Patent ID: 8613368

Claim:
A ventable container, comprising: a base including, a bottom wall, and a base sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a volume of the base, wherein the base further includes a base rim extending from the base sidewall opposite the bottom wall; and a lid releasably engageable with the base, wherein the lid and the base are movable relative each other between an open position and a closed position, wherein the base rim provides support for the lid in the closed position, the lid including, a top wall having a flat central region, a lid sidewall extending downwardly from the top wall at a first angle with respect to the central region of the top wall, a lid rim extending from the lid sidewall opposite the top wall, and at least one selectively ventable area located between the central region of the top wall and the lid side wall, the at least one selectively ventable area being movable between a closed condition and an open condition by exertion of an external force imposed upon the at least one selectively ventable area, the at least one selectively ventable area being disposed at a second angle with respect to the central region of the top wall to permit ventilation via the at least one selectively ventable area when a substantially identical ventable container is stacked on the top wall, the second angle being different than the first angle.