Reclosable package for a product
First Claim
1. A package for a product, the package comprising:
- a tray including an upper peripherally extending surface, a cavity to receive the product therein, and a sealing flange that is to be used to form a first seal about the cavity, the sealing flange surrounding the cavity and being located below the upper surface within an interior region of the tray; and
a reclosable lid constructed and arranged to lock to an interior portion of the tray below the upper surface to cover the sealing flange and the cavity.
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Abstract
A package for packaging food and non-food products. The package may include a tray with a cavity to receive the product, and a reclosable lid to help protect the product within the tray. The lid may lock into an interior portion of the tray below its upper surface. The cavity may be sealed with a primary seal that helps to maintain the integrity of the product and/or to help preserve a food product within the cavity. A sealing flange used to form the primary seal is located below the upper surface of the tray and within the interior region of the tray. A removable sealing layer may be sealed to the sealing flange to form a hermetically sealed cavity. A secondary seal may be provided to help maintain freshness of a food product after the primary seal has been broken, and/or to stabilize or maintain the integrity of the package. One or more interlock features may be provided for releasably securing the lid to the tray. The interlocks may be located external to the cavity and within the interior region of the tray below its upper surface. The interlocks may include a snap-fit configuration that generates an audible sound that signals when the lid is secured to and/or removed from the tray.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. A package for a product, the package comprising:
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a tray including an upper peripherally extending surface, a cavity to receive the product therein, and a sealing flange that is to be used to form a first seal about the cavity, the sealing flange surrounding the cavity and being located below the upper surface within an interior region of the tray; and a reclosable lid constructed and arranged to lock to an interior portion of the tray below the upper surface to cover the sealing flange and the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A food package, comprising:
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a tray including a cavity and a sealing flange that extends about the perimeter of the cavity within an interior region of the tray, the cavity adapted to receive a food product therein, the sealing flange to form a primary seal that helps to maintain longer term preservation of the food product within the cavity; and a reclosable lid to cover the cavity and the sealing flange, the lid being constructed and arranged to engage with an interior portion of the tray to form a secondary seal about the cavity that helps to maintain shorter term preservation of the food product after the primary seal has been broken. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of packaging a product, the method comprising acts of:
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(a) providing a tray that includes a cavity adapted to receive the product therein; (b) introducing the product into the cavity; (c) sealing the cavity along a first seal located about the cavity and within an interior region of the tray; and (d) covering the cavity and the first seal with a reclosable lid that engages an interior portion of the tray external to the cavity to removably secure the lid to the tray. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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Specification