US 12,391,456 B2
Container with liner
Paul Tye, Buckinghamshire (GB)
Assigned to Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/037,425.
Application 16/037,425 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/654,814, filed on Jul. 20, 2017, granted, now 11,358,779.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/649,159, filed on Mar. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/643,914, filed on Mar. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/365,635, filed on Jul. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2018/0319568 A1, Nov. 8, 2018
Int. Cl. B65D 81/34 (2006.01); B65D 5/20 (2006.01); B65D 5/48 (2006.01); B65D 5/56 (2006.01); B65D 6/04 (2006.01); B65D 6/18 (2006.01); B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 77/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3453 (2013.01) [B65D 5/209 (2013.01); B65D 5/48002 (2013.01); B65D 5/563 (2013.01); B65D 7/08 (2013.01); B65D 7/26 (2013.01); B65D 77/042 (2013.01); B65D 77/286 (2013.01); B65D 2581/055 (2013.01); B65D 2581/347 (2013.01); B65D 2581/3472 (2013.01); B65D 2581/3479 (2013.01); B65D 2581/3491 (2013.01); B65D 2581/3493 (2013.01)] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for heating a food product, the container comprising:
a base layer of material;
a liner releasably attached to an inner surface of the base layer, wherein the liner is at least partially attached to the base layer by a heat seal layer, and the liner is separable from the base layer after heating the container;
a bottom panel; and
a sidewall extending along the bottom panel, the sidewall comprises a lower portion extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel and an upper portion extending from the lower portion, wherein the lower portion and the upper portion of the sidewall are foldably connected along an intermediate fold line, the lower portion is oblique with respect to the bottom panel, the upper portion is oblique with respect to the lower portion, and the upper portion extends at an obtuse angle from the lower portion along the inner surface; and
a flange extending outwardly from the sidewall;
the sidewall comprising at least an end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel and a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, wherein the end panel comprises a first lower edge extending along the lower portion of the sidewall from the bottom panel to the intermediate fold line and a first upper edge extending along the upper portion of the sidewall from the intermediate fold line to the flange, the side panel comprises a second lower edge extending along the lower portion of the sidewall from the bottom panel to the intermediate fold line and a second upper edge extending along the upper portion of the sidewall from the intermediate fold line to the flange, the first lower edge and the first upper edge abutting the respective second lower edge and second upper edge at a corner of the container.