System and method for framed lid
AssigneeThe Hillshire Brands Company
InventorsSteven Morris, Jeffrey Czarny, Steven Clarke, Mark Jones, Nick Harding
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Abstract
A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.
Claims19
A package for retaining a food item comprising:
- a tray including a base connected to at least one sidewall which extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber, the tray comprising a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids therein;
- a shelf comprising the fluid impermeable material removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween, the shelf configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad;
- a lid comprising a frame defining a central aperture therein, the frame having a profile complimentary to the rim of the tray to removably engage to the rim;
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- a sealing film comprising a first film surface and an opposing second film surface, the first film surface being permanently affixed to the lid to cover the central aperture, the second film surface being releasably sealed to the tray such that when a user draws the lid away from the tray, the first film surface remains affixed to the lid and disengages from the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.