Microwave heating package having end flaps for elevating and venting the package
US5688427A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S229/903
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A microwave heating package for containing a food item to be cooked in a microwave oven including a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall. A microwave interactive layer is affixed to the bottom wall for converting microwave energy into heat. The side wall is scored to define a first end flap and a second end flap. Each end flap is partially separable from the remainder of the package along the scoring and is hingedly connected to the bottom wall such that the separable portion of each end flap is pivotable from a first unseparated position to a second position located underneath the bottom wall.
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