MICROWAVABLE FOOD CONTAINER WITH AT LEAST ONE REMOVABLE MICROWAVE-INTERACTIVE ROBE

摘要

A microwavable food container includes a liquid-impermeable barrier configured with a single compartment or multiple compartments. The microwavable food container also includes at least one removable robe attached to the liquid-impermeable barrier on the outside surface of the container wall of one or more of the compartments. The removable robe includes a carrier and a microwave-interactive material applied to the carrier. If multiple robes are utilized, they can have similar microwave-interactive properties or different microwave-interactive properties to cause different heating environments within the container. Further, multiple microwave-interactive materials can be included on a single robe. The multiple-interactive materials can also have similar microwave-interactive properties or different microwave-interactive properties to cause different heating environments within the container.

主权项

1. A multi-compartment microwavable food container comprising:
a tray comprising a liquid-impermeable barrier comprising a first compartment configured to contain a first food component and a second compartment configured to contain a second food component, the first compartment and the second compartment configured to separate the first food component from the second food component, the first compartment and the second compartment arranged generally horizontally with respect to one another, the first compartment comprising a container wall having an inner surface configured to be in contact with the first food component and an outside surface opposite the inner surface; and a removable robe mechanically coupled to the liquid-impermeable barrier on the outside surface of the container wall of the first compartment, the removable robe comprising a carrier and a microwave-interactive material applied to the carrier.