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Two section bakery container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-08-06
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Granted: 1988-06-07
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Expires: 2007-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A thin-walled easily opened container and method of making the same for commercial food products that includes congruent mating and overlapping sections crimped over a cover panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Morris Rosman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:32
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/10; B65D77/20; B65D77/2004; B65D77/2008; A; A21; A21B; A21B3/00; A21B3/13; B65D7/00; B65D7/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/25; Y10S229/00; Y10S229/902; Y10S229/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, and a cover over the container, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over the cover to strengthen the container and assist in holding the first and second sections together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, and a cover over the container, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over the cover to strengthen the container and assist in holding the first and second sections together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections as defined in claim 1, including at least one rib formed in the first and second sections in the area where the first and second sections overlap to assist in holding the first and second sections together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thin-walled container for commercial products constructed in two sections as defined in claim 1, including a manually releasable adhesive holding the first and second sections together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
135 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having coplanar shoulders formed at the upper portions thereof adapted to receive a cover and having coplanar vertical shoulders at the upper portions thereof adapted to be crimped over the cover.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
135 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having coplanar shoulders formed at the upper portions thereof adapted to receive a cover and having coplanar vertical shoulders at the upper portions thereof adapted to be crimped over the cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together with an adhesive without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over one another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
114 words
A thin-walled container for commercial food products constructed in two sections to facilitate removal of its contents, comprising: a first section constructed of a flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall, and a second section constructed of the same flexible sheet having a bottom wall and at least one side wall overlapping and engaging the bottom wall and side wall of the first section, said first and second sections having a wall thickness of less than 0.030 inches, said first and second sections being connected together with an adhesive without any separate fasteners, said side walls of the first and second sections having a lip crimped over one another.
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