Patent ID: 8714402

Claim:
An assembly for forming a container for containing food product, the assembly comprising: a thermoformed sleeve having an upper opening and a lower opening, the sleeve including: a frustoconical side wall having a diameter expanding from an upper end to a lower end, the side wall defining: an inner surface, an outer surface, a plurality of circumferentially-spaced handling features adjacent the upper end and each including an indentation along the outer surface and corresponding protrusion along the inner surface, an upper lip projecting from the upper end to define the upper opening, the upper lip including a first segment extending from the upper end and a second segment extending from the first segment to a terminal edge, wherein relative to an upward orientation of the sleeve, the first segment extends upwardly and radially inwardly from the side wall, and the second segment extends downwardly and radially inwardly from the first segment, a lower lip projecting from the lower end; and a base formed apart from the sleeve and assembleable to the lower lip for closing off the lower opening.