Abstract: A multiple portion packaging tray comprising a plurality of pliable polymer containers configured in an array, each comprising a receptacle and an integral peripheral flange extending from the receptacle, the flanges integrally connecting adjacent containers to one another along perforation lines comprising a series of alternating openings and land areas wherein the land areas are sized so that the containers are separated by tearing apart the flanges without propagating cracks across the flanges. The method of making a multiple portion packaging tray in a former comprising a form station and a separate trim station comprising the steps of thermoforming the multiple portion packaging tray and cutting the perimeter and perforation lines of the multiple portion packaging tray to create a series of alternating openings and land areas.

Abstract: A siding installation tool for the installation of horizontally overlapping siding boards on the exterior of a building structure. The tool includes a J-shaped hook that is integrally formed to an elongated body member at a terminal end thereof for attachment to an upper edge of a siding board that has been previously installed on the building. The tool includes an inverted L-shaped handle that is pivotally attached by a connecting rod that can be inserted through one of several adjustment apertures in the body member to provide predetermined amounts of overlap of the siding boards. To enable removal of the tool from between two siding boards after aligning them, the L-shaped handle is pivoted 180 degrees about an offset axis creating a clearance gap between the body of the L-shaped handle and a lower edge of the siding board being installed. This gap permits the tool to be pushed upwardly so that the end of the J-hook clears the upper edge of the siding board whereon the tool has been positioned.