Patent ID: 9169058
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A tri-fold plastic egg carton for accommodating jumbo eggs, in both oriented and non-oriented positions, in individual cell pockets comprising: a cell base, a cell cover and lid, wherein the egg carton can be assembled in a closed position having a length, a width and a height with the cell cover closed over the base and the lid closed over the cell cover; the cell base having opposing elongated edges aligned along the length of the carton; the cell cover having a hinged connection to one of the elongated edges of the cell base for pivoting between open and closed positions with respect to the cell base, the base and cover each having a complementary matrix of cells that together form a matrix of cell pockets for holding individual eggs when the cover is closed over the base, each cell pocket having a largest diameter portion transverse to the carton height to accommodate a jumbo egg in the cell pocket when the cell cover is closed over the cell base; the lid having a hinged connection to the other elongated edge of the base for pivoting between open and closed positions, wherein when the cover and base are in the closed position the lid can be closed over the cover to form the carton in the closed position; the lid having a top wall, depending front and rear sidewalls aligned along the length of the carton, and depending end walls aligned along the width at opposite ends of the carton; lid sidewall protrusions spaced apart along the front and rear sidewalls of the lid, each lid sidewall protrusion extending over the largest diameter portion of the cell pocket when the lid is closed over the cover and base.