Single point hinge for a container
View Patent ↗A single point hinge and a method of thermoforming a plastic container including a single point hinge include a lid, a tray, a single point hinge connecting the lid and the tray. The single point hinge includes an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer. The single point hinge further includes a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer, and the lid connects to the lid well and the tray connects to the tray well.
1. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the lid well further comprising a horizontal surface substantially perpendicular to two vertical surfaces, and the horizontal surface being longer than either of the two vertical surfaces; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
2. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a binge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the tray well further comprising a horizontal surface substantially perpendicular to two vertical surfaces, and the horizontal surface being longer than either of the two vertical surfaces; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
3. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the lid well and the tray well each further comprising a horizontal surface substantially perpendicular to two vertical surfaces, the horizontal surface being longer than either of the two vertical surfaces, and the horizontal surface being connected to the vertical surfaces; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
4. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the lid well and the tray well each further comprising a horizontal surface and two vertical surfaces, the horizontal surface being longer than either of the two vertical surfaces and the horizontal surface being connected to the vertical surfaces;
the vertical surfaces of the lid well being substantially parallel to each other;
the vertical surfaces of the tray well being substantially parallel to each other; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
5. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the lid well and the tray well each further comprising a horizontal surface and two vertical surfaces, the horizontal surface being longer than either of the two vertical surfaces and the horizontal surface being connected to the vertical surfaces;
at least one of the two vertical surfaces in either or both of the lid well or the tray well having an angle of approximately 75° to approximately 105° to the horizontal surface; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
6. A plastic container, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray;
the hinge comprising an angle formed by a lid chamfer and a tray chamfer;
a lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent to the tray chamfer;
the lid well comprising a horizontal surface and two vertical surfaces, the horizontal surface being connected to the vertical surfaces and one of the two vertical surfaces being connected to the lid chamfer;
the tray well comprising a horizontal surface and two vertical surfaces, the horizontal surface being connected to the vertical surfaces and one of the two vertical surfaces being connected to the tray chamfer; and
wherein the lid connects to the lid well by a lid well transition and the tray connects to the tray well by a tray well transition.
7. The plastic container according to claim 6 , wherein:
the vertical surface of the lid well connected to the lid chamfer and the vertical surface of the tray well connected to the tray chamfer are approximately 0.040-0.080 inches apart.
8. The plastic container according to claim 6 , wherein:
the vertical surface of the lid well connected to the lid chamfer and the horizontal surface is connected to the horizontal surface with corners forming a radius, and the vertical surface of the tray well connected to the tray chamfer and the horizontal surface is connected to the horizontal surface with corners forming a radius.
9. The plastic container according to claim 6 , wherein:
the vertical surface of the lid well connected to the lid chamfer and the horizontal surface is connected to the horizontal surface at an angle of approximately 75° to approximately 105° to the horizontal surface; and
the vertical surface of the tray well connected to the tray chamfer and the horizontal surface is connected to horizontal surface at an angle of approximately 75° to approximately 105° to the horizontal surface.