Double-center wall microwave food package
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1. A package for use in heating a plurality of food items by microwave energy comprising:
- carton means for forming an interior food item receiving cavity;
partition means for separating said food cavity into at least two food compartments shaped to accommodate the respective food items, said partition means including at least a first side; and
microwave interactive means for converting microwave energy into heat, said microwave interactive means including a microwave interactive material located on and coextensive with at least a substantial portion of said first side of said partition means to heat the surface of at least one of said food items;
wherein said carton includes a cover comprising at least one cover panel for opening and closing said compartments, said partition means comprising at least one partition wall connected to said at least one cover panel and being movable therewith out of and into said food cavity as at least one of said compartments is opened and closed, respectively.
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Abstract
A package for use in storing, vending and microwave cooking of food products. The package includes a double center wall which divides an interior food cavity into two food compartments. The center wall and the remaining interior surfaces of the container are coated with a microwave interactive layer thereby exposing an increased surface area of the food articles to the microwave interactive layers. Improved surface cooking, such as surface browning and crisping are achieved, as well as increased convenience in packaging and cooking.
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1. A package for use in heating a plurality of food items by microwave energy comprising:
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carton means for forming an interior food item receiving cavity; partition means for separating said food cavity into at least two food compartments shaped to accommodate the respective food items, said partition means including at least a first side; and microwave interactive means for converting microwave energy into heat, said microwave interactive means including a microwave interactive material located on and coextensive with at least a substantial portion of said first side of said partition means to heat the surface of at least one of said food items; wherein said carton includes a cover comprising at least one cover panel for opening and closing said compartments, said partition means comprising at least one partition wall connected to said at least one cover panel and being movable therewith out of and into said food cavity as at least one of said compartments is opened and closed, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 37, 38)
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21. A package for use in heating a plurality of food items by microwave energy comprising:
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carton means for forming an interior food item receiving cavity, said carton means including a bottom and a cover; said cover including a pair of cover panels which are individually movable for opening and closing said carton means, and associated depending panels which, when the cover panels are in a closed position extend from each of said cover panels toward said bottom, said depending panels being arranged to move out of the interior food cavity as a respective cover panel is moved to an open position and to divide said interior food cavity into two food compartments shaped to accommodate the respective food items when a respective cover panel is moved to a closed position; said depending panels each having a first side;
said first sides facing toward each other when the cover panels are in a closed position, each of said panels further including a second side;microwave interactive means located on each of said second sides for heating the surface of at least one of said food items and at least one said food item being located within each of said two food compartments. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 40)
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32. A blank for a microwave package for use in heating a plurality of food items comprising:
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a central panel adapted to form a package bottom wall; four side panels connected to said central panel for forming a package peripheral wall surrounding the central panel; a first pair of panels each connected to a separate one of said four panels for forming a package top wall which is movable to open and close a food capacity defined by said central panel wall and peripheral wall; a second pair of panels each connected to a separate one of said first pair of panels for forming a package partition subdividing the food cavity into at least two food compartments shaped to accommodate the respective food items one of said second pair of panels having a microwave interactive material thereon, such that said second pair of panels forms a partition when said package is erect and said food cavity is closed by the package top wall, said second pair of panels being arranged to move to an open position, and said one of said second pair of panels providing a microwave interactive material exposed to the interior of one of the at least two food compartments to heat the surface of at least one of said food items. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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