Commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container and method of manufacture
A cardboard sidewall has a volume of greater than or equal to one and half gallons. A cardboard bottom includes a polyethylene coating on an inside of the bottom. An inside of the sidewall also includes a polyethylene coating. The bottom is heat sealed onto a bottom portion of the sidewall to form a seal. Furthermore, in one embodiment, a plastic ring is affixed to an inside of a top portion of the sidewall.
1. A commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container, comprising:
a cardboard cylindrical sidewall having a volume of greater than or equal to one and a half gallons, and wherein the sidewall has a top portion and a bottom portion;
a cardboard bottom sealed to the bottom portion of the sidewall, wherein a portion of an inside of the bottom overlaps the bottom portion of the sidewall on an outside of the sidewall;
a plastic ring affixed to the top portion of the sidewall, wherein the plastic ring includes ribs on one side of the plastic ring that contacts an inside of the top portion of the sidewall, and wherein the plastic ring has a larger circumference than the top portion of the sidewall; and
a cardboard lid that fits over and is removable from the top portion of the sidewall.
2. The commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container of claim 1 , wherein an inside of the sidewall includes a polyethylene coating.
3. A commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container, comprising:
a cardboard sidewall forming a volume greater than or equal to one and half gallons, the sidewall having an inside adapted to house frozen product and an outside, and wherein the sidewall includes a top portion and a bottom portion;
a cardboard bottom sealed to the sidewall, wherein an inside of the cardboard bottom is coated with polyethylene;
a plastic ring affixed to the top portion of the sidewall, wherein one side of the plastic ring includes ribs, the ribs in contact with a top portion of the sidewall, and wherein the plastic ring has a larger circumference than the sidewall; and
a cardboard lid that fits over and is removable from the top portion of the sidewall.
4. The commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container of claim 3 wherein an inside portion of the lid includes a polyethylene coating.
5. The commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container of claim 3 , wherein the inside of the sidewall includes a polyethylene coating.
6. The commercial bulk ice cream or frozen novelty container of claim 3 , wherein the sidewall is a virgin kraft cardboard.