Food storage container with reversible lid
AssigneeD6 Inc.
InventorsEdward C. Dominion, Martin L. Troudt, Ben McGregor
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Abstract
Containers for storing food in a storage compartment may include a base portion of the container. The storage compartment is sealed with a film to get the food stored in the storage compartment fresh. The container further includes a reversible lid that is able to attach to the base portion of the container in two different configurations. In a first configuration the reversible lid attaches to the base portion without affecting the seal created by the film. In a second configuration the reversible lid attaches to the base portion when the lid is inverted and the film is removed from the base portion.
Claims22
A container comprising:
- a base portion having a base panel and at least one sidewall extending generally upward from a perimeter of the base panel to define a storage compartment, the at least one sidewall forming an upper rim defining an opening into the storage compartment;
- a film removably attached to the upper rim of the base portion to cover the opening and seal the storage compartment;
- a reversible lid that is configured to detachably couple to the base portion in a first configuration when the film is coupled to the upper rim and in a second configuration when the film is removed from the upper rim, wherein an orientation of the lid in the second configuration is inverted from an orientation of the lid in the first configuration, the lid including:
- a panel disposed in a first plane,
- a rim surrounding the panel, the rim extending away from the first plane,
- a shoulder disposed in the first plane and extending outwardly from the rim, the shoulder facing the upper rim of the base portion when the lid is attached to the base portion in the first configuration, and
- a first shoulder disposed between the rim and the shoulder in a second plane that is different from the first plane so as to leave a gap between the first shoulder and the upper rim of the base portion when the lid is attached to the base portion in the first configuration.
A container for storing food, comprising:
- a base portion defining a storage compartment to store food, the base portion having an upper rim surrounding an opening into the storage compartment;
- a film removably attached to the upper rim of the base portion to cover the opening and seal the storage compartment, wherein the film is removable from the base portion to gain access to the food in the storage compartment;
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- a reversible lid including:
- a central panel disposed in a first plane,
- a rim surrounding the panel, the rim extending away from the first plane,
- a shoulder extending outwardly from the rim, and
- a first shoulder disposed between the rim and the shoulder in a second plane that is different from the first plane,
- the lid attachable to the base portion in two different configurations, including a first configuration in which the panel of the lid presses against the film without damaging the seal created by the film and the shoulder faces the upper rim of the base portion, and a second configuration in which the lid is inverted relative to the first configuration and snap-fit to the base portion to form a leak-resistant seal after the film is removed from the base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.