Food container
AssigneeThermos L.L.C.
InventorsMarvin Lane, Dwayne Boroski, Freddy Aranda
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Abstract
A food container includes a base including one or more compartments. A lid is configured to engage to the base. A lower surface of the lid includes closing members. The closing members include a central portion formed from a first material and a distal portion formed from a second material. The central portion extends from or is integral with the lower surface of the lid. The closing members close the one or more compartments. The distal portion compresses or seals against an upper surface of the base or an insert positioned in one of the one or more compartments.
Claims20
A food container, comprising:
- a base comprising one or more compartments;
- a lid configured to engage to the base;
- and,
- a lower surface of the lid comprises closing members, wherein the closing members include a central portion formed from a first material and a distal portion formed from a second material, and the central portion extends from or is integral with the lower surface of the lid;
- and
- wherein the closing members close the one or more compartments.
A food container, comprising:
- a lid comprising a lid inner member and a lid outer member;
- a base comprising a base inner member and a base outer member;
- the lid configured to engage to the base;
- a lower surface of the lid inner member comprises closing members, wherein the closing members include a central portion formed from a first material and a distal portion formed from a second material;
- the base inner member forms one or more compartments to receive one or more inserts or one or more food items;
- and,
- wherein the closing members close the one or more compartments when the lid is in a closed position.
A food container, comprising:
- a tray lid;
- a tray base;
- the tray lid and the tray base configured to join together in a closed configuration;
- a flexible strap removably fastens to the tray lid and to the tray base to hold the tray lid and the tray base in the closed configuration;
- and,
- the flexible strap removably fastens to a front portion of the tray lid, spans from the front portion of the tray lid, around a front wall of the tray base, around a lower surface of the tray base, around a rear wall of the tray base, and to a rear portion of the tray lid;
- and wherein the flexible strap removably fastens to the rear portion of the tray lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.