Single point hinge for a container
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 method of manufacturing a plastic container, comprising:
thermoforming a plastic container from a sheet of plastic material, comprising:
a lid;
a tray;
a hinge connecting the lid and the tray; and
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, wherein the lid connects to the lid well, and wherein the tray connects to the tray well; and
thinning a region in the plastic material at the angle.