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A food packaging system for a food product such as an uncooked deep dish pizza includes an aluminum pan for receiving the food product. A paperboard ring is placed over the upper rim of the pan to provide a local shield, retarding the cooking time of the upper outer edge of the food product. Togethe

A food packaging system for a food product such as an uncooked deep dish pizza includes an aluminum pan for receiving the food product. A paperboard ring is placed over the upper rim of the pan to provide a local shield, retarding the cooking time of the upper outer edge of the food product. Together, the pan and ring form a cooking vessel for the food product. A formed tray of plastic material receives the pan and provides pocket-like stepped recesses to aid in cushioning the pan and to hold the ring in desired position about the pan rim. A support member is applied to the bottom and one end of the tray to provide a bottom support for positioning the tray and its contents, on-edge, in an upright position. A film covers the contents of the tray and is removed, along with the tray and support member, to prepare the food product for cooking.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A food product packaging system comprising in combination:a pan for holding the food product, the pan having a bottom wall, a side wall and an upper outwardly extending rim;a support tray defining a central cavity and a bottom wall at the bottom of the central cavity, t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A food product packaging system comprising in combination:a pan for holding the food product, the pan having a bottom wall, a side wall and an upper outwardly extending rim;a support tray defining a central cavity and a bottom wall at the bottom of the central cavity, the support tray securing the pan and the food product;a support member including a body portion contacting the bottom wall of the tray, the support member further including a pair of laterally spaced apart wings hingedly joined to the body portion and an end wall also hingedly joined to the body portion, the wings and the end wall forming a pocket for receiving a part of the support tray; anda protective member disposed about the tray so as to cover the food product.