Patent ID: 9085389
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a rigid tray having a base portion at a bottom of the tray, walls having lower portions, and an upper lip portion peripherally surrounding an opening at a top of the tray; and a dual purpose portion configured to connect to the rigid tray under the bottom of the tray defining a package base position of the duel purpose or over the top of the tray to cover the opening of the tray defining a package lid position of the dual purpose portion, the dual purpose portion having a planar surface and a rib extending generally orthogonally with respect to the planar surface, with the rib including a first side portion, a second side portion, a base segment, and an end segment with the first side portion facing a first direction inwardly toward the planar surface, the second side portion facing an opposite second direction outwardly away from the planar surface, the base segment connected to the planar surface, and the end segment extending away from and being wider than the base segment of the rib; wherein the first side portion of the rib is configured to engage the lower portions of the walls of the tray when the dual purpose portion is in the package base position; wherein the second portion is configured to engage the upper lip portion of the tray when the dual purpose portion is in the package lid position; and wherein when the dual purpose portion is in the package lid position, the rib extends downwardly toward the bottom of the tray and when the dual purpose portion is in the package base position, the dual purpose portion is inverted relative to the package lid position of the dual purpose portion with the rib extending upwardly away from the bottom of the tray when the dual purpose portion is in the package base position; wherein the closed bottom of the tray includes a floor and the tray has interconnected side with lower portions extending inwardly to define a detent adjacent the floor of the tray and wherein the inwardly facing portion of the rib of the dual purpose portion is received in the detent to hold the dual purpose portion under the bottom of the tray when the package is in the first configuration in which the dual purpose portion defines the package base.