Food product tray with expandable side panels

Details Food product tray with expandable side panels Food product tray with expandable side panels

1997-10-22

1999-09-07

Walberg, Teresa

Electric heating

Microwave heating

Cookware

229903, H05B 680

Patent

active

059483083

ABSTRACT:
An improved food product tray for storing, cooking and serving food products. The food product tray is used to store, cook and serve a food product without assembly or disassembly by the end user. The food product tray includes a floor or base panel and a plurality of upright side panels which enclose the food product. A tab/slot configuration allows the upright side panels to expand outwardly from a first position to a second position as the food product expands during cooking. The base panel may include legs to elevate the base panel, and the base panel may include a plurality of vents to release fluids and gases from the food product. The interior surfaces of the base panel and upright side panels may include microwave absorbent material to enhance cooking of the food product using microwave energy.

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