Slide and lock package

A recloseable container comprising:

• a thermoformed tray comprising a bottom wall, side walls, a front wall and a rear wall, the bottom wall having a periphery, the side walls, front wall and rear wall each extending upward from the periphery and terminating in a rim that defines an opening, the tray further comprising a flange extending outwardly from the rim, each sidewall comprising a lower section extending upward from the bottom wall periphery to an inner edge, a ledge extending outward from the inner edge and terminating in an outer edge, and an upper section extending upward from the outer edge and terminating at the rim, the upper section including an elongated rib extending inwardly from each side wall above and substantially parallel to the ledge, the tray further comprising one or more dimple stops extending upward from the ledge near the front wall;
• and
• a thermoformed lid comprising a cover portion that covers the opening and a lid flange that extends outward from a periphery of the cover portion and is in sliding contact with the tray flange, the cover portion comprising a rear cover portion defining a plane and a front cover portion, the front cover portion comprising a recessed back wall extending downward from the rear cover portion, a recessed front wall and recessed side walls extending downward from the top wall periphery, and a recessed cover portion extending between the recessed front wall, recessed back wall and recessed side walls, the recessed cover portion including one or more dimples configured to receive and mate with the one or more dimple stops to lock the lid in the closed position before and after each use, each recessed side wall defining a groove configured to receive one of the elongated ribs in the tray to secure the lid to the tray in sliding fashion, the lid further comprising one or more backstops integrally formed in the recessed back wall;
• wherein
• the lid is moveable in a sliding fashion between a fully closed position in which the recessed front wall of the lid abuts the tray front wall, and a fully opened position in which the one or more backstops abut the tray rear wall;
• and
• the lid is engaged to the tray in both the fully closed and fully opened positions.

A recloseable container comprising:

• a thermoformed tray comprising a bottom wall, side walls, a front wall and a rear wall, the bottom wall having a periphery, the side walls, front wall and rear wall each extending upward from the periphery and terminating in a rim that defines an opening, the tray comprising a flange extending outwardly from the rim, the tray defining a groove in each side wall;
• and
• a thermoformed lid comprising a cover portion that covers the opening and a lid flange that extends outward from a periphery of the cover portion and has a rear edge, the cover portion comprising a rear cover portion defining a plane and a front cover portion, the front cover portion comprising a recessed back wall extending downward from the rear cover portion, a recessed front wall and recessed side walls extending downward from the top wall periphery, and a recessed cover portion extending between the recessed front wall, recessed back wall and recessed side walls, each recessed side wall comprising a rib configured to engage the groove in one of the tray side walls to secure the lid to the tray in sliding fashion;
• wherein
• the lid is moveable in a sliding fashion between a fully closed position in which the recessed front wall of the lid abuts the tray front wall, and a fully opened position in which the recessed back wall abuts the tray rear wall.