Fast food take out carton with cover
OwnerDiane M. Morroccoinventor
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Abstract
A scoop-type carton of thermal insulating material for containing fast food items such as French fries and keeping them hot has a body portion comprising a bottom and side panels upstanding and tapered outwardly from the bottom. The carton also has a cover that is integrally hinged to one of the side panels and is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position in which the cover covers the open end. The cover is releasably held in the closed position by interengagement of the cover and a side panel remote from the side panel to which the cover is integrally hinged.
Claims7
A scoop-type carton for fast food items, said carton being of thermally insulating material and comprising a body portion including a bottom and side panels upstanding from said bottom, a cover and an integral hinge connecting said cover and one of said side panels at said open end, said cover conforming in size and shape to said open end, said cover being movable between an open position in which items can be scooped into said body portion and said cover extends longitudinally from said panel to which it is connected by said hinge and a closed position in which it is folded down to cover said open end, said hinge being biased to hold said cover normally longitudinally extending from said one of said side panels in said open position, and having a built-in bias tending to maintain said cover in, or return it to, said open position.
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