Patent ID: 8511537

Claim:
A method of forming a carton for food or other items having a simulated bus configuration, said method comprising the steps of: providing a lower sheet of semi-rigid material having a base panel presenting a bottom of said carton, a front end portion extending from a front fold line in said base panel, a rear end portion extending from a rear fold line in said base panel, a left side panel extending from a left side fold line in said base panel, and a right side panel extending from a right side fold line in said base panel, providing an upper sheet of semi-rigid material having front and rear edges, said upper sheet including a tongue extending from said front edge, the tongue being secured to said base adjacent to said front fold line, said rear edge being secured to said rear end portion at said rear fold line, and rotating said second sheet about said front and rear edges to an upstanding position presenting a top of said carton, providing said second sheet with laterally extending flaps and folding said flaps and said left and right side panels to respective positions closing the sides of said carton when said second sheet is in said upstanding position, folding said front end portion about said front fold line to a position presenting the front of the carton, a distal edge of said front end portion coupling to said second sheet, said front end portion being dimensioned to impart a curvature in said front end portion when coupled to said second sheet, and providing said top of the second sheet with an opening therein for receiving and holding food or other items within said carton.