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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Kenneth J Simmons, Stanley, NY (US);
Donald E Rowe, Newark, NY (US);
Richard A Cummings, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Phillip S Baker, Fairport, NY (US);
Tenneco Packaging Inc., Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A disposable food container comprises a lid and a base optionally connected to each other along a resilient hinge. The lid includes a top wall, a continuous lid side wall, and a plurality of lid corners. The lid side wall encompasses the top wall and extends downwardly and outwardly from the top wall. The plurality of lid corners are at least partially formed by the lid side wall and include a pair of front lid corners. The base includes a bottom wall, a continuous base side wall, and a plurality of base corners. The base side wall encompasses the bottom wall and extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall. The plurality of base corners are at least partially formed by the base side wall and include a pair of front base corners. If the container is provided with a resilient hinge, the pair of front lid corners and the pair of front base corners are spaced away from the hinge. The container includes a corner latch closure for releasably engaging the lid and the base in a closed position. The corner latch closure includes at least a pair of slots and at least a pair of slot engaging structures that can be interlocked with each other. The pair of slots are formed by the respective front base corners, while the pair of slot engaging structures are formed by the respective front lid corners.