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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Achim R Lorenz, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
MacMillan Bloedel Containers, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
229114 ; 229 / ; 22912519 ; 22912529 ; 229901 ;
Abstract
A container suitable for packaging food items such as hamburgers or fried chicken is disclosed. The container includes two complementary container pieces, namely a tray and a cover closable over the tray. Each piece has opposing sidewalls provided with tip portions which project longitudinally outwardly over the central portion of each adjacent sidewall without such tip portions to pass through a plane determined by the central portion of each such adjacent sidewalls. The tip portions of each complementary piece interlock to securely close the container.