Container for food preservation and presentation
US12179988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D75/525
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for food items includes a base and an insert. The base includes a bottom panel and a peripheral bead having an inner sidewall extending upward from a perimeter of the bottom panel, a top wall extending laterally outward from an upper end of the inner sidewall, and an outer sidewall extending downward from a laterally outer edge of the top wall. At least a lower portion of the inner sidewall and the bottom panel enclose, laterally and from below, a liquid collection reservoir. The base includes a base peripheral engagement surface extending about the collection reservoir. The insert includes a support panel having an insert peripheral engagement surface releasably inter-lockable with the base peripheral engagement surface to assemble the insert to the base with the support panel overlying the collection reservoir. The support panel has at least one aperture for draining liquid from above into the collection reservoir.
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