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Thermally insulative and shock resistant food packaging
Assignee: Amcor Packaging UK Ltd
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Filing: 1988-02-24
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2008-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A self-supporting tray-like product container (especially for food) having an inner dished part for accommodating the product in a first well, and an outer dished part having a second well into which the first well protrudes, the inner and outer parts contacting and being joined to each other at their respective peripheral edges otherwise with their wells in all-round mutually-spaced relation. The spacing provides thermal and/or shock insulation and allows the inner and outer parts to be made of different materials especially one having different thermal deformation resistances which allows use of the package in either a conventional or a microwave oven or both according to the materials chosen.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Iorns
- 👤 David S. Bruce
- 👤 Hans-Joachim Biskup
- 👤 Erhard Scheibel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:13
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D1/00; B65D1/34; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/02; B29C49/06905; B29C49/0691; B65B; B65B9/00; B65B9/02; B65B9/04; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/025; B65D81/027; B65D81/32; B65D81/3216; B65D81/34; B65D81/343; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3453; B65D81/38; B65D81/3813; B65D81/3818; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3439; B65D2581/3459; B65D2581/346
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A self supporting product container comprising an inner dished part formed with a peripheral edge portion thereabout and a first well for receiving said product, and an outer dished part formed with a peripheral edge portion thereabout and a second well into which said first well is entrant, the inner and outer parts contacting and being joined to each other at their respective peripheral edge portions, otherwise with their wells in all-round mutually-spaced relation and wherein the inner and outer dished parts are made each from a different thermoformable plastic material, said materials being selected such that one dished part has a higher resistance to thermal deformation than the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A self supporting product container comprising an inner dished part formed with a peripheral edge portion thereabout and a first well for receiving said product, and an outer dished part formed with a peripheral edge portion thereabout and a second well into which said first well is entrant, the inner and outer parts contacting and being joined to each other at their respective peripheral edge portions, otherwise with their wells in all-round mutually-spaced relation and wherein the inner and outer dished parts are made each from a different thermoformable plastic material, said materials being selected such that one dished part has a higher resistance to thermal deformation than the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A self supporting product container as claimed in claim 1, in which the peripheral edge portions of the inner and outer parts are joined together by a continuous seal thereabout.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A self supporting product container as claimed in claim 1 in which the space between the inner and outer parts is occupied by a fluid with insulating/cushioning properties.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A container as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a cover for the product-receiving well.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A container as claimed in claim 4 in which the cover is separable by build up of pressure in the product receiving well.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A container as claimed in claim 4, in which the cover is a web or film sealed over the peripheral edge portion of the inner part.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container as claimed in claim 6, in which the cover and the product-receiving well cooperate for close restraint product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A container as claimed in claim 1, having desired atmosphere in at least the product-receiving well.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A container as claimed in preceding claim 1, for food, in which its constituent materials are microwavable and the outer part affords physical supporting properties, and the inner part affords non-contaminating barrier properties and has higher thermal deformation resistance than the outer part.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A container as claimed in claim 1, for food, in which the inner and outer parts have thermal deformation resistance properties permitting use of the container in a conventional oven for cooking purposes, the thermal deformation resistance of the outer part being higher than that of the inner part.
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