Patent ID: 6978924

Claim:
A food container comprising: a lower container portion including a bottom panel having opposing first and second ends and opposing first and second sides orthogonal to said opposing first and second ends; said lower container portion including a first end panel coupled to said bottom panel proximate to said first end of said bottom panel; said lower container portion including a second end panel coupled to said bottom panel proximate to said second end of said bottom panel; said lower container portion including a first lower side panel coupled to said bottom panel proximate to said first side of said bottom panel; said lower container portion including a second lower side panel coupled to said bottom panel proximate to said second side of said bottom panel; an upper container portion including a first upper side panel flexibly coupled to said first lower side panel; said first upper side panel including opposing first and second side panel flaps and a first top panel coupled to said first upper side panel distal from said first lower side panel, said first and second side panel flaps being coupled to said first top panel to define a first rim of said upper container portion; said upper container portion including a second upper side panel flexibly coupled to said second lower side panel; said second upper side panel including opposing first and second side panel flaps and a second top panel coupled to said second upper side panel distal from said second lower side panel, said first and second side panel flaps being coupled to said second top panel to define a second rim of said upper container portion; said first upper side panel and said first rim defining a first upper container portion tray, and said second upper side panel and said second rim defining a second upper container portion tray; said first upper container portion tray and said second upper container portion tray and a first end tab and a second end tab forming a peripheral food item catch basin in an open state; and said first upper container portion tray and said second upper container portion tray sealably engaging to contain a food item within the food container.