Patent ID: 7993692
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package assembly for marinating a food product, the package assembly comprising: a first package includes a first compartment configured to at least partially contain a second package and a second compartment configured to contain the food product; and the second package contained within the first compartment and configured to contain a food additive, the second package including a rupturable seal configured to rupture when exposed to a predetermined pressure, wherein the second package is in fluid communication with the second compartment upon the rupturing of the rupturable seal so as to allow the food additive to mix with the food product, and wherein the first package includes a hard seal configured to withstand the predetermined pressure and prevent leaking of the food additive and food product from the first package during the mixing of the food additive and the food product and the second package defines a flange configured to extend at least partially into the second compartment of the first package, and said flange is configured to serve as a conduit and direct the food additive to the second compartment in an instance in which the rupturable seal is ruptured.