Flat collapsible cover for a produce container
AssigneeChantler Packaging, Inc.
InventorRoy G. Ferguson
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Abstract
A plastic cover for a produce container which when laid out is flat. The cover is collapsible and has a plurality of ventilators. Each ventilator has a ventilator flap and a corresponding ventilator aperture. The cover has a plurality of container binding members. Each container binding member has a container flap. Each container flap has a first small flap and a second small flap. Each container flap has a corresponding container receiving aperture. Each container binding member receives a portion of the container to assist in binding the cover to the container.
Claims3
A flat plastic collapsible cover for a produce container comprising:
- a plurality of ventilators each ventilator has a ventilator flap and a corresponding ventilator aperture, each ventilator flap and aperture being formed from a portion of said cover;
- a plurality of container binding members, each container binding member having a container flap formed at a spaced apart distance from a perimeter of said cover, said container flap being formed from said cover;
- each container flap having a first flap edge and a second flap edge, said first and second flap edges being perpendicular to each other and being joined by a beveled corner, each flap having a first small flap and a second small flap, said first small flap at a first end of said first flap edge, said second small flap at a first end of said second flap edge, said first and second small flaps formed from said cover and integral with said container flap;
- a plurality of container receiving apertures each of said apertures being formed by a corresponding slit defining each of said container flaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.