Patent ID: 6619501
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A base for a food container, comprising:a bottom having a periphery, the bottom including a bottom wall, a plurality of depressions in said bottom wall, said depressions extending below said bottom wall, a plurality of first ribs formed in said bottom wall and extending to a first elevation, at least one of the plurality of first ribs being disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bottom wall, a plurality of second ribs formed in said bottom wall and extending to a second elevation, the plurality of second ribs being disposed substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bottom wall; and a side wall extending around the periphery of the bottom wall, the side wall defining an interior of the base, the side wall including a plurality of first rib units formed in the side wall upwardly extending from the bottom wall, each of the plurality of first rib units including a first outward projection extending away from the interior and a first inward projection extending towards the interior, the first inward projection being formed within the first outward projection, a plurality of second rib units formed in the side wall upwardly extending from the bottom wall, each of the plurality of second rib units being disposed adjacent one of the plurality of first rib units, each of the plurality of second rib units including a second inward projection extending towards the interior, the second inward projection being shorter than the first inward projection, and a plurality of third rib units formed in the side wall upwardly extending from the bottom wall, each of the plurality of third rib units being positioned adjacent one of the plurality of second rib units, each of the plurality of third rib units including a second outward projection extending away from the interior and a third inward projection extending towards the interior, the third inward projection being formed within the second outward projection, the second outward projection being shorter than the first outward projection.