Patent · US Expired

Containers

US4993577A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 1989
Grant dateFeb 19, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S220/25
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a microwave container comprising a receptacle having a foodstuff hermetically sealed therein by means of a metal lid and a collar which is of annular configuration and adapted to located over the rim of the receptacle when the hermetically sealed lid is removed therefrom, the collar being provided with a means whereby, in use, any edge of the metal lid remaining after removal is shielded from microwave radiation.

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