System and method for framed lid

US12312121B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Hillshire Brands Company · US

Inventors

• Steven Morris · Spring, US
• Jeffrey Anthony Czarny · Schaumburg, US
• Steven Clarke · Melbourn, GB
• Mark W. Jones · Woodinville, US
• Nick Harding · Melbourn, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2022
• Grant date: May 27, 2025
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02W30/80
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad.