Patent ID: 7866502

Claim:
A venting container comprising a container lid and a container base: the container lid including a central panel and a peripheral first closure portion surrounding the panel, the first closure portion having a first sealing surface; the container base including a bottom, a peripheral side wall extending from the bottom, an open top, and a second closure portion with a second sealing surface, wherein said first closure portion comprises a sealing lip having a generally inverted U-shaped cross section that defines a lid channel into which the second closure portion is received and the second closure portion being engageable with the first closure portion such that the respective sealing surfaces are brought into sealing contact to define a leak proof storage area; and the first closure portion further including a first venting button operable to move between a first position and a second position such that upon engagement of the first and second closure portions the respective sealing surfaces remain in sealing contact when said venting button is in the first position and the first sealing surface is displaced an amount relative to the second sealing surface in the vicinity of the first venting button to provide a desired amount of venting when said venting button is in the second position, wherein the venting button is formed integral with a surface of the lid channel and comprises a reversible dome including a border portion that surrounds a raised portion, the raised portion protruding from a plane defined by the border portion, the raised portion further including an apex that forms an outermost protruding part of the raised portion, the apex adapted to contact a surface of the second closure portion when the venting button is moved into the second position.