Global Patent Index - EP 0677454 A1

EP 0677454 A1 19951018 - Multi-compartment tray for foods.

Title (en)

Multi-compartment tray for foods.

Title (de)

Schale mit mehreren Kammern für Lebensmittel.

Title (fr)

Plateau ayant plusieurs compartiments pour aliments.

Publication

EP 0677454 A1 19951018 (EN)

Application

EP 95302371 A 19950410

Priority

US 22735994 A 19940413

Abstract (en)

Packaging including an indentationally compartmentalized tray (10) having at least two compartments (12,14) for food products, wherein one of the food products is sealed in a plastic cup (30) disposed within one of the compartments (12). In the preferred embodiment, one of the food products (38) is a spreadable food product, such as a cheese product or peanut butter, and the other (36) a bread product, such as crackers or breadsticks. Also disclosed is a method for packaging such food products. In the preferred method, the spreadable food product (38) is sealed inside the cup (30) by a peelable plastic membrane (22), and the cup (30) is subsequently inserted and welded inside one of the compartments (12) of the tray (10). After dispensing the bread product (36) into the other compartment (14) of the tray (10), a plastic membrane (32) is used to peelably seal the tray (10), contemporaneously bonding to the cup-sealing membrane (22). The bonding permits the consumer to remove the bonded membranes (22,32) together, opening both food compartments (12,14) with a single manual peeling operation. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65D 81/32; B65B 9/04

IPC 8 full level

B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65D 81/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 9/04 (2013.01); B65D 81/3216 (2013.01); B65D 81/3294 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0677454 A1 19951018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95302371 A 19950410