartments in the interior space 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 comprising a plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, the blank further comprising a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, and divider features foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels;
- positioning the plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the tray;
- and
- positioning the divider features extending into the interior space of the tray to at least partially form a plurality of compartments in the interior space of the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.