Patent ID: 8436282

Claim:
A food package kit comprising: a first tray, a second tray, a third tray, and a fourth tray, each tray adapted to contain a food item, each tray including a bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating at a top end, the sidewall including structure defining a collar extending radially outwardly therefrom, and a stacking wall extending upwardly from the collar and terminating at the top end of the sidewall, wherein the collar and stacking wall inhibits any of the other trays from entirely nesting within the tray, a flange extending from the sidewall opposite the bottom, the flange including a rim section configured to receive a sealing film, a recessed section extending from the rim section, the recessed section terminating in a pair of opposed lateral edges and a pair of opposed longitudinal edges, wherein each of the opposed longitudinal edges intersect with a lateral edge at a corner, wherein each corner contains a handle, and at least one catch member extending outwardly from the flange and disposed between the handles on each of the lateral edges, wherein the flange and the collar define compound curves such that deflection or bending of the tray due to a weight of the food item is inhibited when the tray is lifted; and a sleeve adapted to hold the first tray and the second tray therein such that the rim section of the first tray and the rim section of the second tray are each between the bottom of the first tray and the bottom of the second tray, and to hold the third tray and the fourth tray therein such that the rim section of the third tray and the rim section of the fourth tray are each between the bottom of the third tray and the bottom of the fourth tray, the sleeve including a sleeve top, a sleeve base, a first sleeve side and a second sleeve side, wherein each of the at least one catch members is adapted to engage the sleeve to releasably retain the corresponding tray within the sleeve.