Patent ID: 7178672
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A package comprising: a unitarily formed tub comprising a floor panel, a pair of opposite side panels rising generally orthogonal from the floor panel, a first and second end panel opposite one another and separating the side panels, the side panels having a greater surface area than the end panels, the first and second end panels having a different curvature one from another with the first end panel being outwardly convex, an open mouth opposite the floor panel, and an outwardly projecting lip circumscribing the open mouth and formed with a side edge, a section of the side edge adjacent the first end panel being outwardly rounded and another section of the side edge adjacent the second end panel being straight or concave; a cover element arranged over the open mouth and sealed against the lip, the cover element being in a plane parallel to the floor panel, the cover having graphics printed thereon oriented for reading in a direction downward from the first end panel to the second end panel; and wherein the package is capable of standing erect via support contact between a portion of the second end panel and the lip.