Container formed from two identical trays with engagement, venting and stacking features

A container comprising a first tray and a second tray, the first tray being releasably engageable with the second tray when the second tray is inverted relative to the first tray, each tray having a substantially identical profile, for each tray:

• the tray comprising a cover portion, a peripheral rim, and a sidewall extending between and coupling the cover portion and the rim;
• the cover portion comprising a first stacking member and a second stacking member each located proximate an outer edge of the cover portion, the first and second stacking members each having a U-shape profile;
• the rim comprising a proximal segment and a bead segment, wherein the proximal segment extends outwardly from the sidewall to the bead segment;
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• the bead segment has an upwardly-extending member and a downwardly-extending member, wherein the upwardly-extending member defines a first cavity, and wherein the downwardly-extending member defines a second cavity;
• wherein, when the first tray engages the second tray inverted relative to the first tray:
• the upwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the first tray is received in the second cavity of the bead segment of the second tray and engages the downwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the second tray;
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• the upwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the second tray is received in the second cavity of the bead segment of the first tray and engages the downwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the first tray;
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• wherein, when the second tray is inverted relative to the first tray and the cover portion of the second tray is stacked on the cover portion of the first tray, the first stacking member of the second tray is engageable with the second stacking member of the first tray and the first stacking member of the first tray is engageable with the second stacking member of the second tray to limit movement of the first tray and the second tray relative to one another.

A pair of containers, each container comprising a first tray and a second tray, the first tray being releasably engageable with the second tray when the second tray is inverted relative to the first tray, each tray having a substantially identical profile, for each tray:

• the tray comprising a cover portion, a peripheral rim, and a sidewall extending between and coupling the cover portion and the rim;
• the cover portion comprising a first stacking member and a second stacking member each located proximate an outer edge of the cover portion, the first and second stacking members each having a U-shape profile;
• the rim comprising a proximal segment and a bead segment, wherein the proximal segment extends outwardly from the sidewall to the bead segment;
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• the bead segment has an upwardly-extending member and a downwardly-extending member, wherein the upwardly-extending member defines a first cavity, and wherein the downwardly-extending member defines a second cavity;
• wherein, for each container, when the first tray engages the second tray inverted relative to the first tray:
• the upwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the first tray is received in the second cavity of the bead segment of the second tray and engages the downwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the second tray;
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• the upwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the second tray is received in the second cavity of the bead segment of the first tray and engages the downwardly-extending member of the bead segment of the first tray;
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• wherein, when a first container of the pair of containers is stacked on a second container of the pair of containers, the first stacking member of the first tray of the first container is engageable with the second stacking member of the second tray of the second container and the first stacking member of the second tray of the second container is engageable with the second stacking member of the first tray of the first container to limit movement of the first container and the second container relative to one another.