Tuna twister
OwnerMaureen DiDonatoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container for packaging solid food that is stored in the container in a liquid environment, such as tuna fish. One end of the container has a foraminous drain lid for draining the liquid from the container. The drain lid may have a rim to prevent a user from being splashed while draining the contents of the container. The container is sealed to prevent contamination of the contents of the container. The container may be made of a flexible material so that the user may squeeze the container to facilitate draining the liquid from the container. Once the liquid has been drained from the container, the drain lid is removed to allow extraction of the solid food from the container.
Claims27
A solid tuna food product package, comprising a squeezable pliable foil-lined plastic body for packaging of a solid tuna food product and packing liquid, the solid tuna food product and packing liquid disposed in the body, the body having flexible sides and first and second ends, the second end being removable from the body, the second end having a foraminous cap for separating the packing liquid from the tuna food product, and the second end being detachable for forming an open end of the body for removal of the solid tuna food product from the body through the open end.
A tuna package, comprising a flexible wall container made from a pliable squeezable foil-lined plastic material, the container having flexible side walls and first and second ends, the second end being openable for forming a closed first end and an open second end, tuna and packing liquid disposed in the container, the second end being openable for draining packing liquid from the tuna in the container through holes in a drain lid attached to the second end, and the second end being detachable and removable from the container for removing the tuna through the open end of the container.
A method of providing a container of solid tuna food product, comprising providing a flexible wall container made from a pliable squeezable foil-lined plastic material, the container having flexible side walls and first and second ends, the second end being removable for forming a closed first end and an open second end, disposing solid tuna food product and a packing liquid in the container, opening the second end of the container, draining the packing liquid from the container through holes in a drain lid attached to the second end, and removing the second end of the container, flexing the walls of the container, and emptying the solid tuna food product from the container.
The method of providing a container of solid tuna food product, comprising providing a flexible wall container made from a pliable squeezable foil-lined plastic material, the container having flexible side walls and first and second ends, the second end being removable for forming a closed first end and an open second end, disposing solid tuna food product and a packing liquid in the container, removing the second end of the container thereby forming the open second end, inverting the container, draining the packing liquid from the solid tuna food product in the container through holes in a drain lid attached to the second open second end of the container, and emptying the solid tuna food product from the container through the open second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.