Ready-to-eat food tray and method for preparing the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-077/20
B65D-081/32
출원번호
US-0275685
(2008-11-21)
등록번호
US-8753699
(2014-06-17)
우선권정보
EP-08018554 (2008-10-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Roberts, Iain
Luna, Eleanor
Aye, George Kyaw Soe Maung
Jung, Jeewon
Tedeschi, Giancarlo
Masotti, Valentina
Passoni, Francesca
출원인 / 주소
Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.
대리인 / 주소
Akerman LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
12
초록▼
A sterilized ready-meal food package comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at the upper part; a main food product held inside at least part of such main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at the u
A sterilized ready-meal food package comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at the upper part; a main food product held inside at least part of such main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at the upper part; at least one secondary food product held inside at least part of the secondary volume; removable covering means arranged to occlude the first and the second opening. The main and secondary food products occupy at least 80% of the free volume available therefor; furthermore, the secondary container is associated in a removable manner inside the main container, in such a manner to occupy part of the main volume and reduce the free volume available for the main food product to a portion of the main volume. The finding also comprises a method for preparing the ready-meal food package.
대표청구항▼
1. A sterilized ready-meal package, comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at an upper part thereof, said first opening being surrounded by a first edge;a main food product held inside at least part of said main volume;at least one secondary container definin
1. A sterilized ready-meal package, comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at an upper part thereof, said first opening being surrounded by a first edge;a main food product held inside at least part of said main volume;at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at an upper part thereof, said second opening being surrounded by a second edge, said secondary container being associated in a removable manner inside the main container, in such a manner to occupy part of the main volume and reduce the free volume available for the main food product to a remaining portion of said main volume, such that said remaining portion of the main volume and said secondary volume are positioned horizontally, side-by-side;at least one secondary food product, held inside at least part of said secondary volume;the secondary container extending all the way down to the bottom of the main container, so that the main food product and the secondary food product are entirely positioned side-by-side on a same horizontal level, not above and below each other;said main and secondary containers being suitable for containing said main and secondary food products during a heat sterilization process, said main and secondary food products occupying at least 80% of the respective free volume available for the respective products, andremovable covering means arranged to occlude both of said first and second openings, the covering means made up of a single protective film covering both containers, the film being fixed to both the first edge and the second edge,wherein the removable secondary container can be removed and the secondary food product poured onto the main food product for mixing therewith in the main container. 2. The ready-meal package according to claim 1, wherein the secondary food product has a liquid or semi-liquid consistency and the secondary container has, on the periphery of the second opening, a spout adapted to facilitate the pouring of the secondary food product into the main container. 3. The ready-meal package according to claim 1, wherein said secondary container is accommodated by means of shape-coupling inside the main container in a predefined zone of the latter. 4. The ready-meal package according to claim 3, wherein the first edge develops along the periphery of the first opening and bearing a groove at said predefined zone, intended to accommodate the secondary container, and the second edge develops, projecting externally with respect to the rest of the secondary container, along the periphery of the second opening; said second edge being received in said groove, in such a manner that said first and second edge are coplanar. 5. The ready-meal package according to claim 4, wherein the second edge comprises a holding strip, having a greater protruding thickness with respect to the rest of the second edge. 6. The ready-meal package according to claim 5, wherein the secondary food product has a liquid or semi-liquid consistency and the secondary container has, on the periphery of the second opening, a spout adapted to facilitate the pouring of the secondary food product into the main container, the holding strip being opposite to the spout. 7. The ready-meal package according to claim 5, wherein the holding strip is at least partially accommodated in the groove, the accommodated portion of the strip having a peripheral profile having a slope recess, said peripheral profile being adjacent to a side surface of said groove and being far therefrom at the slope recess, said slope recess having a shape and size suitable to allow the introduction of a finger of the consumer between the peripheral profile and the side surface of the groove. 8. The ready-meal package according to claim 1, wherein the main container has a longitudinal extension and comprises, at its opposite ends, two shaped projections adapted to facilitate holding. 9. The ready-meal package according to claim 1, wherein the main container, the secondary container and the covering means are made of material specifically intended for use in microwaves. 10. The ready-meal package according to claim 1, wherein said main food product is made up of pasta or rice and said secondary food product is made up of a sauce or cream. 11. A method for preparing a sterilized ready-meal food package comprising the steps of: providing a main container defining a main volume intended to accommodate a main food product, and having a first opening at an upper part thereof;providing at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at an upper part thereof;introducing at least one secondary food product into the secondary volume in such amounts to occupy at least 80% of a free volume available therefor;introducing said secondary container into the main container, said secondary container extending all the way down to the bottom of the main container, in such a manner that a free volume, left available in the main container after introducing the secondary container, and said secondary volume are positioned horizontally, side-by-side;introducing a main food product into the main volume at such amounts to occupy at least 80% of the free volume left available in the main container after introducing the secondary container, said main food product and secondary food product being entirely positioned side-by side on a same horizontal level, not above and below each other;applying removable covering means to occlude both of said first and second openings, said step comprising a step of spreading a film over said first and second opening and a step of fixing said film to a first edge developing along the periphery of the first opening and a second edge developing along the periphery of the second opening; andsterilizing, by heat, the ready-meal package after the introduction of the main and secondary food products and the application of the removable covering means. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of introducing the secondary container into the main container provides for accommodating at least part of the secondary container in a groove present on the main container. 13. A sterilized ready-meal package, comprising: a main container, defining a main volume, having a first opening at an upper part thereof and having a first bottom wall at a lower part thereof, said first opening being surrounded by a first edge;a main food product held inside at least part of said main volume;at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume, having a second opening at an upper part thereof and having a second bottom wall at a lower part thereof, said second opening being surrounded by a second edge, said secondary container being associated in a removable manner inside the main container in such a manner to occupy part of the main volume and reduce the free volume available for the main food product to a remaining portion of said main volume, such that said remaining portion of the main volume and said secondary volume are positioned horizontally side-by-side; at least one secondary food product, held inside at least part of said secondary volume;wherein said second bottom wall lies on the first bottom wall,said main and secondary containers being suitable for containing said main and secondary food products during a heat sterilization process, said main and secondary food products occupying at least 80% of the respective free volume available for the respective products, andremovable covering means arranged to occlude both of said first and second openings, the covering means made up of a single protective film covering both containers, the film being fixed to both the first edge and the second edge,wherein the removable secondary container can be removed and the secondary food product poured onto the main food product for mixing therewith in the main container.
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