Patent ID: 8066175

Claim:
A container for holding and storing food comprising: an octagonal body including eight wall sections, wherein each of said eight wall sections has a top edge, a bottom edge and a longitudinal edge and wherein first and last sections of said eight wall sections are joined to each other upon folding and forming of the body of the container; each of the eight wall sections having a projecting end at a top end and a bottom end thereof, each projecting end at the top end being connected together by a first band and each projecting end at the bottom end being connected together by a second band, each of said projecting ends being unconnected to an adjacent one of said projecting ends between a respective one of said bands and a respective one of said wall sections; an edge operatively positioned on each said top end and each said bottom end of the eight wall sections, wherein each said edge of each said top end is constructed and arranged to be interwoven with each other in a center of the top end of the container when constructed to form a bow which closes the top end of the container and wherein each said edge of each said bottom end is constructed and arranged to be interwoven with each other in a center of the bottom end of the container when constructed to form a bow which serves to close the bottom end of the container; and at least one opening projection strip operatively positioned on at least one of the edges, wherein the opening projection strip enables opening of the container upon pulling the opening projection strip outwards.