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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Gateway Plastics, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Terrence M. Parve, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Robert E. Proudfoot, West Bend, WI (US);
Gateway Plastics, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Abstract
A container for a retorting process includes a body. The body is configured to be coupled to a lid such that the lid and the body define an internal volume of the container. The body includes a lip, a wall, a support, a hinge, and an expansion panel. The lip is configured to be coupled to the lid. The wall is contiguous with the lip. The support is contiguous with the wall. The support is configured to interface with a surface to support the container on the surface. The hinge is contiguous with the support opposite the wall. The expansion panel is contiguous with the hinge. The hinge is configured to facilitate displacement of the expansion panel relative to the support to selectively increase the internal volume of the container.