Patent ID: 6119862
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A package with at least one compartment for a food product having a bottom, side walls, end walls, and a front panel, the package comprising: a tray formed from a single piece of malleable material having generally flat peripheral flanges located in a reference plane defining the periphery of the tray, the tray having first and second side walls, first and second end walls and a bottom, the bottom integrally joining the end walls and side walls; integrally formed tabs defined at the junction of the side walls and the bottom, the tabs extending generally in the plane of the side walls a predetermined distance and some of the tabs with a peripheral flange forming an upright display means permitting the package to be displayed upright with the front panel located in a vertical plane facing forward; and a thin flexible film covering the tray in the reference plane and attached to the peripheral flanges to air-tightly seal at least one compartment.