Patent ID: 8716638

Claim:
A food package kit comprising: a plurality of trays, each tray including— a bottom, a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating at a top end, the sidewall comprising a base section extending upwardly from the bottom, an intermediate section extending upwardly from the base section, and an upper section extending upwardly from the intermediate section, wherein the upper section includes structure defining a collar extending radially outwardly from the intermediate section, and a stacking wall extending upwardly from the collar and terminating at the top end of the sidewall, such that the upper section is adapted to inhibit a first tray of the plurality of trays from entirely nesting within a second tray of the plurality of trays, and a flange extending from the sidewall opposite the bottom, the flange including— a rim section configured to receive a sealing film, and a recessed section extending downwardly from the rim section and radially outward relative to the sidewall, 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, each handle including grips wherein said grips are located in a plane parallel to but lower than the flange; a sealing film adapted to be attached to the rim section; and a wrap-around sleeve adapted to contain the plurality of trays completely therein, the sleeve including a sleeve top, a first depending sleeve side, a second depending sleeve side, and a sleeve bottom, wherein the first and second depending sleeve sides are free of apertures, and wherein the at least one tray is disposed within the sleeve by frictional force between each tray of the at least one tray and the sleeve.