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Containers with replaceable lids are provided for holding fresh fruit or other food that is to be quick frozen. The containers and lids are designed so that the containers may be stacked one upon the other and so that flow passages are provided between the lid of one container and the bottom of a li

Containers with replaceable lids are provided for holding fresh fruit or other food that is to be quick frozen. The containers and lids are designed so that the containers may be stacked one upon the other and so that flow passages are provided between the lid of one container and the bottom of a like container resting on that lid to permit flow therebetween of a gaseous freezing medium such as frigid air.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A container and lid combination for use in freezing and storing fruit or other food comprising:a plastic container comprising a side wall having a top end and a bottom end, and a bottom wall formed integral with said bottom end of said side wall, said side wall having a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A container and lid combination for use in freezing and storing fruit or other food comprising:a plastic container comprising a side wall having a top end and a bottom end, and a bottom wall formed integral with said bottom end of said side wall, said side wall having an outwardly protruding flange at said top end thereof for interlocking with a covering lid for the container, said bottom wall and said side wall being formed so as to define a plurality of feet that protrude below said bottom wall, with said feet being mutually spaced around said bottom wall so as to define openings therebetween; anda plastic lid for covering and closing off said container, said lid comprising a crown and a rim formed integral with and surrounding said crown, said rim comprising an inner wall, an outer wall concentric with said inner wall and forming a skirt, and an intermediate wall disposed between and connecting said inner and outer walls, with said crown having a top surface and a bottom surface and said intermediate wall projecting above said top surface and said outer wall extending below said bottom surface, said outer wall having locking means for interconnecting with said flange so as to secure said lid to said container in covering relation to the interior space of said container, said inner wall of said rim having mutually spaced depressions distributed along its length that are aligned with at least some of said openings when said lid is secured to said container by interconnection of said flange and said locking means, said intermediate wall of said rim having a reduced width at each of said depressions.