Patent ID: 8523049

Claim:
A carton configured to store a food product, the carton comprising: a tray, comprising: a first tray panel; a plurality of additional tray panels including a plurality of side tray panels, a front tray panel, and a rear tray panel each respectively extending from the first tray panel; and a plurality of tray flanges, wherein at least one of the plurality of tray flanges respectively extends from each of the side tray panels and the front tray panel; and a lid hingedly coupled to the tray and moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the lid comprising: a first lid panel; a plurality of additional lid panels including a plurality of side lid panels, a front lid panel, and a rear lid panel each respectively extending from the first lid panel; and a plurality of lid flanges, wherein at least one of the plurality of lid flanges respectively extends from each of the side lid panels and the front lid panel, wherein the plurality of lid flanges are aligned and in face-to-face contact with the plurality of tray flanges when the lid is in the closed configuration such that a plurality of overlapping pairs of flanges are defined, wherein each of the plurality of tray flanges has a first edge and each of the plurality of lid flanges has a second edge, the first edge and the second edge comprise a respective free edge extending along the entire length of the plurality of overlapping pairs of flanges, wherein a respective first edge is aligned with a respective second edge and each of the aligned first edge and second edge forms a free edge of the carton that extends along the length of the plurality of overlapping pairs of flanges, wherein each of the overlapping pairs of flanges terminates adjacent another one of the overlapping pairs of flanges.