Patent ID: 8584881

Claim:
A one piece reclosable packaging container for food articles having a rounded edge, the container comprising: a base and a lid hingedly secured together such that the lid is pivotal between open and closed positions, the base having a plurality of base receptacle members including a plurality of base shock absorbers and a pair of shells for supporting the food articles, the lid having a plurality of lid receptacle members and a plurality of lid shock absorbers, the base and lid receptacle members forming a pair of parallel tubular segments when the lid is in the closed position, each tubular segment defining a plurality of receptacles configured to receive a plurality of food articles arranged in a side-by-side manner, each base shock absorber comprising a rib that extends arcuately at a radius and has a U-shaped cross section, the rib configured to maintain the pair of shells at an elevation above a surface when the base shock absorbers rest on the surface; each of the lid shock absorbers comprising a rib having an arcuate portion and a linear portion, the linear portion extending tangentially from the arcuate portion, the rib having a U-shaped cross section and configured to provide structure to protect the food articles from impact to the lid shock absorbers; the container being stackable with an other container having a substantially identical construction, the lid shock absorbers and the lid receptacle members of the container being matingly engageable with the base shock absorbers and base receptacle members of the other container; wherein the lid of the container includes a nesting ridge disposed between the pair of tubular segments and wherein the base receptacle members and the base shock absorbers define a void, the nesting ridge of the container received by the void of the other container; and wherein the nesting ridge includes a pair of inclined surfaces, each inclined surface adjacent a corresponding one of the tubular segments, the inclining surface engageable with the base shock absorbers of the other container.