# US 10,501,216 B2 · System and method for framed lid > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,501,216 B2 - Document ID: US10501216B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/385,953 - Filed: 2019-04-16 - Published: 2019-09-12 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-07 - Assignees: The Hillshire Brands Company - Applicants: The Hillshire Brands Company - Inventors: Mary Lou Resh; Jason Kroeyr; Matt Guske; Jeff Czarny - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501216B2 ## CPC - B65B 7/28: by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers - B65B 5/04: Packaging single articles - B65D 43/0208: {on both the inside and the outside of the mouth of the container (B65D43/0206 takes precedence)} - B65D 77/2024: {the cover being welded or adhered to the container} - B65D 2251/0018: of the 43-type - B65D 2251/0093: Membrane - B65D 2543/0024: two pieces, one forming at least the whole skirt, the other forming at least the whole upper part - B65D 2543/00296: Plastic - B65D 2543/00314: Combination, e.g. laminates, several different materials - B65D 2577/2025: Multi-layered container, e.g. laminated, coated - Y02W 30/80: Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10) - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT ## Abstract The present disclosure describes a product package having a tray and a combination flexible/rigid lid design that comprises a rigid or semi-rigid frame and a flexible film that is transparent or translucent that is fixedly attached to the frame and releasably attached to the package tray. The novel product package is capable of maintaining a seal until opened by a consumer, allows a consumer to see the product through the lid, can be opened with a single step, and is resealable and/or reusable by the consumer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A package comprising: a tray having a base connected to at least one sidewall which extends away from the base terminating at a rim, the tray defining an inner chamber, the inner chamber being an interior space of the tray, the rim circumscribing an outer perimeter of the inner chamber, the rim comprising a rim surface; a film releasably attached to the rim surface to seal the inner chamber from an external environment; a lid dimensioned to receive the rim when the lid is positioned on the tray, the lid being positioned on the tray, the lid defining a central aperture and comprising a lid sidewall and a lid surface; the film comprising a first film surface and an opposing second film surface, the first film surface being permanently and directly affixed to the lid surface such that the lid is fixedly attached to the film, the second film surface being releasably sealed to the rim surface such that when a user draws the lid away from the tray, the first film surface remains affixed to the lid surface while, at the same time, the second film surface peels apart from the rim surface; wherein said lid is configured to allow a user to access the inner chamber serving as the interior space by peelably disengaging said lid from the tray thereby removing the film from the ledge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein the film is sandwiched between the inner lower surface and the outer upper surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein the film hermetically seals the inner chamber. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein the lid sidewall is wrapped directly about the second film. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The package of claim 1, wherein the rim further comprises a rim sidewall, and the lid sidewall engages the rim sidewall by virtue of an interference fit when the lid is positioned on the tray. ### Claim 6 A package comprising: A lid comprising a member having an inner lid perimeter defining a central aperture and an outer lid perimeter connected to a lid sidewall, the member having an inner lower surface; a tray defining an inner chamber and comprising a rim circumscribing an outer perimeter of the inner chamber, the rim comprising an outer rim perimeter connected to a rim sidewall, the rim having an outer upper surface; a film comprising a first film surface and an opposing second film surface, the first film surface being permanently and directly affixed to the inner lower surface, the second film surface being releasably sealed to the outer upper surface such that when a user draws the lid away from the tray, the first film surface remains affixed to the inner lower surface while, at the same time, the second film surface peels apart from the upper outer surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The package of claim 6, wherein a bond strength between the inner lower surface and the film exceeds a bond strength between the outer upper surface and the film. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The package of claim 7, wherein the film is sandwiched between the inner lower surface and the outer upper surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The package of claim 8, wherein an adhesive is spread between the outer upper surface and the second film surface, the adhesive enabling the second film surface to peelably release from the outer upper surface while the first film surface remains directly and permanently affixed to the inner lower surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The package of claim 9, wherein the film is continuous such that the film does not define any apertures. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The package of claim 9, wherein the film hermetically seals the inner chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The package of claim 11, wherein the film is transparent and comprises a flexible portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The package of claim 12, wherein the flexible portion is centrally disposed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The package of claim 13, wherein the flexible portion exclusively separates the hermetically sealed inner chamber from ambient environment, such that if the flexible portion was punctured, the hermetic seal of the inner chamber would be breached. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The package of claim 13, wherein the first film surface and the second film surface are flat. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The package of claim 15, wherein the second film surface is exclusively in-contact with the adhesive and/or the outer upper surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The package of claim 6, wherein the inner lower surface bears against the outer upper surface through the film. ### Claim 18 (depends on 6) The package of claim 6, wherein the lid sidewall is wrapped directly about the second film. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) The package of claim 6, wherein the lid sidewall is wrapped directly about the rim sidewall when the lid is engaged with the tray to hermetically seal the inner chamber. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The package of claim 19, wherein the lid sidewall engages the rim sidewall by virtue of an interference fit.