Multiple compartment package

Abstract

A multiple compartment package includes a tray having an open top tray compartment and a removable tray cover, and an upper lid compartment opposing and engaging the tray with a peelable film sealing the bottom opening thereof. In one arrangement, the peelable film is removable from outside the package while the lid is opposing and engaging the top of the tray, to thereby dispense a secondary food product contained therein onto a primary food product in the tray compartment after the removable tray cover has been removed from the tray. Optionally, a hinge connects the lid to the tray. Further, a method is provided for preparing a food product which includes causing a secondary food product to flow into a lower tray compartment by peeling a peelable film off the bottom of a lid compartment so as to allow the secondary food product to be dispersed into the tray compartment with the primary food product. In another arrangement and method, the lid compartment may contain a hardened product which, after removal of covers over the lid compartment and tray compartment, will melt and fall onto the food product in the tray compartment when the package is heated.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a multiple compartment package and in particular a multiple compartment package which can be used to contain multiple food products. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Packages containing food products come in a variety of shapes and sizes depending on the food product contained. Occasionally it is beneficial to package a variety of food products designed to be eaten together in a single package. One suitable prior package contains a plurality of different compartments, each one containing a different food product. For example, it is common to find a package having one compartment for a primary food product such as chips or crackers and a secondary compartment for a dip or a spread to be applied to the primary food product. [0003] One disadvantage of conventional food packages is that they do not provide a convenient, reliable and efficient package for containing multiple individual food products which allows one to mix ...

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Benefits of technology

[0020] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a multiple compartment package which provides a convenient and mess-free way to add a secondary food product such as a sauce, gravy or other topping to a primary food product.

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage of conventional food packages is that they do not provide a convenient, reliable and efficient package for containing multiple individual food products which allows one to mix the individual food components together within the package.

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