Packages for the stable display and storage of foodstuffs. Re-closeable foodstuff package are provided that include a container and a lid. A front wall has a negative draft angle to the base of the container. The negative draft angle of the wall and a rim of the container enable the package to be di
Packages for the stable display and storage of foodstuffs. Re-closeable foodstuff package are provided that include a container and a lid. A front wall has a negative draft angle to the base of the container. The negative draft angle of the wall and a rim of the container enable the package to be displayed in a vertical or near vertical orientation. Additionally, a lip and front edge near the base of the container allows the packages to be stacked stably while in a horizontal position to allow for easy shipping of quantities of the packages to stores for sale.
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1. A package for containing a foodstuff, comprising: a container comprising a base having a perimeter and a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the side walls extend substantially vertically from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, fu
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A package for containing a foodstuff, comprising: a container comprising a base having a perimeter and a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the side walls extend substantially vertically from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall and the rear wall extend from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall extends at a negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base towards a center of the container;the container further comprising a substantially horizontal rim disposed along a portion of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall opposite to the base;a lip formed in the base proximate the front wall;an outward facing front edge formed in the base and extending generally perpendicular to the bottom surface of the base;wherein the front portion of the horizontal rim and the lip are adapted to rest on a horizontal surface when said package is in a near-vertical position, further wherein a center of mass of the package to be located above the front wall when the package is in the near-vertical position; anda lid having a recessed top surface, wherein the lid fits into the rim to contain the foodstuff placed in the container;wherein the bottom surface of the base and the front edge of the base fit stably in the recessed top surface of the lid of a second identical package to allow stable vertical stacking of a plurality of the packages. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein the negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base is between about 10 degrees and about 25 degrees relative to a vertical axis. 3. The package of claim 2, wherein the negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base is approximately 14 degrees relative to a vertical axis. 4. The package of claim 1, further comprising a horizontal rim on the lid, wherein the lip of a second identical package rests on the horizontal rim of the package when the second identical package is nested into the recessed portion of the lid. 5. The package of claim 1, wherein the side, front, and rear walls include a plurality of ribs. 6. The package of claim 1, wherein the lid includes a recessed rib that is parallel to the rim towards a center of the lid and which adds rigidity to the lid. 7. The package of claim 1, wherein said package is at an angle less than six degrees from vertical when the package is in the near-vertical orientation. 8. The package of claim 1, wherein the front wall and the rear wall are substantially parallel to one another. 9. The package of claim 1, wherein the container includes a plurality of recessed lock portions and the lid includes a plurality of locking members so that each recessed lock portion engages a locking member and thereby the lid snap fits to the container. 10. The package of claim 1 further comprising a recessed portion of the rim that is recessed downward from the rest of the rim towards the base, thereby creating a space between the recessed portion of the rim and the lid. 11. A package for containing a foodstuff, comprising: a container comprising a base having a perimeter and a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the side walls extend substantially vertically from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall and the rear wall extend from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall extends at a negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base towards a center of the container;the container further comprising a substantially horizontal rim disposed along a portion of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall opposite to the base;a lip formed in the base proximate the front wall;a front edge formed in the base adjacent the lip and the bottom surface of the base, wherein the front edge is lower than the lip relative to the bottom surface when the package is in a horizontal orientation;wherein the front portion of the horizontal rim and the lip are adapted to rest on a horizontal surface when said package is in a near-vertical position, further wherein a center of mass of the package to be located above the front wall when the package is in the near-vertical position; anda lid, wherein the lid fits into the rim to contain the foodstuff placed in the container. 12. The package of claim 11, wherein the lip extends substantially along the entire length of the front wall. 13. The package of claim 12, wherein the front edge extends generally perpendicular to the bottom surface substantially along the entire length of the front wall. 14. The package of claim 11, wherein the bottom surface of the base and the front edge of the base fit stably in a lid of a second identical package to allow stable vertical stacking of a plurality of the packages. 15. The package of claim 11, wherein the lid includes a recessed portion that is parallel to the rim towards a center of the lid. 16. The package of claim 11, wherein the negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base is between about 10 degrees and about 25 degrees relative to a vertical axis. 17. The package of claim 11, wherein the negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base is approximately 14 degrees relative to a vertical axis. 18. The package of claim 11 further comprising a recessed portion of the rim that is recessed downward from the rest of the rim towards the base, thereby creating a space between the recessed portion of the rim and the lid. 19. A package for containing a foodstuff, comprising: a container comprising a base having a perimeter, a bottom surface, and a lip and an outward facing front edge formed in the base, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the side walls extend substantially vertically from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall and the rear wall extend from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall extends at a negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base towards a center of the container;the container further comprising a substantially horizontal rim disposed along a portion of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall opposite to the base;wherein the front portion of the horizontal rim and the lip are adapted to rest on a horizontal surface when said package is in a near-vertical position, further wherein a center of mass of the package to be located above the front wall when the package is in the near-vertical position; anda lid having a first portion non-removably connected to the rim of the container, a second portion removably connected to the rim of the container, wherein the lid fits into the rim to contain the foodstuff placed in the container. 20. The package of claim 19, wherein the lid includes a recessed portion that is parallel to the rim towards a center of the lid. 21. The package of claim 19 wherein the lip is proximate the front wall of the container and wherein the front edge is lower than the lip relative to the bottom surface when the package is in a horizontal orientation. 22. A package for containing a foodstuff, comprising: a container comprising a base having a perimeter and a bottom surface, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the side walls extend substantially vertically from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall and the rear wall extend from the perimeter at opposite sides of the base, further wherein the front wall extends at a negative angle relative to the bottom surface of the base towards a center of the container;the container further comprising a substantially horizontal rim disposed along a portion of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall opposite to the base;a lip formed in the base proximate the front wall;a front edge formed in the base adjacent the lip and the bottom surface of the base;wherein the front portion of the horizontal rim and the lip are adapted to rest on a horizontal surface when said package is in a near-vertical position, further wherein a center of mass of the package to be located above the front wall when the package is in the near-vertical position; anda lid, wherein the lid fits into the rim to contain the foodstuff placed in the container and wherein the lip rests on the horizontal rim of a second identical package when said package is vertically stacked on a second identical package.
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