Patent ID: 9617048
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A resealable food package comprising: a tray having a bottom connected to each of a plurality of sides terminating at an opening, the plurality of sides having a substantially same height which defines an interior for receiving a food product, the plurality of sides comprising: a first seal applied to a topside of the upper lip portions and circumscribing an irregular pentagon about the opening, wherein a portion of the irregular pentagon forms a chevron pointing away from the third side; a second and third seal applied to a topside of the extended upper lip portion such that each of the first, second, and third seal is separated from one another; and a film releasably attached to the upper lip portions by the first seal and further attached to the upper lip portions by the second and third seals, wherein said film includes a tab portion formed by a first perforation having a first portion disposed between the second and third seals and a second portion disposed between the second seal and a first side of the first seal that forms the chevron, and a second perforation having a first portion disposed between the third and second seals and a second portion disposed between the third seal and a second side of the first seal that forms the chevron, wherein the first portions of the first and second perforations are substantially parallel and spaced apart and terminate at an edge of the film positioned furthest from the third side, wherein the tray, the first seal, and the film form a gas resistant barrier between the interior and an external environment and wherein said gas resistant barrier is undisturbed by the first and second perforations, and wherein said tab portion is configured to allow a user to peel away the film from the tray along the first and second perforations towards the third side thereby releasing the film from the first seal to expose the interior to the external environment, and wherein said package is configured to allow the user to reapply the film to the tray by contacting the film to the first seal.