Single point hinge for a container

摘要

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.

主权项

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, wherein the angle results in a single hinge point; anda lid well adjacent to the lid chamfer and a tray well adjacent 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.