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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Plastic Ingenuity, Inc., Cross Plains, WI (US);
Inventor:
Robert G. LaMasney, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Assignee:
Plastic Ingenuity, Inc., Cross Plains, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 45/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/34 (2013.01); B65D 45/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid thermoformed/pulp container comprising a pulp tray with a rim that includes an ear; and a thermoformed frame with a rib that includes a protrusion, wherein the pulp tray can be attached to the thermoformed frame by snapping the ear into position above the protrusion. Alternative embodiments of the invention include a kit for building the hybrid container, and a method of assembling the hybrid container.