Patent · US Expired

Egg carton

US5494164A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 19, 1994
Grant dateFeb 27, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 19, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D85/324
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An egg carton integrally molded from a sheet of polystyrene material has a cover and a tray having a plurality of cells. Each cell has a bottom, and exterior and interior sidewalls extending from the bottom and surrounding said each cell and a hinge interconnecting the tray and the cover. According to one aspect of the invention, the sidewalls of each cell are configured such that expansion of the cell is biased toward the interior of the egg carton.

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