US 2024/0286790 A1 · Container With Lid

Abstract

A container for holding a product. The container can comprise a tray comprising a sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the tray. The sidewall can have a support edge. A lid can comprise at least a top panel, and one or more passageways can be formed in at least the sidewall of the tray. The container comprises an open configuration in which the top panel is at least partially spaced from the interior of the tray and a closed configuration in which the top panel is positioned at least partially in the interior of the tray. At least a portion of the one or more passageways in at least the sidewall of the tray extends upwardly from the top panel toward the support edge of the sidewall for allowing air to move over the top panel of the lid when the container is in the closed configuration.

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Dependent claims

A container for holding a product, the container comprising:

a tray comprising a sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the sidewall having a support edge;
a lid comprising at least a top panel;
and
one or more passageways formed in at least the sidewall of the tray;
wherein the container comprises an open configuration in which the top panel is at least partially spaced from the interior of the tray and a closed configuration in which the top panel is positioned at least partially in the interior of the tray, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more passageways in at least the sidewall of the tray extends upwardly from the top panel toward the support edge of the sidewall for allowing air to move over the top panel of the lid when the container is in the closed configuration.

2 more elements

A blank for forming a container for holding a product, the blank comprising:

a tray portion for at least partially forming a tray of the container formed from the blank, the tray portion comprising a plurality of panels for at least partially forming a sidewall of the tray formed from the tray portion, wherein the plurality of panels is configured for forming one or more passageways in at least the sidewall when the tray is formed from the tray portion;
and
a lid portion for at least partially forming a lid of the container formed from the blank, the lid portion comprising at least a top panel;
wherein the container formed from the blank is for comprising an open configuration in which the top panel is at least partially spaced from the interior of the tray formed from the tray portion and a closed configuration in which the top panel is positioned at least partially in an interior of the tray formed from the tray portion, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more passageways formed when the sidewall is formed by the plurality of panels of the tray portion is for extending above the top panel toward support edge of the sidewall for allowing air to move over the top panel of the lid when the container formed from the blank is in the closed configuration.

1 more element

A method of forming a container for holding a product, the method comprising:

forming a tray, the tray comprising a plurality of panels, wherein the forming the tray comprises forming at least the plurality of panels into a sidewall extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the sidewall having a support edge, and one or more passageways are formed in the sidewall;
forming a lid, the lid comprising at least a top panel;
wherein the container comprises an open configuration in which the top panel is at least partially spaced from the interior of the tray and a closed configuration in which the top panel is positioned at least partially in the interior of the tray, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more passageways in at least the sidewall of the tray extends upwardly from the top panel toward the support edge of the sidewall for allowing air to move over the top panel of the lid when the container is in the closed configuration.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Container With Lid

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