Claims
- 1. A paperboard container adapted for packaging fast food products, said container including a bottom half and a top half, said bottom half having a central base and at least one peripheral side wall upstanding from said base, said bottom half side wall having an upper rim, said upper rim having a notch bordering on said rim, said notch including a slanting edge which slants upwardly towards said rim to form an acute angle with said rim, said container top half having a central portion and at least one downwardly extending peripheral wall at an angle to said central portion, whereby a fold line is defined between said downwardly extending peripheral wall and said central portion, an over center toggle action tab spanning said fold line, said toggle tab extending into said notch and engaging said notch slanting edge, whereby said top and bottom halves form an easily assembled container for a food product.
- 2. The container of claim 1 wherein said over center toggle action tab is substantially rectangular.
- 3. The container of claim 1 wherein said container is generally triangular in form.
- 4. The container of claim 1 wherein said tab is generally rectangular, and wherein said notch has two said slanting edges, each of said slanting edges making an acute angle with said rim, and wherein said tab has two opposite edges each of which engages a respective said slanting notch edge.
- 5. A paperboard container adapted for packaging fast food products, said container including a bottom half and a top half, said bottom half having a central base and at least one peripheral side wall upstanding from said base, said bottom half side wall having an upper rim, said upper rim having at least one notch bordering on said rim, said notch including opposite edges both of which slant upwardly towards said rim and towards each other to thereby define a pair of opposite abutment points for said notch, the distance between said abutment points for each said notch defining a notch width, said container top half having a central portion and at least one downwardly extending peripheral wall at an angle to said central portion, whereby a fold line is defined between said downwardly extending peripheral wall and said central portion, at least one over center toggle action tab spanning said fold line, said toggle tab having a width, said tab width being greater than said notch width, said tab extending downwardly into said notch and engaged by said opposite slanting sides of said notch, whereby said top and bottom halves form an easily assembled container for a food product.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/178,053 filed Jan. 24, 2000.
US Referenced Citations (21)
Provisional Applications (1)
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