US 12,304,706 B2
Collapsible tray and methods therefor
Greg Sollie, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Christopher M. Stanton, Peachtree City, GA (US); Brad Armstrong, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Paul Ott, Sharpsburg, GA (US); Alex Tanner, Atlanta, GA (US); and Shifeng Chen, Newport News, VA (US)
Assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed by Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc., Brookhaven, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,293.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/466,836, filed on May 16, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/447,380, filed on Feb. 22, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/441,946, filed on Jan. 30, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0253848 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 5/60 (2006.01); B65D 5/36 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 5/44 (2006.01); B65D 5/66 (2006.01); B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/60 (2013.01) [B65D 5/3635 (2013.01); B65D 5/4266 (2013.01); B65D 5/443 (2013.01); B65D 5/6652 (2013.01); B65D 77/04 (2013.01); B65D 81/3888 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tray blank, comprising:
a bottom panel defining a first end, a second end, a third end, and a fourth end, the bottom panel configured to support a bottom of a bag comprising a portion of a meal kit;
a side panel extending outwardly from at least a portion of the third end of the bottom panel, the side panel joined to the bottom panel along a first fold line defining a joint between the bottom panel and the side panel, the side panel defining a first end, a second end, a third end, and a fourth end;
a wing extending outwardly from the third end of the side panel, the wing joined to the side panel along a second fold line defining a joint between the side panel and the wing, the wing defining a front end, a rear end, a proximal end, and a free end; and
an end panel extending from the first end of the bottom panel, the end panel joined to the bottom panel along a third fold line defining a joint between the bottom panel and the end panel, the end panel defining a first end, a second end, a third end, and a fourth end;
wherein at least one transverse fold line extends across the end panel, the at least one transverse fold line subdividing the end panel into a primary section and at least one secondary section, the at least one transverse fold line configured to permit a folding of the at least one secondary section atop the primary section when a meal kit tray formed from the tray blank is changed from an assembled state to a collapsed state, and
wherein the first fold line is interrupted by at least one perforation line segment defining a standoff extending laterally from the first fold line and terminating in a standoff edge, each standoff configured to separate from the side panel as the side panel is rotated upwardly about the first fold line during assembly of the tray blank into the meal kit tray.