Patent ID: 8080770

Claim:
A metallic ring adapted for interconnecting a sidewall of a microwaveable container to a microwave transparent material positioned on a lower portion of the microwaveable container, comprising: an outer panel wall having a first end adapted for interconnection to the sidewall of the container; an inner panel wall interconnected on a lower end to said outer panel wall to form a countersink; an inwardly extending ledge interconnected to an upper end of said inner panel wall; and a second end of said metallic ring interconnected to said inwardly extending ledge and oriented outwardly toward said inner panel wall to form a fold in said inwardly extending ledge; wherein the microwave transparent material is interconnected to a lower surface of the metallic ring between said fold and said second end; and wherein the microwave transparent material has a perimeter edge which is in contact with the inner panel wall of the metallic ring.