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US 7,112,771 B2Granted
Microwavable metallic container
AssigneeBall Corporation
InventorsMichael D Richardson, Jason Kaanta, Vincent A. Hirsch
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Abstract
A container for food and beverage products, and more specifically, a substantially metallic container with a microwavable transparent portion and a selectively removable metallic lid, wherein the container can be used in a conventional microwave oven.
Claims7
A hermetically sealed four piece microwavable metallic container, comprising:
- a metallic sidewall portion comprising a lower end and an upper end and which defines a height of at least about two inches;
- a metallic lid which is sealingly interconnected to said upper end of said metallic sidewall portion;
- a microwavable transparent bottom which is interconnected to said lower end of said metallic sidewall portion and has a surface area of at least about 1.25 square inches;
- a metallic reinforcing member which is distinct from said metallic sidewall and operably interconnected to a perimeter edge of said microwavable transparent bottom and a lower end of said metallic sidewall portion, wherein a hermetic seal is created while permitting microwave energy to pass through at least a central portion of said microwave transparent bottom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.