Resizable single piece food package

Abstract

A single piece paperboard container for holding relatively flat circular food products is formed from a container having top and bottom walls with at least four side walls integrally connected to the top and bottom walls. The improved container includes a plurality of integral fold lines providing for substantial separation between the top wall and the bottom wall such that the remaining portion of the single piece paperboard container is capable of being reduced in size.

We claim:  
     
         1 . An improved single piece paperboard container for holdin food products, said container having top and bottom walls with at least four side walls connected to the top and bottom walls, the improvement comprising: 
 a plurality of integral fold lines providing for substantial separation between said top wall and said bottom wall, said integral folds also providing for the remaining portion of said single piece paperboard container the capability of being reduced in size; and    a means for creating said integral fold lines.    
     
     
         2 . The improved single piece paperboard container of  claim 1 , further comprising a first fold line located in the center of said bottom wall and extending straight across from the outer edge of said side walls.  
     
     
         3 . The improved single piece paperboard container of  claim 1 , further comprising a second fold line on said bottom wall extending from the inner edge said side walls, positioned inward from and parallel with said first fold line.  
     
     
         4 . The improved single piece paperboard container of  claim 1 , further comprising a third fold line in the general shape of said top wall, extending from the inner edge of said side walls, and positioned inward from said second fold line.  
     
     
         5 . An improved single piece paperboard container for holding food products, said container having top and bottom walls with at least four side walls connected to the top and bottom walls, the improvement comprising: 
 a first fold line located in the center of said bottom wall and extending to the outer edge of said side walls,    a second fold line on said bottom wall extending from the inner edge said side walls and positioned inward from said first fold line,    a third fold line in the general shape of said top wall extending from the inner edge of said side walls and positioned inward from said second fold line, and    a means for creating said integral fold lines.