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US 2003/0141309 A1Published application
Package with integrated utensil
AssigneeKraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
InventorsSurendra Agarwal, Carolina Alejandra Castellanos, Neil Enciso, Kyle Robert Karsten
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Abstract
A food product container includes a molded tray having at least one cell for holding a food product. A removable cover, such as lidding film, seals the cell in preparation for shipment. A utensil, such as a spoon or knife or the like, is integrally molded with the container.
Claims27
A food product container comprising:
- a molded tray including at least one cell for holding a food product;
- a removable cover for sealing said at least one cell prior to use;
- a wall surrounding said at least one cell to engage said cover;
- and
- said tray including at least one eating utensil integrally molded therewith.
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A food product container comprising:
- at least one molded cell for holding a food product;
- an integral web molded therewith as a unitary structure, said web surrounding at least a portion of said at least one molded cell;
- a eating utensil integrally molded with one of said molded cell and said web;
- and
- a removable cover engaging said web for sealing said at least one molded cell.
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A method of forming, filling and sealing a food product container, comprising:
- providing a sheet of plastic material;
- vacuum forming said sheet to form a tray with at least one cell for receiving a food product and an integral web surrounding at least a portion of said at least one cell;
- molding an eating utensil in said integral web;
- filling said at least one cell with a food product;
- and
- sealing said at least one cell with a thin, flexible seal adhered to said web.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.