Container for sliced and fluffed food products
First Claim
1. A food package for containing sliced food products, the food package comprising:
- a rigid base member;
a compartment of the base member in which slices of a food product are received;
a bottom wall of the compartment;
side wall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall and having a predetermined configuration for engaging the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof;
an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall; and
a rigid lid covering the opening to contain the sliced food product within the compartment for providing a rigid-rigid packaging of the sliced food product with the rigid base member.
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Abstract
A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.
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27 Claims
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1. A food package for containing sliced food products, the food package comprising:
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a rigid base member;
a compartment of the base member in which slices of a food product are received;
a bottom wall of the compartment;
side wall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall and having a predetermined configuration for engaging the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof;
an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall; and
a rigid lid covering the opening to contain the sliced food product within the compartment for providing a rigid-rigid packaging of the sliced food product with the rigid base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A food package for sliced food products, the food package comprising:
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a base member having a compartment for receiving the slices of food product therein;
an upper opening of the compartment through which the slices are inserted into the compartment;
a bottom wall of the compartment having a predetermined size smaller than that of the compartment upper opening;
a cover sized to fit over the upper opening for retaining the food slices in the compartment; and
at least one tapered wall extending between the bottom wall to bias the food slices toward the cover for holding the slices against shifting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A food package having a horizontal orientation and slightly inclined or vertical display orientation, the food package comprising:
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a base member having an upper periphery with the package in the horizontal orientation thereof, there being a center of the upper periphery;
a main compartment of the base member for receiving a food product therein;
a bottom wall of the main compartment having a predetermined configuration including a center that is offset from the center of the base member upper periphery to shift the weight of the food product downwardly with the package in the display orientation thereof;
a tapered side wall portion upstanding from the bottom wall along one side thereof that generally lifts the food product away from the bottom wall to shift the weight of the food product forwardly with the package in the display orientation thereof; and
a side wall portion opposite the tapered side wall portion that extends generally perpendicular to the bottom wall for being positioned adjacent to a support surface with the package in the display orientation thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A food package for containing sliced food products, the food package comprising:
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a rigid base member;
a compartment of the base member in which slices of a food product are received, the sliced food product arranged to have a fluffed appearance within the compartment;
a bottom wall of the compartment;
side wall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall;
an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall; and
a rigid lid covering the opening to contain the sliced food product within the compartment for providing a rigid-rigid packaging of the sliced food product with the rigid base member. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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