Patent ID: 8317052

Claim:
Apparatus for storage, treatment or distribution of meat comprising: a container having: a base and four side walls dependent therefrom; a mouth at an opposite end of the container from the base; and an external rib dependent from the side walls, the external rib being continuous about the walls; wherein the external rib comprises a flange that extends outwardly from the walls and toward the base such that a cavity is provided between the flange and the walls and wherein the external rib is provided in a central region of the walls remote from the base and the mouth; a lid for the container; a plurality of lid securing clips which secure the lid to the container; and a clip removal tool for removal of the plurality of lid securing clip, the clip removal tool comprising: a body having a handle and a plurality of clip engaging members disposed at an angle to the handle, wherein location of the plurality of clip engaging members each under a respective end of the plurality of lid securing clips and location of a base of each clip engaging member on a surface of the container allow the handle to be rotated toward the base of the container to disengage the plurality of lid securing clips simultaneously from the container using the clip removal tool.