Patent ID: 9676510
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A unitary blank for forming a food container comprising: a first body portion having a first base edge at least partially defined by a first body portion base fold line, a second body portion joined to the first body portion by a first body fold line and having a second base edge at least partially defined by a second body portion base fold line, a third body portion joined to the second body portion by a second body fold line and having a third base edge at least partially defined by a third body portion base fold line, and a fourth body portion joined to the third body portion by a third body fold line and having a fourth base edge at least partially defined by a fourth body portion base fold line, at least two of such body portions each having a trapezoidal shape; a first flap extending from the fourth body portion opposite the third body fold line and defined by a first flap fold line, the first flap having a first engagement portion adjacent to the fourth body portion and defined by a first flap engagement fold line, a second engagement portion opposite the fourth body portion and defined by a second flap engagement fold line, and a central portion defined between the first flap engagement fold line and the second flap engagement fold line, the first engagement portion disposed to engage the first body portion when the first flap is folded along the first flap line, the central portion disposed to form an interior dividing wall when the central portion is folded along the first flap engagement line, and the second engagement portion disposed to engage the third body portion when the second engagement portion is folded along the second flap engagement fold line; at least one inwardly folding panel disposed between adjacent body portions along a corresponding body fold line; and a first base portion extending from the first body portion base edge, a second base portion extending from the second body portion base edge, a third base portion extending from the third body portion base edge, and a fourth base portion extending from the fourth body portion base edge, the second base portion and the fourth base portion each having an engagement feature disposed thereon, the base portions forming a base when joined together, wherein the at least one inwardly folding panel is disposed proximate the base.