Slanted Clamshell Container with Sauce Holder
a clamshell container and sauce holder technology, applied in the field of clamshell containers, can solve the problems of the cup being overturned, or the sauce spilling into the food container, etc., and achieve the effect of convenient manual removal
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-18
BURROWS PAPER
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"The invention is a container made from a blank of sheet material that can be folded and formed into the final shape and size. The blank is divided by a fold line or perforated line into two sections that can move relative to each other. Each section has glue tabs for easy assembly and a hinge to allow for movement between open and closed positions. The container has a five-sided center panel and a breakaway panel for easy removal of a small cup. The end panels have locking tabs for secure assembly. The technical effects of this invention are a simple yet effective container design that is easy to assemble and disassemble, and a hinge that allows for flexibility in the position of the container."
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Although the cup may be positioned on a tray or counter-top when the food is consumed on the premises where it is obtained, fast food is often taken from the premises and consumed in a location having no convenient means for holding the cup of sauce, sometimes resulting in the cup being overturned or tipped with sauce spilling into the food container or into less convenient locations.
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[0015] Referring now to the drawings, in FIG. 1 is shown a blank 10 cut from a sheet of material such as paperboard, appropriate for forming a container for the intended use. Blank 10 is divided by fold line 12 into two sections 14 and 16, termed for convenience upper and lower sections, respectively. Fold line 18 in section 14 and fold line 20 in section 16 are parallel to one another and to fold line 12. Fold lines 22, 22′ extend between the opposite ends of fold lines 12 and 18, and fold lines 24, 24′ extend between opposite ends of fold lines 12 and 20. Fold lines 12, 18, 22 and 22′ form the periphery of first end panel 26, and fold lines 12, 20, 24 and 24′ form the periphery of second end panel 28. A first pair of glue tabs 30, 30′, at opposite ends of end panel 26, are separated from the end panel by fold lines 22, 22′, and from respective side panels 32, 32′ by cut lines 34, 34′, respectively. It will be understood that the term fold line, as used herein, may refer to a conti...
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A clamshell type container formed from a blank that includes upper and lower sections hingedly connected to one another along a common edge. A circular region defined by perforations is formed in the upper section, and is adapted to receive a cup therein. In its intended use, the cup would contain a dipping sauce that is complementary to the food product housed in the container.
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 595,570, filed Jul. 15, 2005, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to disposable containers and more specifically to containers of the so-called clamshell type erectable from a flat blank to a three-dimensional structure having two, hingedly connected sections relatively movable between open and closed positions. [0003] Many types of fast-food products are served to the consumer in disposable paperboard or plastic containers specifically designed for a particular product. A popular form of such containers is that known as clamshell wherein two sections are connected by an integral hinge for relative movement. While the plastic containers are often molded as an integral unit, e.g., of expanded polystyrene, the paperboard containers are typically formed from an initially flat blank, provided wi...
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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/00
CPCB65D5/667B65D5/528
InventorSTIER, DAVID E.
OwnerBURROWS PAPER