Patent ID: 8651279
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A packaged microwavable product, comprising: a first food component; a second food component; a lower container maintaining the first food component, wherein the lower container includes a base, a lower wall extending upwardly from the base, and a shoulder extending outwardly from the lower wall, wherein the shoulder is slanted with respect to the base; an upper container maintaining the second food component, wherein the upper container includes a base, a sidewall and a flange extending outwardly from the sidewall, wherein the flange is supported by the slanted shoulder of the lower container; a seal member adhered to a lip of the flange of the upper container to provide separation between the first food component and the second food component; and a pull tab coupled to the seal member and extending between the slanted shoulder of the lower container and the flange of the upper container to facilitate movement of the seal member from a closed position to an open position, wherein the lip includes a first lip portion and a second lip portion, wherein the second lip portion has a width that is about equal to or greater than the first lip portion, wherein the seal member is adhered to the first lip portion with a lesser adhesive bond than the second lip portion so the seal member remains within the lower container when in the final open position, wherein at least a portion of the seal member remains adhered to the lip when in the final open position.