Domed food container

A food container comprising:

• a lid member, the lid member including a retaining mechanism, wherein the retaining mechanism is formed by an embossed surface, a sidewall, and an upper surface;
• a base member, the base member including a fluid channel return system and a retaining mechanism complementary with the lid member retaining mechanism, wherein the fluid channel return system comprises one or more notches in a fluid return channel, a plurality of sidewall ribs from into an upper rim and sidewall of the base member, and a base member lock rim and wherein the retaining mechanism is formed by a retaining inner area comprising a plurality of embossed portions and channels, a uniform rib, at least two embossed portions comprising a plurality of elevated and incrementally spaced surface having a shape complementary to a vented extension in the lid member;
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• an interlocking arrangement in the lid member and the base member that secures the base member with the lid member to form the container.

A food container comprising:

• a lid member, the lid member including a retaining mechanism, wherein the retaining mechanism is formed by an embossed surface, a sidewall, and an upper surface;
• a base member, the base member including a fluid channel return system and a retaining mechanism complementary with the lid member retaining mechanism, wherein the fluid channel return system comprises one or more notches in a fluid return channel, a plurality of sidewall ribs from into an upper rim and sidewall of the base member, and a base member lock rim and wherein the retaining mechanism is formed by a retaining inner area having a flat surface, a uniform rib, at least two embossed portions comprising a plurality of elevated and incrementally spaced surface having a shape complementary to a vented extension in the lid member;
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• an interlocking arrangement in the lid member and the base member that secures the base member with the lid member to form the container.

A food container comprising:

• a lid member, the lid member including a vent, the lid member including a lid retaining mechanism, wherein the lid retaining mechanism is formed by an embossed shape in the lid member;
• a base member, the base member including a fluid channel return system and a base retaining mechanism complementary with the embossed shape of the lid retaining mechanism;
• wherein the fluid channel return system comprises:
• one or more notches in an upper rim of the base member and a plurality of sidewall ribs in the base member;
• an interlocking arrangement of the lid member and the base member that secures the lid member with base member to form the food container;
• wherein the base member further comprises an embossed channel, a groove, or a combination thereof to provide for the passage of gases, moisture, or mixtures thereof when the base member is stacked on a second lid member having a second vent and a second embossed shape complementary to the base retaining mechanism.

A food container comprising:

• a lid member, the lid member comprising an embossed surface, a sidewall, and an upper surface, the upper surface further comprising openings, slits, or vents;
• a base member, the base member comprising a plurality of sidewall ribs, an upper rim, a base member lock rim, the upper rim comprising one or more notches;
• a bottom surface of the base member comprising a protruding surface complementary to the embossed surface of the lid member;
• at least one channel in the bottom surface of the base member, wherein the channel is adjacent to the protruding surface, wherein the channel is adjacent to the openings, slits or vents of the lid member when the embossed surface of the lid member receives the protruding surface of the base member.