Patent ID: 11858704
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 20:
21. A container for containing a food product packaged within an interior cavity of the container for retail sale, the container comprising:
a lid
defining a lid portion of the interior cavity
having
a substantially planar lid surface and
a flat top surface of the lid located adjacent to the substantially planar lid surface;

a base defining a base portion of the interior cavity;
a lid lock
projecting
from a first edge of the substantially planar lid surface
to a contact point, and

wherein the lid lock projects from the first edge at an oblique angle relative to the substantially planar lid surface;

a base lock
configured to interact with the lid lock at the contact point to secure the container in a closed configuration;

an advertising membrane
adjacent
to the lid lock and

covering
the substantially planar lid surface,
the first edge of the substantially planar lid surface, and
the flat top surface of the lid;

wherein each of the lid, base, lid lock, and base lock are formed from a formable material;
wherein
the substantially planar lid surface defines and surrounds a gap in the formable material, and
a flat surface of the advertising membrane
covers the gap,
directly contacts the substantially planar lid surface, and
is adjacent to the contact point;

the base having
a floor having at least one substantially flat floor surface generally defined by a geometric plane,
a sidewall extending from the floor to a rim portion defining an opening of the base having a perimeter, wherein the opening is adapted to receive the food product into the base portion of the interior cavity,
wherein, the floor is configured to support the food product within the interior cavity; and

wherein, in the closed configuration,
the flat top surface of the lid and the floor of the base partially surround the interior cavity and
are configured to contain the food product therebetween,

the contact point of the lid lock is located outside the perimeter of the opening of the base, and
the substantially planar lid surface is
exterior to the interior cavity and
facing away from the geometric plane.