Packing platter for foods, with decorative tab-engaged strip
AssigneeBoca Foods, Inc.
InventorHoward Reisman
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Abstract
A decorative packing platter for foods has a planar member such as a cardboard plate having a central area for receiving the foods and a periphery. Receptacle tabs are formed, for example by die cutting, each tab having a proximal end attached to the platter and a distal end, the tab and the platter together defining a receptacle opening into which a decorative border strip is placed. The border strip becomes captive in the receptacle opening, defining a decorative edging or border. The tabs can be oriented outwardly or inwardly and in several shapes. A plastic sheet or other protective member can be placed between the food product and the platter and around the packing platter generally. The platter is especially useful for packing cookies.
Claims2
A method of packing foods, comprising the steps of:
- forming a platter from a planar member and forming a plurality of receptacle tabs in the planar member, the tabs being located adjacent an area of the platter to be outlined;
- forming at least a slight fold at a top of said tabs, adjacent the planar member, thereby lifting each of the tabs from the planar member at a distal end of the tabs and thereby defining a receptacle between the receptacle tab and the planar member,
- inserting a border strip of decorative material under a plurality of the receptacle tabs to define a decorative edging for the area of the platter to be outlined;
- and,
- filling the area with the food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.