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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1997
Thomas Tedeschi, Jr, Brewster, NY (US);
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A product package includes a vertical container in which a base product is located and a lid assembly. The container has a top opening and a side periphery while the lid assembly include a lid which closes the top opening of the container. The lid includes (a) a peripheral skirt which engages the side periphery to hold the lid in place, (b) a top extending centrally of the peripheral skirt and having a top band extending centrally from adjacent the upper end of the peripheral skirt and a depression which extends downwards from the top band to a position substantially equal to or above the lower edge of the skirt, and (c) a peripheral retention lip which extends upwards and inwards from the top band. The lid assembly also includes an insert having a peripheral border. The insert is sized such that the peripheral border is retained underneath of the peripheral retention lip so that the insert is held on the lid. The lid assembly also includes a secondary product which is located in the depression and which is held therein by the insert. Preferably, the product package also includes a tamper evident shrink band.