Thermoformed package

A container for packaging an article, comprising:

• top and bottom shell halves integrally formed with a hinge interconnecting said halves, said top half defining a top panel and a front panel and said bottom half defining a rear panel and a bottom panel, wherein said hinge interconnects said rear panel to said top panel where an upper edge of said rear panel meets a rear edge of said top panel, said top and bottom shell halves selectively movable about said hinge between a closed position and an open position;
• wherein the top panel and the rear panel define respective planes that intersect in proximity to said hinge, and the hinge does not extend into the plane of either of the top panel or the rear panel.

A container, comprising:

• a base;
• a lid hinged to the base and sized to engage the base to define a container having a top panel, bottom panel, front panel, back panel and opposed lateral side panels, wherein the hinge joins the base to the lid and the top panel defines a top panel plane that is transverse to a back panel plane defined by the back panel and the hinge lies completely within the intersection of the planes defined by the top panel and the back panel.