CONTAINER HAVING A MOLDED PULP BASE AND VENTED PLASTIC LID FOR MAINTAINING CRISPINESS OF MOISTURE- SENSITIVE FOODS

摘要

A container having a molded pulp base and a vented plastic lid. The molded pulp is formed by pressing a mixture of pulp material and liquid against a mesh screen, thereby forming the molded pulp with a screened side and a pressed side. The base has a bottom and a base sidewall forming an interior volume. The base further includes an edge extending from an upper portion of the base sidewall. The molded pulp is oriented so that the screened side of the molded pulp faces the interior volume. The lid has a top and a lid sidewall forming an interior volume. The lid includes a number of vents in a portion where the lid top meets the lid sidewall. The lid further includes an edge extending from a lower portion of the lid sidewall such that the lid edge rests on the base edge when the container is closed.