| 摘要 |
There is provided a packaged food product that provides improved visibility in a retail setting by having the capability to stably support itself in an upright position, i.e., to be self-standable. In some embodiments, the packaged food product comprises a lightweight, rigid first wall capable of being stably supported on edge on a horizontal surface, having a pair of generally vertical end edges at opposite ends thereof, and curved top and bottom edges extending therebetween; a second wall having a peripheral portion engaging the first wall, and at least one interior portion defining at least one product-containing region; and at least one quantity of food product disposed within the at least one product-containing region. |
| 主权项 |
1. An upstanding packaged food product comprising:
a lightweight, rigid first wall capable of being stably supported on edge on a horizontal surface, and having a pair of generally vertical end edges at opposite ends thereof, and curved top and bottom edges extending therebetween; a second wall having a peripheral portion engaging the first wall, and at least one interior portion defining at least one product-containing region; at least one quantity of food product disposed within the at least one product-containing region; the packaged food product having a width defined by the distance between the end edges and a height defined by the lengths of the end edges; the packaged food product having complementary front and back surfaces, one being concave and the other convex, configured so that the product is nestable with other like products; the packaged food product having a bow formed therein so that it is bowed between the end edges so that the bottom edge is nonlinear; said bottom edge having a stabilizing point between the end edges, and a depth defined by a distance between (1) a first line extending between the ends of the bottom edge, and (2) the stabilizing point; the product further having a center of mass disposed between the first line and the stabilizing point of the bottom edge such that, when the product is standing on edge on a horizontal surface, a second line extending from the first line to the center of mass in a plane perpendicular to the first line forms an angle α to the horizontal, and a third line extending from the stabilizing point to the center of mass in a plane perpendicular to the first line forms an angle β with the horizontal, wherein each of α and β is less than 90°. |
