Patent ID: 9540135
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A clamshell container formed from a single blank of material, said container comprising: a tray including a first tray panel and a rear tray panel extending from said first tray panel, said first tray panel and said rear tray panel being foldably connected along a rear tray fold line; a cover including a first cover panel and a rear cover panel extending from said first cover panel, said first cover panel and said rear cover panel being foldably connected along a rear cover fold line; a first rear cut being generally coextensive with and interrupting a mid-section of said rear tray fold line, said first rear cut defined in at least one of said first tray panel and said rear tray panel forming an opening between said first tray panel and said rear tray panel; and a second rear cut being generally coextensive with and interrupting a mid-section of said rear cover fold line, said second rear cut defined in at least one of said first cover panel said rear cover panel forming an opening between said first cover panel and said rear cover panel; wherein said first rear cut allows at least a portion of said rear tray panel to bow inwardly, and wherein said second rear cut allows at least a portion of said rear cover panel to bow inwardly; wherein when said cover is rotated relative to said tray, said rear tray panel and said rear cover panel each include an inwardly displaced middle portion.