Flip Tray
AssigneeMann Packing Co., Inc.
InventorsJulio Loaiza, Tom Mangino
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Abstract
A flip tray is provided that includes a transparent, compartmentalized container body and a flexible sealing sheet sealed to partition walls and to the peripheral rim of the compartmentalized container body. Plant material with active respiratory activity such as fruits and vegetables are disposed in the compartments of the transparent container body. Each of the compartments exchanges respiratory gases through the micro-perforated sealing sheet individually in a controlled manner. A tray having a completely flat bottom is secured to the container body so as to underlie the flexible sealing sheet and includes peripheral vent conformations.
Claims20
A flip tray comprising:
- a transparent, compartmentalized container body defining a plurality of compartments each having peripheral walls, and a continuous peripheral rim between and surrounding said compartments;
- a sealing sheet adhered to the continuous peripheral rim of the container body compartments;
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- a cover tray having a completely flat bottom, without any ribs or undulations, and peripheral conformations defining at least one vent opening.
A method of preparing a flip tray comprising:
- providing a container body comprised of a transparent polymeric material defining a plurality of individual compartments and a continuous rib between and peripherally of the compartments,
- placing the container body on a work surface with compartments opening up,
- placing food stuffs in at least some of the compartments,
- sealing a sealing sheet to the rim of the container body so that the individual compartments are substantially sealed and the seal is substantially continuous along the rim;
- providing a cover tray having a completely flat bottom without any ribs or undulations;
- placing the cover tray over the sealing sheet and securing the cover tray to the container body;
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- turning the assembled container body and cover tray over so that the cover tray side is down, so that the food stuffs rest on the sealing sheet and the sealing sheet is supported by being adhered to the continuous rim, whereby the flip tray is displayed for sale in a display orientation wherein the food stuffs are viewed through the container body walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.