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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2024
Dart Container Corporation, Mason, MI (US);
Robert William Rau, Dewitt, MI (US);
Yogesh Manilal Shah, Wheeling, IL (US);
Dart Container Corporation, Mason, MI (US);
Abstract
A disposable paperboard container, and method for manufacturing the same, formed into a geometric shape having a bottom wall with a bottom transition segment about the periphery of the bottom wall leading to an upstanding sidewall extending to an upper rim, wherein an undulation of paperboard resides along the peripheral area of the lower portion of the sidewall to form a stepped lower sidewall, the stepped lower sidewall being joined to a smooth upper sidewall that extends upward tapered outward; wherein the stepped lower sidewall includes a first bend and a second bend of paperboard about the periphery of the lower sidewall and a transition segment between the first and second bend extends radially outward to form a rim about the peripheral area of the lower portion of the sidewall.