Food container and tray
AssigneeHirano Shiki Co., Ltd.
InventorKunihiro Hirano
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Abstract
A food carrier including a container body with an opening and a lid conforming to the opening of the container body is described. The container body is formed of a sheet of material and comprises a bottom and a peripheral wall that extends upward from the periphery of the bottom. A plurality of folds are provided at least part of the peripheral wall. At least part of the plurality of folds overlap one another. A support portion is formed by rolling part of the peripheral wall at the periphery of the opening. A lid is removably mounted on the support portion. A tray supports a number of containers.
Claims24
A container having a container body, said container body including an opening and a lid for covering the opening, said container comprising:
- said container body being made of a sheet material including a synthetic resin and having a planar configuration capable of being conformed to include (a) through (c):
- (a) a substantially planar bottom and a peripheral wall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom;
- (b) a plurality of folds formed at least on a part of the peripheral wall, at least a part of said folds overlapping one another, wherein each of said folds is capable of being unfolded so that said container reassumes the planar configuration;
- (c) a support portion formed by rolling a part of the peripheral wall, said support portion being arranged adjacent the opening;
- wherein said support portion and each of said folds are capable of being manually deformed so that said container reassumes the planar configuration.
A container having a container body, said container body including an opening and a lid in conformity with the opening, said container comprising:
- said container body being made of a sheet material;
- said sheet material having a single layer formed by the one selected from the group consisting of a sheet of paper, non-woven fabric and metal foil;
- said container body including a bottom and a peripheral wall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom;
- a plurality of folds provided at least on a part of the peripheral wall, at least a part of said folds overlapping one another;
- a support portion formed by rolling a part of the peripheral wall, said support portion being arranged to detachably receive the lid;
- each of said folds being arranged to be spread out along the support portion so as to be flatly deformed;
- said lid having a flange for overlapping engagement with said support portion, wherein when in engagement with said support portion, said flange has a flange wall substantially parallel to said peripheral wall, said flange wall extending beyond an extent of said support portion in a direction toward said bottom.
A lunch box having a container comprising:
- said container having a container body, said container body including an opening and a lid in conformity with the opening, said container comprising:
- said container body being made of a sheet material;
- said container body including a bottom and a peripheral wall extending upward from a periphery of the bottom;
- plurality of folds provided at least on a part of the peripheral wall, at least a part of said folds overlapping one another;
- a support portion formed by rolling a part of the peripheral wall, said support portion being arranged to detachably receive the lid;
- each of said folds being arranged to be spread out along the support portion so as to be flatly deformed;
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- a tray having a plurality of openings, wherein each opening is capable of receiving said container and retaining said container in the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.