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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Plastic Ingenuity, Inc., Cross Plains, WI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph L. Schultz, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
PLASTIC INGENUITY, INC., Cross Plains, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 51/24 (2013.01); B65D 21/0217 (2013.01); B65D 43/02 (2013.01); B65D 2543/00027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kit of thermoformed lids comprising a three lids which are substantially similar except for specific differences in four stacking areas located at the corners of the lids. Unlike prior art lids that use convex external lugs to provide separation during stacking, lids according to the present invention have stacking areas formed as interruptions in concave channels located along the peripheries of the lids, improving the appearance and uniformity of products comprising the lids.