Granted Patent B2

US 12,297,016 · App. 18/140,641 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventors: Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, GA); Jamie Waltermire (Peachtree City, GA); Shifeng Chen (Newport News, VA)

Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC

B65D5/22B31B50/262B65D5/2057B65D5/64B65D25/02B65D81/3858B65D81/386B31B2110/35

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A lid, comprising:

an outer piece comprising an end segment comprising an outer tab received in a tab slot of the outer piece;

an inner piece separate from the outer piece and defining an inner tab positioned inside the outer piece, the inner piece and the outer piece defining a space therebetween; and

a repulpable insulator pad within the space.

2. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the outer piece further comprises an outer center segment and the inner piece further comprises an inner center segment.

3. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the inner piece comprises an inner center segment and an inner rim comprising a plurality of side segments joined to the inner center segment by a plurality of fold lines.

4. The lid of claim 3 , wherein each fold line in the plurality of fold lines comprises a tab cut and the inner tab.

5. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the outer piece further comprises an outer center segment and an outer rim comprising a plurality of connecting segments joined to the outer center segment by fold lines defining slots.

6. The lid of claim 5 , wherein the outer rim comprises alternating side tabs joined to the plurality of connecting segments by fold lines, wherein a first connecting segment and a third connecting segment of the outer rim comprise side tabs.

7. The lid of claim 5 , wherein the outer piece further comprises end segments joined to the plurality of connecting segments by fold lines, each end segment comprising the outer tab and the tab slot.

8. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the fold lines are double fold lines.

9. The lid of claim 7 , wherein the inner tab of the inner piece is locked into the tab slot of the outer piece.

10. The lid of claim 1 , wherein the repulpable insulator pad and the inner piece are secured within the space defined between the inner piece and the outer piece when the outer tab is received in the tab slot of the outer piece.

11. The lid of claim 10 , wherein the outer tab is sandwiched between a connecting segment and the end segment.

12. A method of assembling a lid, comprising:

arranging an outer piece comprising an outer center segment and an outer rim comprising an outer tab received in an outer tab slot and defining a space of the outer center segment within the outer rim;

placing a repulpable insulator pad within the space of the outer center segment of the outer piece; and

covering the space comprising the repulpable insulator pad with an inner piece that is separate, and an inner tab of the inner piece that defines the space from the outer piece, the inner piece comprising an inner center segment, and an inner rim.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising assembling the outer piece by sandwiching a plurality of side tabs between a plurality of neighboring connecting segments and end segments.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising folding side segments of the inner piece fold toward a cavity of the outer piece to expose the inner tab formed by a tab cut.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving the inner tab of the inner piece into the outer tab slot of the outer piece to secure the inner piece to the outer piece.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising securing the repulpable insulator pad and the inner piece within the space defined between the inner piece and the outer piece when the outer tab is received in the outer tab slot of the outer piece.

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