Systems and methods for nesting product packaging with strainer inserts
AssigneePianca Packaging LLC
InventorSameh Guirguis
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Abstract
Systems and methods for nesting product packaging with strainer inserts are provided. Product packaging systems may include, for example, a product container with a lid and with a strainer insert disposed within the container. In some embodiments, the strainer inserts may be snapped into place in a channel, groove, or other retention feature of the parent container, thus permitting coupling without the use of adhesives or fasteners. The strainer inserts, when coupled within the parent containers, may define a drainage volume in which product fluids may drain to maintain the product separately from the fluids, e.g., to prolong shelf-life of the product.
Claims12
A nesting product packaging system, comprising:
- a product container comprising (i) four sides and a bottom defining a container volume and (ii) a strainer detent formed in at least one of the four sides, the strainer detent comprising a detent sidewall defining a retention angle;
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- a strainer insert disposed within the container volume, the strainer insert comprising a perimeter flange and defining a drainage volume between the strainer insert and the product container bottom, wherein the perimeter flange of the strainer insert is coupled to the strainer detent such that the perimeter flange is impeded from uncoupling from the strainer detent by the detent sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.