Patent ID: 6367651
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A vented container for produce, comprising:a base having a base panel with a periphery, and at least one side wall extending upward from said periphery to a rim; a cover constructed and arranged to mount upon said rim and close said base, defining an interior of said container; at least one vent aperture extending through said side wall at a position in proximity to said rim; a plug sized to be frictionally retained within said vent aperture, said plug extending from an inner face of a vent toggle, said vent toggle being pivotally mounted to said side wall for oscillating movement between a venting position in which said plug is spaced from said vent aperture, and a sealing position in which said plug seals said vent aperture; and said base panel including an alternating series of hills and troughs having lateral ends, said troughs being concave downward between said lateral ends, and a central depression extending into each of said hills, said central depressions being spaced from said lateral ends.