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Single point hinge for a container

US9278787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2007
Grant dateMar 8, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S16/13
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A single point hinge and a method of thermoforming a plastic container including a single point hinge include a lid, a tray, a single point hinge connecting the lid and the tray. The single point hinge includes an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer. The single point hinge further includes a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer, and the lid connects to the lid well and the tray connects to the tray well.

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