US 12,258,203 B1
Combination semi-closed winged tray and sleeve for packaging and displaying food articles
Julieta Elizabeth Gallegos Ramirez, Nuevo León (MX); Tomas Gerardo Garcia Flores, Nuevo León (MX); Manuel Lopez Navarro, Nuevo León (MX); Israel Fuentes Garza, Nuevo León (MX); Rodolfo Haenni, Waxhaw, NC (US); and Suzanne Wolter, Yskima, WA (US)
Assigned to Tekni-Plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US)
Filed by Tekni-Plex, Inc., Wayne, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,961.
Int. Cl. B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 71/06 (2006.01); B65D 85/34 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 85/34 (2013.01) [B65D 71/063 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination winged tray and outer sleeve for packaging and displaying a plurality of individual food articles, such as apples, comprising:
the winged tray comprising an integral molded fiber article having a central base tray and a pair of opposing winged cover portions integral with and hingedly connected to opposing front and rear edges of the central base tray for pivoting between open and closed positions over the central base tray, the central base tray and winged cover portions each having a complimentary array of base cells and cover cells respectively that together form an array of semi-closed cell pockets for holding individual food articles in each semi-closed cell pocket when the winged cover portions are closed over the central base tray;
each cell of the opposing winged cover portions having a closed outer wall portion adjacent one of the front and rear edges of the central base tray for partially covering a food article in one of the semi-closed cell pockets, and an open central portion that lies between the opposing winged cover portions in the closed position for displaying food articles in the semi-closed cell pockets,
mating base and cover cell posts on the central base tray and winged cover portions respectively disposed adjacent the front and rear edges of the central base tray, and disposed between adjacent semi-closed cell pockets, for supporting the winged cover portions on the central base tray in the closed position, and
the outer sleeve comprising an open-ended sleeve having a closed central loop portion configured to engage around a plurality of the semi-closed cell pockets for holding the winged cover portions on the central base tray in the closed position and for displaying the food articles in the semi-closed closed cell pockets.