Packaging Assembly, Serving Assembly And Nested Storage Assembly Formed From A System And A Method For Utilizing The Same

Abstract

A foodstuff packaging system includes a plurality of foodstuffs, a container having an interior cavity, and a tray having a recess. The foodstuff packaging system is operable between a first configuration wherein the container is received within the recess of the tray and a second configuration wherein the tray is disposed within an interior cavity of the container. In the first configuration, the tray has a first length defined by a first length portion and a second length portion joined together along a perforated tear seam. In the second configuration, the second length portion is separated from the first length portion along the tear seam.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foodstuff packaging system comprising:
 a container having a cylindrical outer sidewall defining a cavity having a first length; and   a tray including at least one panel defining a recess, the foodstuff packaging system operable in a first configuration wherein the outer sidewall of the container is received in the recess of the tray and a second configuration wherein the tray is enclosed within the cavity of the container.   
     
     
         2 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the tray is operable between a second length greater than the first length of the cavity and a third length less than the first length of the cavity. 
     
     
         3 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 2 , wherein the tray includes a tear seam formed in the at least one panel and defining a first portion of the tray having the third length and a second portion of the tray having a fourth length. 
     
     
         4 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 3 , wherein in the first configuration the first portion of the tray is joined to the second portion along the tear seam and in the second configuration the first portion of the tray is separated from the second portion along the tear seam. 
     
     
         5 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one panel includes a base panel and a pair of side panels extending from opposing edges of the base panel, a distance between the side panels defining a width of the tray that is less than a diameter of the cavity of the container. 
     
     
         6 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein the base panel includes a planar outer surface and each of the side panels includes a concave inner surface defining a portion of the recess. 
     
     
         7 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 6 , wherein the concave inner surface receives the cylindrical outer sidewall of the container when the food packaging system is in the first configuration. 
     
     
         8 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one panel further includes a pair of end panels extending from opposing edges of the base panel and between the pair of side panels. 
     
     
         9 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 8 , wherein in the first configuration both of the end panels are attached to the base panel and in the second configuration at least one of the end panels is separated from the base panel. 
     
     
         10 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 1 , further comprising an enclosure wrapped around the container and the tray when the foodstuff packaging system is in the first configuration. 
     
     
         11 . A foodstuff packaging system comprising:
 a plurality of foodstuffs;   a container having a cylindrical outer sidewall defining an interior cavity having a diameter extending along a first length; and   a tray having a recess, the tray operable between a first configuration for receiving the cylindrical outer sidewall of the container within the recess and a second configuration for receiving the foodstuffs and being enclosed within the interior cavity of the container.   
     
     
         12 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 11 , wherein in the first configuration the tray is defined by a first length portion and a second length portion joined to the first length portion along a tear seam. 
     
     
         13 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 12 , wherein the tear seam includes a plurality of perforations. 
     
     
         14 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 12 , wherein in the second configuration the second length portion is separated from the first length portion along the tear seam. 
     
     
         15 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 14 , wherein a second length of the first length portion is less than the first length of the cavity. 
     
     
         16 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 11 , wherein the tray includes a base panel, a first lateral panel extending from a first end of the base panel, a second lateral panel extending from a second end of the base panel opposing the first end, a first end panel extending from a third end of the base panel between the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel, and a second end panel extending from a fourth end of the base panel between the first lateral panel and the second lateral panel. 
     
     
         17 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 16 , wherein a distance from an outer surface of the first lateral panel to an outer surface of the second lateral panel is less than the diameter of the interior cavity. 
     
     
         18 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 16 , wherein the first lateral panel includes a first concave surface and the second lateral panel includes a second concave surface opposing the first concave surface, the first concave surface and the second concave surface configured to receive the outer sidewall of the container. 
     
     
         19 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 16 , wherein the first end panel is attached to each of the base panel, the first lateral panel, and the second lateral panel along a first tear seam in the first configuration, and is separated from the tray along the tear seam in the second configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The foodstuff packaging system of  claim 16 , wherein the base panel is substantially planar.