Patent · US Expired

Frozen food tray and carton ensemble

US5839574A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
34References
48Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 1995
Grant dateNov 24, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D77/0433
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carton for enclosing an object which has a top face defining a plane and having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The carton further includes a first side panel attached to the first edge and angled relative to the plane, a second side panel attached to the second edge and angled relative to the plane, a third side panel attached to the third edge and having a planar portion which is parallel to and offset from the plane and a fourth side panel attached to the fourth edge. The first, second, third and fourth side panels each have an unattached edge, where the unattached edges define an opening which is substantially parallel to the planar portion.

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