Self folding polygonal impermeable food box and a tool for its forming
A self folding polygonal impermeable food box and a tool for its forming. The box is made from cardboard coated on its inside with PET film or foil. The box has a bottom, six lateral sides, two lateral sides and eight corner sides which are partially transparent and directed towards the inside of the box. The box is covered by a cover so that the sides of the cover rest on the outer surfaces of the lateral sides and seal the box. There is also a second variant of the box. The tool for forming the box, which is preferably made from stainless steel, has a bottom, six guides and two guides, which form the six lateral sides and the two lateral sides of the box.
1. A self folding polygonal impermeable food box, comprising:
a polygonal cover of the self folding polygonal impermeable food box; and
a polygonal bottom, of the self folding polygonal impermeable food box, including lateral sides, corner sides, and a polygonal bottom, the polygonal bottom being attached to the lateral sides, each of the lateral sides being adjacent to one side of the polygonal bottom, the corner sides being located at each corner of the polygonal bottom, with folding lines that engage each side of the polygonal bottom with one lateral side, each of the lateral sides being engaged with two adjacent corner sides, with said polygonal bottom, the lateral sides, and the corner sides being made of cardboard covered by a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) layer;
wherein the corner sides of the polygonal bottom have a triangular shape and are comprised of triangular cut out openings in the cardboard which extend from the corner sides of the polygonal bottom and along edges of adjacent lateral sides and include the PET layer and one side of the triangular corner side which is not adjacent to the corner of the polygonal bottom comprises cardboard covered by the PET layer.
2. The self folding impermeable food box according to claim 1 , wherein the number of corners of the bottom, lateral sides and corner sides is equal to one of 6 and 8.
3. The self folding impermeable food box in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the self folding impermeable food box maintains a shape of a shallow tray after being opened.
4. The self folding impermeable food box in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the polygonal cover comprises a central part made from at least one of transparent PET film and foil bordered with the cardboard.
5. The self folding impermeable food box in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the self folding impermeable food box is made by folding a formed unfolded blank around the folding lines.