US 11,807,418 B2
Food display, transport, storage, and serving system
Yohanan Siskindovich, Glen Ridge, NJ (US); and Sarah Ovsiew, Springfield, NJ (US)
Assigned to SABERT CORPORATION, Sayreville, NJ (US)
Filed by Sabert Corporation, Sayrevillle, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/024,261.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/527,509, filed on Jun. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0002159 A1, Jan. 3, 2019
Int. Cl. B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/04 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/0238 (2013.01) [B65D 1/36 (2013.01); B65D 25/04 (2013.01); B65D 43/0222 (2013.01); B65D 77/046 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food display, transport, storage and serving system comprising:
a base tray comprising:
a thermoformed first base sheet;
a central portion defining a first central cavity having a first central cavity floor and a first central cavity wall extending from the first base sheet;
an outer wall extending from the first base sheet at a distal outer portion of the first base sheet, the outer wall having a first height;
an outer lip arranged beyond the outer wall having a first perimeter; and
a plurality of first ribs arranged between the central portion and the outer wall to form a food compartment of the base tray between each of the first ribs; and
a top tray configured to stack on the base tray, comprising:
a thermoformed second base sheet;
a central receiving portion defining a second central cavity having a second central cavity floor and a second central cavity wall extending from the second base sheet, wherein a top of the central portion is configured to seat directly in a groove formed by an underside of the central receiving portion to vertically position the second central cavity floor at a second height which is greater than the first height, said seating of the top of the central portion in the groove is configured to maintain, when the top tray is stacked on the base tray and the top of the central portion is received in the groove, a vertical gap between a top of the base tray and a bottom of the top tray, the vertical gap having a vertical height sufficient so as to allow access, when the top tray is stacked on the base tray, to any items stored in the food compartment of the base tray;
an outer wall extending from the second base sheet at a distal outer portion of the second base sheet, the outer wall having a second perimeter smaller than the first perimeter;
a plurality of second ribs arranged between the central receiving portion and the outer wall of the top tray to form a food compartment between each of the second ribs for supporting items stored in the food compartment of the top tray;
wherein each second rib defines a respective underside hollow, wherein a top portion of at least a part of each of the ribs in the plurality of first ribs is configured to be received at least partially within the underside hollow of the at least one respective second rib, so as to prevent, when the top tray is stacked on the base tray, rotation of the top tray with respect to the base tray; and
a thermoformed first lid configured to mate with the outer lip of the base tray and dimensioned to fully receive the top tray when the top tray is stacked on the base tray.