Patent ID: 7413094
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A produce packaging system comprising in operative combination: a basket including a basket body and a lid; a latch for reversibly securing the lid to the basket body; a ventilation channel formed in a lower surface of the basket body to align with lower tray vents of a tray when the basket is installed in the tray; the basket and the lid each having first complementary ventilation slot components configured such that the lid includes a first raised edge portion and the basket includes a first depressed edge portion arranged so that when the container is closed the first raised edge portion of the lid and the first depressed edge portion of the basket are vertically aligned to form a first horizontal ventilation slot formed in an upper portion of the basket enabling the passage of an airflow through the first horizontal ventilation slot and configured such that the first horizontal ventilation slot aligns with first cutaway portions of the tray when the basket is installed in the tray; the basket and the lid each further including second complementary ventilation slot components configured such that the lid includes a second raised edge portion and the basket includes a second depressed edge portion arranged so that when the container is closed the second raised edge portion of the lid and the second depressed edge portion of the basket are vertically aligned to form a second horizontal ventilation slot formed in an upper portion of the basket, the second horizontal ventilation slot being disposed substantially perpendicular to the first horizontal ventilation slot and enabling the passage of an airflow through the second horizontal ventilation slot and configured such that the second horizontal ventilation slot aligns with second cutaway portions of the tray when the basket is installed in the tray; a lower vent further disposed on the lower surface of the basket body in communication with the ventilation channel and configured to enable an airflow to pass in through; the tray for receiving therein the basket, the tray comprising a substantially flat bottom and four sidewalls defining first and second ends and first and second sides; paired lower tray vents disposed on a lower portion of the first and second ends defining a ventilation path along the bottom of the tray from the first end lower tray vent to the second end tray lower tray vent under the basket, the lower tray vents further disposed so as to align with the basket ventilation channel when the basket is installed in the tray; first cutaway portions defined by and disposed upon an upper portion of the first and second ends of the tray and disposed so as to align with the first horizontal ventilation slot when the basket is installed in the tray; and second cutaway portions defined by and disposed upon an upper portion of the first and second sides of the tray and disposed so as to align with the second horizontal ventilation slot when the basket is installed in the tray.