Ventilated container for produce

A container for holding produce with ventilation for ethylene gas emitted from the produce within the container, the container comprising:

• a bottom portion having a perimeter;
• at least four sidewall portions extending upwardly from the bottom portion, each of the sidewall portions including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, a lower portion, and being oriented substantially along a different plane, the lower portions of each of the sidewall portions being attached to the bottom portion proximate the perimeter thereof, a first of the sidewall portions being attached to a second of the sidewall portions, the second of the sidewall portions being attached to a third of the sidewall portions, the third of the sidewall portions being attached to a fourth of the sidewall portions, and the fourth of the sidewall portions being attached to the first of the sidewall portions, the bottom portion and the sidewall portions defining a cavity for holding the produce therein;
• a rim portion attached to the upper portions of each of the sidewall portions, the rim portion including an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer edge portion, and an inner edge portion, the upper surface being oriented away from the bottom portion, the upper surface being uninterrupted along a portion thereof between the outer edge portion and the inner edge portion;
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• a cover for engaging the upper surface of the rim portion for enclosing the cavity formed by the bottom portion and the sidewall portions;
• wherein the upper portion of at least one of the sidewall portions includes an indentation proximate the rim portion and extending into a portion of the cavity, the indentation including a first surface proximate and adjacent to the rim portion, the first surface extending substantially along a fifth plane, the fifth plane being transverse to a portion of one of the first, second, third, and fourth of the sidewall portions, the first surface including an aperture therethrough proximate the rim portion, the aperture being sized and configured such that a majority of the first surface is open, the aperture affording fluid communication between the exterior of the container and the cavity when the cover is engaged to the upper surface of the rim portion, the aperture being proximate to the rim portion provides an exit for the flow of rising ethylene gas near the top of the container to minimize the amount of ethylene gas within the container naturally emitted from the produce held in the container.

A container for holding produce with ventilation for ethylene qas emitted from the produce within the container, the container comprising:

• a bottom portion having a perimeter;
• at least four sidewall portions extending upwardly from the bottom portion, each of the sidewall portions including a first side portion, a second side portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion, the lower portions of each of the sidewall portions being attached to the bottom portion proximate the perimeter thereof, a first of the sidewall portions being attached to a second of the sidewall portions, the second of the sidewall portions being attached to a third of the sidewall portions, the third of the sidewall portions being attached to a fourth of the sidewall portions, and the fourth of the sidewall portions being attached to the first of the sidewall portions, the bottom portion and the sidewall portions defining a cavity for holding the produce therein;
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• a rim portion attached to the upper portions of each of the sidewall portions, the rim portion including an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer edge portion, and an inner edge portion, the upper surface being oriented away from the bottom portion
• wherein the upper portion of at least one of the sidewall portions includes an indentation proximate the rim portion and extending into a portion of the cavity, the indentation including a first surface proximate and adjacent to the rim portion, the first surface protruding into the cavity, the first surface including an aperture therethrough proximate the rim portion, the aperture being sized and configured such that a majority of the first surface is open, the aperture affording fluid communication between the exterior of the container and the cavity, the aperture being proximate to the rim portion provides an exit for the flow of rising ethylene gas near the top of the container to minimize the amount of ethylene gas within the container naturally emitted from the produce held in the container.