Food package and method for transfer of food
First Claim
1. A package comprising:
- a container part including a wall, the wall including an underside at a first end and including an upper side at a second end, the second end at an opposite end of the wall relative to the first end, the wall partially enclosing an interior space within the container part, the first end including a first opening leading to the interior space through the underside of the container part, and the second end including a second opening leading to the interior space through the upper side of the container part; and
a bottom part coupled to the container part, wherein the bottom part is coupled to and closes off the first opening in the underside of the container part to form a container for enclosing a serving of food, where the bottom part is attached to a periphery of the underside ofthe container part in a detachable fashion, the bottom part including interior space, and a second side that faces away from both the container part and the interior space,wherein the second opening operable to receive the serving of food through the second opening so that the serving of food is received on the first side of the bottom part facing the interior space so that the serving of food is at least partially enclosed within the interior space by the container part and the bottom part, the second opening operable to be closed by a lid attached to the second end of the wall in a non-removable manner after the serving of food is received through the second opening;
wherein the bottom part includes a tab, the tab operable to allow separation of the bottom part from the container part,wherein the second side of the bottom part operable to be placed on a serving surface so that the second side is at least partially in contact with the serving surface and so that the container part is separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, andwherein the bottom part operable to be placed on the serving surface so that the periphery of the underside of the container is adjacent to the serving surface and separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, and wherein the bottom part is operable to be removed from between the container part and the serving surface using the tab, wherein removal of the bottom part in a direction along the serving surface with the second side in at least partial contact with the serving surface is operable to transfer the serving of food onto the serving surface through the first opening in the underside of the container part without substantial movement of the container part and without substantial horizontal or vertical movement of the serving of food so that the serving of food comes into contact with the serving surface, and wherein the container part is operable to be lifted vertically from the serving surface without affecting the presentation of the serving of food.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bottom part intended to receive food thereon, and a container part where the bottom part and the container part are intended to enclose the food. The package is provided with means to hold the bottom part and the container part together in a detachable fashion and means to separate the bottom part from the container part fully or partially. Separating takes the form of removing the bottom part with the bottom part of the package standing in an essentially horizontal position on a serving surface so that the food is so arranged as to come into contact with the serving surface, as a consequence of which the container part is essentially retained it its position enclosing the food. The invention also relates to a method for transferring food from a package to a serving surface.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A package comprising:
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a container part including a wall, the wall including an underside at a first end and including an upper side at a second end, the second end at an opposite end of the wall relative to the first end, the wall partially enclosing an interior space within the container part, the first end including a first opening leading to the interior space through the underside of the container part, and the second end including a second opening leading to the interior space through the upper side of the container part; and a bottom part coupled to the container part, wherein the bottom part is coupled to and closes off the first opening in the underside of the container part to form a container for enclosing a serving of food, where the bottom part is attached to a periphery of the underside of the container part in a detachable fashion, the bottom part including interior space, and a second side that faces away from both the container part and the interior space, wherein the second opening operable to receive the serving of food through the second opening so that the serving of food is received on the first side of the bottom part facing the interior space so that the serving of food is at least partially enclosed within the interior space by the container part and the bottom part, the second opening operable to be closed by a lid attached to the second end of the wall in a non-removable manner after the serving of food is received through the second opening; wherein the bottom part includes a tab, the tab operable to allow separation of the bottom part from the container part, wherein the second side of the bottom part operable to be placed on a serving surface so that the second side is at least partially in contact with the serving surface and so that the container part is separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, and wherein the bottom part operable to be placed on the serving surface so that the periphery of the underside of the container is adjacent to the serving surface and separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, and wherein the bottom part is operable to be removed from between the container part and the serving surface using the tab, wherein removal of the bottom part in a direction along the serving surface with the second side in at least partial contact with the serving surface is operable to transfer the serving of food onto the serving surface through the first opening in the underside of the container part without substantial movement of the container part and without substantial horizontal or vertical movement of the serving of food so that the serving of food comes into contact with the serving surface, and wherein the container part is operable to be lifted vertically from the serving surface without affecting the presentation of the serving of food. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A package comprising:
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a container part including a wall, the wall including an underside at a first end and including an upper side at a second end, the second end at an opposite end of wall relative to the first end, the wall partially enclosing an interior space within the container part, the first end including a first opening leading to the interior space through the underside of the container part, and the second end including a second opening leading to the interior space through the upper side of the container part, the container part including a lid fixedly attached to the container part, the lid closing off the second opening of the container part; and a bottom part coupled to the container part, wherein the bottom part is coupled to and closes off the first opening in the underside of the container part to form a container for enclosing a serving of food, where the bottom part is attached to a periphery of the underside of the container part in a detachable fashion, the bottom part including a first side that faces the interior space, and a second side that faces away from both the container part and the interior space, wherein the second opening operable to receive the serving of food before the lid is fixedly attached to the container part so that the serving of food is received on the first side of the bottom part facing the container part so that the serving of food is completely enclosed by the container part that included the lid fixedly attached to the container part and the bottom part, wherein the bottom part includes a tab, the tab operable to allow separation of the bottom part from the container part, wherein the second side of the bottom part operable to be placed on a serving surface so that the second side is at least partially in contact with a serving surface and so that the container part is separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, and wherein the bottom part operable to be placed on the serving surface so that the periphery of the underside of the container is adjacent to the serving surface and separated from the serving surface by the bottom part, and wherein the bottom part is operable to be removed from between the container part and the serving surface using the tab, wherein removal of the bottom part in a direction along the serving surface with the second side in at least partial contact with the serving surface is operable to transfer the serving of food onto the serving surface through the first opening in the underside of the container part without substantial movement of the container and without substantial horizontal or vertical movement of the serving of food so that the serving of food comes into contact with the serving surface, from the serving surface without affecting the presentation of the serving of food. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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