Resealable food container

A polygonal food container comprising,

• a frame defining the polygonal shape of the container and containing a food product;
• a wrapper surrounding the frame, said wrapper forming a top of the container;
• said top having a cut-out flap portion defining an access opening sufficiently large to provide access to the food product;
• and
• a resealable cover comprising a label adhesively joined to said flap portion of said top, said label having a larger surface area than a surface area of said flap portion, thereby forming a sealing surface perimeter around said flap portion, said label having a surface area greater than said access opening in said top, said sealing surface forming a resealable seal with the top in a sealing area between the access opening and an adjacent edge of the top, said resealable cover being operable to expose the access opening and reclosable against the top to seal the access opening when said resealable cover is moved back against the said top,
• wherein said resealable cover is optimized to provide sealing characteristics of sufficient resealing frequency and desirable peel force to separate the seal between said resealable cover and said top.

A shaped food product container in combination with a food product contained therein,

• an overall structure of the container imparting a certain shape to the container, which shape is defined by a structure other than one of the size and the shape of the food product within the container,
• the container further including a wrapper forming at least a portion of the exterior of the container and conforming to the imparted certain shape,
• the imparted certain shape causing the wrapper to have at least one outer surface access area which has an access opening so as to provide access to the food product within the container, and a sealing cover adhesively sealed to said outer surface access area so as to cover said access opening, said sealing cover being resealable and reclosable against said outer surface access area to seal said access opening when said sealing cover, after having been initially opened, is moved back against said outer surface access area,
• wherein said sealing cover, adhesive and outer surface are optimized to provide sealing characteristics of sufficient resealing frequency and desirable peel force to separate the seal between said sealing cover and said outer surface.

A food container in combination with a food product located within the container,

• the food product being discrete food articles,
• a wrapper forming the exterior of the container and having an outer surface access area,
• an overall structure of the container imparting to the wrapper a certain shape, which certain shape is independent of one of the size and the shape of the discrete food articles within the container,
• an access opening formed in the outer surface access area so as to provide access to the discrete food articles within the container,
• and a sealing cover adhesively sealed to the outer surface access area so as to cover the access opening, said sealing layer being releasable and reclosable against the outer surface access area around the access opening to seal the access opening after the sealing cover, having been initially opened, is moved back against the outer surface access area,
• wherein said sealing cover, adhesive and outer surface are optimized to provide sealing characteristics of sufficient resealing frequency and desirable peel force to separate the seal between said sealing cover and said outer surface.