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US RE50,333 E1Granted
Package
AssigneeBerry Global, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey C. Minnette, Eric W. Kost
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Abstract
A package includes a lid and a container. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim of the container to close a top opening arranged to open into an interior product-storage region formed in the container.
Claims27
A package comprising
- a container including an interior casing including a side film panel and a bottom film panel coupled together and a frame including a base section coupled to the bottom film panel to form a floor of the container, a brim arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation above the base section, and upright columns arranged to extend between and interconnect the brim and the base section and coupled to the side film panel to form a side wall of the container and
- a lid coupled to the container to mate with the brim and close selectively a top aperture formed in the container and arranged to open into the interior product-storage region,
- wherein an upper end of the side film panel is flared outwardly so that an outer surface of that upper end faces downwardly to mate with the brim of the container and an inner surface of the upper end faces upwardly to mate with the lid,
- wherein the lid includes a closure support coupled to the brim to move relative to the brim and a membrane sheet coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the closure support and to an upwardly facing surface of the brim to cause the membrane sheet to trap the upper end of the side film panel between a portion of the upwardly facing surface of the brim and the membrane sheet so as to overlap with the upper end of the side film panel.
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A package comprising
- a container including an interior a casing including a side film panel and a bottom film panel coupled together separate from the side film panel and a frame including a base section coupled to the bottom film panel to form a floor of the container, a brim arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation above the base section, and upright columns arranged to extend between and interconnect the brim and the base section and coupled to the side film panel to form a side wall of the container and
- a lid coupled to the container to mate with the brim and close selectively a top aperture formed in the container and arranged to open into the an interior product-storage region of the container,
- wherein the lid includes a pivotable U-shaped closure support and is coupled to the brim to pivot about a horizontal pivot axis and a closure coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the pivotable U-shaped closure support,
- wherein the closure is coupled to an upwardly facing surface of the brim from a closed position to an opened position,
- wherein the lid further includes frangible connectors arranged to extend between and interconnect an outer edge of the brim and an inner edge of the U-shaped closure support, and
- wherein the lid is configured to be peeled away from the brim to open the top aperture of the container.
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A container comprising
- an interior casing including a side film panel and a bottom film panel coupled together and
- a frame including a base section coupled to the bottom film panel to form a floor of the container, a brim arranged to lie above the base section, and a plurality of upright columns arranged to extend between and interconnect the brim and the base section and coupled to the side film panel to form a side wall of the container,
- wherein the frame further includes a closure support coupled to the brim to move relative to brim and frangible connectors arranged to extend between and interconnect an outer edge of the brim and an inner edge of the closure support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.