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A container suitable for storage of food and drink items is disclosed that allows for a quick visual check of whether the container has been properly and completely packed. The container also can be easily and inexpensively constructed from a single sheet of fiberboard. The container includes a base

A container suitable for storage of food and drink items is disclosed that allows for a quick visual check of whether the container has been properly and completely packed. The container also can be easily and inexpensively constructed from a single sheet of fiberboard. The container includes a base, wall sections, and a lid that is hingedly connected to one of the wall sections. The lid can include a handle and an aperture that allows the top of a drink bottle to extend out of the container. This provides a way to quickly verify the contents of the container.

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What is claimed is: 1. A container for food and beverage items, the container comprising: a base; a peripheral wall comprising a plurality of wall sections, the peripheral wall extending from around a periphery of the base; a lid comprising a lid panel and a plurality of lid edges, and a plurality

What is claimed is: 1. A container for food and beverage items, the container comprising: a base; a peripheral wall comprising a plurality of wall sections, the peripheral wall extending from around a periphery of the base; a lid comprising a lid panel and a plurality of lid edges, and a plurality of lid flaps, wherein the plurality of lid edges includes first, second, third, and fourth lid edges, wherein the lid panel comprises a first lid-panel region, and a second lid-panel region, and a third lid-panel region, wherein the first lid-panel region is at least partially bound by the second lid edge and the second lid-panel region, wherein the third lid-panel region is at least partially bound by the fourth lid edge and the second lid-panel region, wherein the second lid-panel region is between the first and third lid-panel regions, wherein the first lid-panel region includes a first aperture-defining region that defines a first lid aperture that extends through the lid panel, wherein the second lid-panel region includes a second aperture-defining region that defines a second lid aperture that extends through the lid panel, and includes a third aperture-defining region that defines a third lid aperture that extends through the lid panel; and a handle having a grip region and first and second handle-end regions on opposing sides of the grip region, wherein the first handle-end region extends through the second lid aperture and the second handle-end region extends through the third lid aperture. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the lid further comprises a plurality of lid flaps including first, second, and third lid flaps, wherein the first lid flap is hingedly connected to the lid panel along the first lid edge, wherein the second lid flap is hingedly connected to the lid panel along the second lid edge, and wherein the third lid flap is hingedly connected, opposite the first lid flap, to the lid panel along the third lid edge. 3. The container according to claim 2, wherein the lid panel is hingedly connected, opposite the second lid flap, to one of the plurality of wall sections along the fourth lid edge. 4. The container according to claim 1 wherein each of the first and second handle-end regions includes a respective neck and head. 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein, for each of the first and second handle-end regions, the respective neck extends through the respective aperture, and the respective head is disposed on a side of the respective aperture opposite that of the grip region. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the lid further comprises a lid flap hingedly connected to the lid panel, wherein the container further comprises a fastener for allowing the lid flap to be selectively fastened to one of the plurality of wall sections. 7. The container according to claim 6, wherein the fastener comprises mating hook and loop parts, wherein one of the hook and loop parts is fixed to the lid flap and another of the hook and loop parts is fixed to the one of the plurality of wall sections. 8. The container according to claim 1, wherein the base, peripheral wall, and lid are formed from a single continuous sheet of fiberboard.