Patent ID: 6079555
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A food product support for packaging, storing, and/or sales display of food product, said product support consisting essentially of:a two layer complex of superimposed layers of material, including an upper contact layer adapted to directly support and contact the food product, said upper contact layer having a plurality of perforations for allowing exudates and other liquids originating from the food product to pass through said upper contact layer to a lower bottom support layer;said lower bottom support layer and said upper layer forming said two-layer complex consisting essentially of said upper layer and said lower layer, said lower bottom support layer comprising a cardboard support having a predeterminate thickness and said upper contact layer being a layer made of liquid-impermeable material, said upper contact layer being superimposed on and fixed to said lower bottom support layer;said plurality of perforations comprising a plurality of perforations extending completely through said impermeable material layer and partially penetrating into said thickness of said cardboard support for allowing the exudates and other liquids to pass through said impermeable material layer and to be absorbed into said cardboard support.