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US 9,000,339 B2Granted
Microwave heating apparatus with food supporting cradle
AssigneeGraphic Packaging International, Inc.
InventorBradley J. Burke
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Abstract
A microwave heating construct includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposite one another and a food-supporting panel extending between the first side wall and the second side wall. The first side wall includes a movable portion for being positioned over the food-supporting panel. The food-supporting panel and/or the movable portion of the first side wall may include microwave energy interactive material.
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A microwave heating construct, comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall opposite one another;
- and
- a food-supporting panel extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, the first side wall including at least one line of disruption that defines a movable portion of the first side wall, wherein
- the movable portion of the first side wall is for being separated along the at least one line of disruption and positioned over the food-supporting panel, and
- the food-supporting panel and the movable portion of the first side wall each include microwave energy interactive material;
- and
- the food-supporting panel is joined to the first side wall and the second side wall along a respective first line of disruption and second line of disruption extending in a first direction, the food-supporting panel extends downwardly from the first line of disruption and second line of disruption.
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A microwave heating construct, comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall opposite one another;
- and
- a food-supporting panel extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, the first side wall including at least one line of disruption that defines a movable portion of the first side wall, wherein
- the movable portion of the first side wall is for being separated along the at least one line of disruption and positioned over the food-supporting panel, and
- the food-supporting panel and the movable portion of the first side wall each include microwave energy interactive material;
- and
- wherein the food-supporting panel includes a plurality of lines of disruption extending in a lengthwise direction along the food-supporting panel, so that the food-supporting panel has a generally U-shape.
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A blank for a microwave heating construct, the blank 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, the first direction being substantially perpendicular to the second direction, the plurality of adjoined panels including
- a first panel including a plurality of lines of disruption extending in the second direction substantially across the first panel, and
- a second panel and a third panel joined to opposite edges of the first panel along respective first and second fold lines extending in the second direction, wherein the first panel includes at least one line of disruption extending substantially in the first direction substantially from the first fold line to a peripheral edge of the second panel extending in the second direction, the at least one line of disruption defining a movable portion of the second panel,
- wherein the first panel and the movable portion of the second panel each include microwave energy interactive material, and the first panel includes an arcuate cut proximate to the second fold line, and the arcuate cut extends inwardly substantially from the second fold line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.