Resealable food container - Patent 1749756

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EP 1 749 756 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/06

(21)	Application number: 06118142.6

(22)	Date of filing: 28.07.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65D 75/58^(2006.01)
B65D 75/52^(2006.01)

B65D 77/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

01.08.2005 US 193614

(71)	Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.
	Northfield, Illinois 60093 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Sierra-Gomez, Gladys O. Woodbridge, New Jersey NJ 07095 (US) Peters, Eva M. Cedar Grove, New Jersey NJ 07009 (US) Gracia-Lugo, Alexis J. Bloomingdale, New Jersey NJ 07403 (US) Tedeschi jr., Thomas Brewster, New York NY 10509 (US) Weber, Jeffrey T. Lake Zurich, Illinois IL 60062 (US) Paterson, Stuart G. Fox River Grove, Illinois IL 60021 (US)

(74)	Representative: Smaggasgale, Gillian Helen
	W.P. Thompson & Co, 55 Drury Lane London WC2B 5SQ London WC2B 5SQ (GB)

(54)	Resealable food container

(57) A polygonal shaped container (10,110,210,310,410,510) is provided which includes a wrapper surrounding a food product. The shape of the container is defined by either a frame containing a food product or rigid material incorporated with the wrapper. Access to contents in the container is provided by withdrawing a resealable sealing layer (20,120,220a,220b,320) sealed to the top or side surface of the container (10,110,210,310,410,510) and withdrawing the sealing layer from the container or by pivoting a rigid lid (423) away from the top of the container.

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