US 11,993,419 B2
Packaged food product and method of producing the packaged food product
Sean Evelich, Middletown, CT (US); Nicole Kandoth, Nyack, NY (US); James E. McCay, Fairfield, CT (US); Noel R. Pollen, Hopkins, MN (US); and Trond Erik Tollefsen, London (GB)
Assigned to Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc., Wilton, CT (US)
Filed by Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc., Wilton, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/386,827.
Application 17/386,827 is a division of application No. 16/574,784, filed on Sep. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,104,482.
Prior Publication US 2021/0354878 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B65D 21/08 (2006.01); A01K 5/00 (2006.01); A23K 50/48 (2016.01); A23P 10/00 (2016.01); A47G 21/02 (2006.01); A47J 43/28 (2006.01); B65D 1/32 (2006.01); B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 77/20 (2006.01); B65D 77/24 (2006.01); B65D 81/36 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/72 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 21/086 (2013.01) [A01K 5/00 (2013.01); A23K 50/48 (2016.05); A23P 10/00 (2016.08); A47G 21/02 (2013.01); A47J 43/28 (2013.01); A47J 43/288 (2013.01); B65D 1/32 (2013.01); B65D 1/34 (2013.01); B65D 77/2032 (2013.01); B65D 77/245 (2013.01); B65D 81/36 (2013.01); B65D 83/0094 (2013.01); B65D 85/72 (2013.01); B32B 2439/70 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaged food product comprising:
a container, wherein the container includes:
a rim;
at least one wall extending away from the rim, wherein the at least one wall defines a storage area; and
a tool portion integral with and fixed relative to the rim, and, as packaged, extending from the rim beyond and externally away from the at least one wall and including at least one tine extending from a distal end of the tool portion; and
a food product, being a wet cat food or a wet dog food, retained within the storage area and in contact with the at least one wall, wherein the at least one wall is configured to be readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area, and the packaged food product is configured such that reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area, with the at least one tine being configured for use in breaking up the food product after the food product is removed from the storage area.