Leak-proof press-fit sealed container

A package, comprising:

• a tray having a base connected to a plurality of sidewalls each of which extends away from the base and terminates at a rim, said tray defining a volume with an opening circumscribed by said rim;
• said rim comprising a press-fit sealing feature having a channel;
• a gasket configured to be removably retained within said channel;
• a product disposed in said volume wherein said product surface comprises at least one contour;
• and
• a flexible film, wherein said flexible film spans said opening,
• wherein said flexible film is secured to said tray between said press-fit sealing feature of the rim and said gasket, and
• wherein the channel comprises two sidewalls and a bottom that comprises at least one drain hole such that a cross-sectional profile of the channel element at the drain hole defines a U-shaped profile with the two sidewalls and the bottom, wherein the U-shaped profile comprises a width extending between the two sidewalls, and wherein the bottom of the channel is sloped towards the at least one drain hole and is sloped in a direction perpendicular to the width.

A method for storing a product contained within a storage package, comprising:

• providing a tray having a base connected to a plurality of sidewalls each of which extends away from the base and terminates at a rim, said tray defining a volume with an opening circumscribed by said rim, said rim comprising a press-fit sealing feature including a channel element, the channel element comprising two sidewalls and a bottom that comprises at least one drain hole such that a cross-sectional profile of the channel element at the drain hole defines a U-shaped profile with the two sidewalls and the bottom, wherein the U-shaped profile comprises a width extending between the two sidewalls, and
• wherein the bottom of the channel element is sloped towards the at least one drain hole and is sloped in a direction perpendicular to the width;
• providing a ring-shaped lid comprising a complimentary press-fit sealing feature including a ridge element configured to removably mate inside the channel element of said press-fit sealing feature;
• placing the product in said volume wherein said product surface comprises at least one contour;
• and
• providing a flexible film,
• wherein said flexible film spans said opening, and
• securing said flexible film to said tray between said press-fit sealing feature of the rim and said complimentary press-fit sealing feature of the ring-shaped lid.