Molded foamed plastic egg carton

Claim 1

AN EGG CARTON COMPRISING: A TRAY PORTION AND A COVER PORTION, SAID PORTIONS BEING MOLDED OF FOAMED PLASTIC MATERIAL AND BEING JOINTED ALONG ONE EDGE OF EACH PORTION BY AN INTEGRAL WEB CONSISTING A HINGE, SAID PORTIONS HAVING MATING COMPLEMENTAL EGG POCKETS MOLDED THEREIN, SAID EGG POCKETS BEING CONSTRICTINGLY TAPERED TOWARD THE BOTTOMS THEREOF AND HAVING VERTICALLY DISPOSED FLUTES SUBSTANTIALLY EQUALLY SPACED TO FORM GRIPPING AND SHOCK ABSORBING SUPPORTS FOR EGGS HELD THEREIN, SAID PORTIONS AND POCKETS HAVING DIVERGING WALLS WHEREBY WHEN SAID COVER PORTION IS OPEN SUBSTANTIALLY 180* THE CARTON CAN BE NESTED RELATIVE TO OTHER CARTONS FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION AND FOR SAVING OF SPACE DURING SHIPPING AND STORAGE, THE EDGES OF SAID TRAY AND COVER PORTIONS OPPOSITE SAID HINGE HAVING INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS FORMED THEREON FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID CARTON CLOSED, SAID INTERLOCKING ELEMENTS BEING RIB MEANS AND MATING CHANNEL MEANS EXTENDING ALONG SAID LAST-MENTIONED EDGES, SAID RIB AND CHANNEL MEANS DEFINING A NORROW OUTWARDLY OPENING CHANNEL THEREBETWEEN WHEN SAID CARTON IS CLOSED, AND ADHESIVE SEALING MATERIAL DEPOSITED IN SAID NORROW CHANNEL WHEREBY DEHYDRATING CIRCULATION OF AIR INTO AND FROM SAID CARTON AND PENETRATION OF FOREIGN ODORS INTO SAID CARTON ARE PREVENTED.