Egg carton with mating cell and lid post structure
US10099846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2577/047
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Plastic egg cartons having mating cell and lid posts for improved egg protection. The carton has a base tray and hinged lid, the tray including a plurality of cells for receiving individual eggs, and the tray having a plurality of cell posts each formed at an intersection of four adjacent cells as an extension of the sidewalls of the four adjacent cells. Preferable, each cell post has four generally planar ramp surfaces, one disposed respectively on each of the four sidewall extensions. The lid has a plurality of lid posts for mating with the cell posts when the lid is in a closed position.
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