Patent ID: 7654441

Claim:
A method of forming a food container having an airplane configuration, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a cardboard-like sheet having a plurality of spaced fold lines defining a plurality of side-by-side panels presenting respective sections of an airplane-like body, including a right side panel of said body having a first upwardly tapered tail section provided with an initially downwardly projecting, right tail fin element having a slot therein open at a front edge thereof, a top panel of said body, a left side panel of said body having a second upwardly tapered tail section provided with an initially downwardly projecting, left tail fin element having a slot therein open at a front edge thereof, and a bottom panel of said body having a rearwardly tapered tail section terminating at a stabilizer having a slot therein open at a rear edge thereof, (b) folding said panels along said fold lines to provide an initial stage of assembly of a fuselage that defines a food compartment, (c) folding the tail fin elements to an upright, final position together in side-by-side relationship to present a tail fin unit, and (d) securing said stabilizer to said tail fin unit by mating the slot in the stabilizer with the slots in the tail fin elements to complete the assembly of the container.