Circumferential sleeve for holding a food container upright
AssigneeFrito-Lay North America, Inc.
InventorsDavid Miller, Matthew Phillips, Matthew Prancuk
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Abstract
One aspect of the present invention discloses a circumferential sleeve made from a single pre-cut blank with no additional material (other than adhesive) added to the blank. The circumferential sleeve has a strip that protrudes from the sleeve and one end of the strip is contiguous to a first portion sleeve such as the bottom edge and the other end of the strip is attached to a portion of the sleeve, such as the rear panel. The strip can be arcuate or L-shaped and permits a food container to stand upright.
Claims12
A circumferential sleeve (100) for holding a food container upright, said circumferential sleeve (100) comprising:
- a strip (110) having:
- a first end (111) and a second end (112), wherein said first end (111) is contiguous with a first portion said sleeve (100) and the second end (112) is attached to a second portion of said sleeve after being detached from a back panel (142) along each edge of said second end (112);
- a first side (121) and a second side (122), wherein said first side (121) and said second side (122) are separated from said sleeve (100),
- wherein said strip (110) protrudes from said sleeve (100) and wherein said sleeve (100) is in a formed, enclosed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.