Protective box for a food tray
US6012628A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S229/906
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protective box for a food tray. The food tray has a base, a generally upright, contiguous wall attached to the base, and a circumferential flange attached to an upper edge of the wall. The protective box typically has three or more, generally upright walls, and a device for holding the food tray within the box so that the flange of the food tray is separated from at least two of the upright walls of the protective box.
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