Patent ID: 7967167

Claim:
A sealed package for a food product, the package comprising: a container having a bottom wall and an upstanding sidewall connected to the periphery of the bottom wall, the upstanding sidewall having a peripheral rim at an end portion thereof opposite the bottom wall, the rim surrounding an opening of the container and having a protuberance projecting outwardly therefrom; a lid removably attached to the rim of the container which engages the protuberance of the rim; a protective barrier sealed to the rim which covers the opening of the container and interferes with the fit between the lid and the container; a flexible skirt of the lid depending downwardly along the rim of the container with an inner side of the skirt extending beyond the protuberance of the rim; a raised bead extending substantially around an entirety of the inner side of the skirt and positioned on an opposite side of the protuberance from the opening of the container, the bead projecting inward a distance selected to engage the protuberance of the rim and restrict removal of the lid from the container, the bead having at least one interruption such that the hoop strength of the skirt is less than if the bead was continuous, wherein the skirt is outwardly flexible to permit the raised bead to slide past the protuberance of the container to both remove the lid from the container when the protective barrier is sealed to the rim and to reattach the lid to the container when the protective barrier has been removed.