Patent ID: 8397936
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A package for holding a plurality of foodstuff objects, the package comprising: a base for holding the foodstuff objects and having an upwardly directed rim with a rear edge and a front edge parallel thereto; a cover fittable downwardly over the base and having a downwardly directed rim with a rear edge and a front edge parallel thereto; a hinge interconnecting the cover and base at the rims at the rear edges for movement between an open position with the rims separated at the front edges and a closed position with the rims engaging each other at the front edges; a female formation open vertically at the front edge on one of the rims toward the other of the rims and having a recess open toward the cover and having a rear side formed by a forwardly projecting counterhook and a front side defined by a flank extending vertically forward and toward the other rim; and a male formation projecting vertically from the other of the rims toward the one rim, fittable into the recess, and having a hook matable with the counterhook, the male and female formations being of rectangular section, the recess having a front-to-rear dimension between the counterhook and the flank that is smaller than a front-to-rear dimension of the hook of the male formation such that, on engagement of the male formation into the female formation, the male formation engages both sides of the recess of the female formation so that the female formation spreads and deforms elastically on entry of the hook into the recess past the counterhook.