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US 7,893,389 B2Granted
Microwave food heating package with removable portion
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorKelly R. Fitzwater
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Abstract
Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers and other constructs include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.
Claims36
A blank for forming a construct, comprising:
- a plurality of adjoined panels, each panel having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of at least one of the adjoined panels;
- and
- a transverse tear line extending in the second direction across the plurality of panels, the transverse tear line defining a removable end of the blank, wherein the removable end of the blank includes
- a cutout in at least one of the plurality of adjoined panels, and
- an oblique tear line extending substantially from the cutout substantially to the transverse tear line.
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A construct for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item, comprising:
- a plurality of adjoined panels that define an interior space, each of the adjoined panel having a first end at a first end of the construct and a second end at a second end of the construct;
- a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of at least one of the adjoined panels on a side of the respective panel facing the interior space;
- and
- a transverse tear line extending substantially around the construct, the transverse tear line defining a removable end of the construct, wherein the removable end of the construct includes
- a cutout in at least one of the plurality of adjoined panels, and
- an oblique tear line extending substantially from the cutout substantially to the transverse tear line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.