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US 6,142,366 AGranted
Breakaway container with thumb slit
AssigneeRecot, Inc.
InventorJoseph Paul Sagel
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Abstract
An improved breakaway container for food and other perishable products comprising a simple construction and reliable breakage mechanism using a thumb cut scoring. By applying pressure to the thumb cut scoring, a tear is initiated in a circumferential scoring, thereby allowing for the separation of excess container wall from the container.
Claims29
A container for food products comprising:
- an inner layer;
- an outer layer adhered over the inner layer;
- at least one perimeter score line through the outer layer;
- and
- a score cut extending generally perpendicular from said at least one perimeter score line.
2 more elements
A breakaway food container comprising;
- an inner barrier layer;
- an outer layer affixed over said inner layer;
- and,
- wherein said outer layer is scored around a perimeter of the container in at least one location and is further scored away from the perimeter scoring a short distance.
1 more element
A method for manufacturing a breakaway container having an inner layer, an outer layer, and a mouth end, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) scoring said container about its circumference at at least one location;
- and,
- b) scoring a line away from the circumference scoring towards said mouth end of said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.