Pack for foods

Abstract

A pack for foods includes a container (11) able to contain sliced foods, and at least a removable closing sheet (12) able to seal the container (11) hermetically. The pack also includes a removable tray (14), having at least a position of use inside the pack in which the tray supports the sliced foods, and is provided with one or more retaining ridges (17) disposed in correspondence with an upper surface of the tray during use.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention concerns a pack for foods, in particular, but not only, foods of the perishable type.[0002]More specifically, the pack according to the present invention is used to pack sliced meats and salami, in particular for retail, such as, preferably but not exclusively, cold cuts of meat and cheeses of all types, or any other type of food that can be packed and sold in slices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Packs are known used to pack sliced foods, such as for example salami and cold meats.[0004]These packs comprise a container, normally made of more or less rigid plastic, on the bottom of which the slices of one or more cold meats are disposed, closed by a closing sheet, normally transparent so that the content of the container can be seen. The closing sheet is hermetically sealed on the container, keeping the content in a protected and possibly modified atmosphere, so as to extend the preservation thereof and to keep intact the organolept...

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Benefits of technology

[0021]In this way, the pack according to the present invention is functional for a user. In fact, after removing the closing sheet, the removable tray, carrying the sliced food on its surface, can be removed easily from the container by means of the gripping means. The removable tray can thus function as a serving dish, or plate for an individual user, and the latter can easily pick up the slices of food directly from the removable tray.

[0022]In this way, therefore, prolonged handling of the sliced foods in order to put them on the table are avoided, which handling derives mainly from the need to pick up the food from the pack, dispose it on a serving plate and then take it from this in order to put it on the individual user's plate.

[0023]Furthermore, the presence on the tray of one or more retaining ridges prevents the sliced foods from sliding, both during transport of the closed pack or during display in an inclined position on the shelves of the shops, and also during the removal of the tray from the container. The retaining ridges keep the slices of food disposed on the removal tray stationary, also thanks to their irregular surface, advantageously corrugated, and their different sizes and / or different inclinations with respect to the plane defined by the tray. These variable sizes allow to dispose the slices of food in such a way that their weight is equally distributed and this prevents them from sliding. Furthermore, said variable sizes of the retaining ridges allow to dispose and support the slices of food keeping them separate from each other and folded in particular forms, for example sinuous, preventing them from flattening toward the bottom of the container. This confers on the content of the pack an inviting appearance, of freshness and good preservation, and allows greater ease in picking up the slices from the tray.

[0024]Moreover, when the tray is inside the container, it confers on the pack according to the present invention greater structural rigidity compared with state of the art packs, which facilitates storage, transport and display of the pack.

Problems solved by technology

One disadvantage of such packs is that the slices of cold meats contained inside the container, during storage and transport, tend to slide inside the container, and become compact in correspondence with one side of the container.

A similar problem occurs when the packs are displayed in a non-horizontal position on the shelves of the shops.

The product thus displayed is therefore not very inviting for the purchaser, since it may transmit the image of a neglected product which has not been correctly preserved.

Another disadvantage of such packs is that, after opening, the removal of the slices of cold meat is not always easy for a user, since the slices of food tend to flatten toward the bottom of the container and to stick to each other.

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