Patent ID: 11970323
Assignee: CRYOVAC, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A package comprising:
a support comprising:
a base configured to hold a product, and
a peripheral flange surrounding the base and forming a gripping tab,
wherein the support is formed from a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and

a film engaged with at least part of the peripheral flange, wherein the film and the support define a housing compartment for the product, wherein the film is configured to be partially separated from the support when the package is opened to allow access to the housing compartment;
wherein the gripping tab comprises:
a first portion of the support that includes a first part of the first surface and a first part of the second surface;
a second portion of the support that includes carrying a second part of the first surface and a second part of the second surface, wherein the second portion is in overlapping position above the first portion so that the first part of the first surface in the first portion faces the second part of the first surface in the second portion, and wherein the second part of the second surface of the first portion and the second part of the second surface of the second portion form opposite external sides of the gripping tab; and
a peripheral edge that is part of a radially-external perimeter of the peripheral flange;

wherein, when the package is closed, the film forms a flap configured to be grabbed by a user to at least partially separate the film from the support to at least partially open the package and allow access to the housing compartment;
wherein, when the package is closed, the flap is parallel to the peripheral flange and the peripheral edge of the gripping tab is part of the radially external perimeter of the peripheral flange; and
wherein the flap has a free portion that does not cover the gripping tab or the peripheral flange, wherein the flap extends above an indent in the perimeter of the peripheral flange.