PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCT FOR HEATING IN OVEN
The present invention relates to a packaged food product for being heated in an oven or heater, the packaged food product comprising a container with a food and a lid, wherein the container comprises an inwards raised bead at the inner wall of the container near the opening end of the container; the lid comprises a recess designed to engage with the raised bead at the inner wall of the container in such a way as to snap-close the container; and the food is located in the container.
1 . A packaged food product comprising a container, a lid and a food, wherein:
the container comprises an inwards raised bead at the inner wall of the container near the opening end of the container;
the lid comprises a recess designed to engage with the raised bead at the inner wall of the container in such a way as to snap-close the container;
the food is located in the container; and
the packaged food product is suitable for being heated in an oven or a heater without the need of removing the lid from the closed container.
2 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the inwards raised bead leads around the entire circumference of the container.
3 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the container is in a shape selected from the group consisting of a bowl, a cup, a beaker, a jar, a ramekin and a goblet.
4 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the opening end of the container is round or oval.
5 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the container and the lid are made of a material suitable for being heated in a microwave oven.
6 . The packaged food product according to claim 5 , wherein the material is rigid.
7 . The packaged food product according to claim 5 , wherein the material is steam- and water-proof.
8 . The packaged food product according to claim 5 , wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, crystallized polyethylene terephthalate (CPET), plastic, molded pulp fiber, laminated molded fiber, and combinations thereof.
9 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises a rim at the periphery designed for the lid to sit on the opening end of the container.
10 . The packaged food product according to claim 9 , wherein the lid further comprises a circumferential extending neck at the rim.
11 . The packaged food product according to claim 9 , wherein the lid is bent inwards in direction of the container in order to form a bay, niche or indent at the surface of the lid.
12 . The packaged food product according to claim 9 , wherein the surface of the lid is concave, curved towards the inside of the container.
13 . The packaged food product according to claim 9 , further comprising a disk or a film, covering the lid.
14 . The packaged food product according to claim 13 , wherein the disk is nested within a circumferential rim and neck of the lid and covering the lid.
15 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , further comprising a shrink film wrapped around part or all of the packaged food product.
16 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the oven is a standard oven or a microwave oven.
17 . The packaged food product according to claim 1 , wherein the heater is a water bath.