Patent ID: 8672215

Claim:
A foldable clam shell food service container formed from a single blank of paperboard material or the like, comprising; a lid, a base, an intermediate panel joining said lid and said base, the intermediate panel forming a rear wall of the container; an intermediate fold line between the intermediate panel and each of the lid and the base; side panels on each of said lid and base defined by side fold lines to define side walls of the erected container; wherein the container has an open position and a closed position, said intermediate panel forming a flexible hinge construction having end portions disposed between the side panels of the lid and base, respectively, and configured to facilitate closing of the container when the end portions are urged outwardly, the lid, intermediate panel and base form a continuous flat surface when the container is in the open position, and the end portions of the flexible hinge construction have an outward swept wing-like configuration when the container is in the closed position; and further wherein front faces disposed at outer ends of each of said lid and base overlie each other when the container is in the closed position.