Patent ID: 6447825
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An instant menu pack, comprising:an instant menu having at least two components with a different consistency and being pre-cooked and deep-freezable; an undivided tray base receiving the instant menu and having a circumferential side wall that diverges outwards from a substantially flat bottom towards an upper edge thereof where it passes into an outwardly projecting, substantially flat, bottom-parallel, circumferential marginal flange, wherein the tray base is made from a material permeable to microwave energy, wherein the tray base comprises a plastic material provided on an inside facing the instant menu with a coating that can absorb water, the material having a thermal expansion coefficient in a temperature range between âˆ’20Â° C. and room temperature that is lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the instant menu, wherein the components of the instant menu are filled into the tray base in a layer arrangement perpendicular to the bottom in such a way that the individual layers have an order opposite to the intended order of the individual components on consumption; and a sealing foil sealed onto the marginal flange after filling the instant menu, wherein the marginal flange has a flexible-deformable construction so that, following the removal of the sealing foil, it engages closely on a circumferential opposite face, which is substantially parallel to the marginal flange such as the rim of a plate, and wherein between a level of the instant menu remote from the bottom and an inner surface of the sealing foil facing the bottom a functional space exists.