US 12,378,047 B2
Ventable package for food and beverages
Piaras De Cleir, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/996,096
Filed by The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/027475
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/211837, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,618, filed on Apr. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192370 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 51/16 (2006.01); B65D 77/30 (2006.01); B65D 77/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 51/1638 (2013.01) [B65D 77/30 (2013.01); B65D 2205/02 (2013.01); B65D 2251/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ventable package capable of releasing pressure upon the application of heat in a microwave, comprising:
a container; and
a lid;
the lid comprising a sealing layer attached to the container and a metallic foil layer directly attached to the sealing layer;
the sealing layer comprising one or more slits therein;
wherein, upon the application of heat, the metallic foil layer separates from the sealing layer about the one or more slits to release the pressure therein.