Resealable tray container

US9150342B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9150342-B2
Application numberUS-19361305-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 1, 2005
Priority dateApr 16, 2003
Publication dateOct 6, 2015
Grant dateOct 6, 2015

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Abstract

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A container for food product includes a film affixed to a food tray. The film forms a top of the container and has an access opening. The sealing label, adhesively sealed to the top around the opening, is resealable when a tab of the sealing label is pulled back. The sealing label is resealable against the top layer to seal the opening when the label is moved back against the top. In one form, the sealing label extends along the top of the container and seals along a portion of the film which is affixed to one or more top end surfaces of walls forming the tray.

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What is claimed: 1. A food container having a resealable closure comprising: a film having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the film forming a top of the food container, the top having a flap which can be pulled back to provide an access opening sufficiently large to provide hand access to substantially all of any discrete food articles contained within the food container, such that substantially any one of the discrete food articles can be accessed and rem…

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What does patent US9150342B2 cover?
A container for food product includes a film affixed to a food tray. The film forms a top of the container and has an access opening. The sealing label, adhesively sealed to the top around the opening, is resealable when a tab of the sealing label is pulled back. The sealing label is resealable against the top layer to seal the opening when the label is moved back against the top. In one form, …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sierra-Gomez Gladys Odette, Peters Eva Marie, Gracia-Lugo Alexis Julian, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D77/206. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).