Resealable food container

US6918532B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Gladys Odette Sierra-Gomez · Woodbridge, US
• Eva Peters · Cedar Grove, US
• Joseph Stiener · Hackettstown, US
• Charles F. Flynn, IV · Oak Ridge, US
• James S. Mandle · Woodcliff Lake, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2003
• Grant date: Jul 19, 2005
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D2585/363
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for a food product includes a wrapper which surrounds a frame. The container can be any polygonal shape which is defined by the shape of the frame. The wrapper forms a top of the container which has an access opening. A sealing layer is adhesively sealed to the top around the opening. The sealing layer is resealable when a tab of the sealing layer is pulled back. The sealing layer is resealable against the top layer to seal the opening when the sealing layer is moved back to a flat position on the top. Various tamper-evident structures are provided to indicate when the container has been initially opened or tampered with.