Patent ID: 8974359
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A47J,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a food tray having a movable stop member comprising: forming a food tray body, the food tray body after said forming including a bottom and a sidewall structure, the bottom and the sidewall structure defining a volume for containing food, and the food tray body having a first end and a second end generally defining a length of the food tray body extending from the first end to the second end; forming a longitudinal extension at the first end of the food tray body; forming a void area within said longitudinal extension, adjacent a spring tab area within said longitudinal extension, to form a spring tab that is integral to the food tray; forming an upturned portion on said integral spring tab of said longitudinal extension to define the stop member, the upturned portion protruding from said integral spring tab in an outward transverse direction generally normal to the spring tab area and extending beyond a transverse dimension of said sidewall structure in said transverse direction.