Meat keeper and tray

Claim 1

AN OVAL CONTAINER AND TRAY THEREFOR, SAID TRAY FABRICATED FROM PLASTIC AND USED FOR STORING PERISHABLES IN A COOL ATMOSPHERE; COMPRISING A HOLLOW CONTAINER HAVING SIDE AND BOTTOM WALLS WITH AN OPEN TOP, THE UPPER EDGE OF THE WALLS BEING OUTWARDLY DISPOSED BETWEEN ABOUT 7*-13* FROM THE VERTICAL; A SEAL ENCLOSING THE OPEN TOP OF THE CONTAINER, SAID SEAL INCLUDING A CENTRAL SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT WALL AND A PERIPHERAL U-SHAPED SEALING RIM, THE RIM BEING POSITIONABLE OVER THE UPPER EDGE OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE CONTAINER WITH THE OPEN SIDE OF THE U DOWNWARD TO TIGHTLY AND RESILIENTLY ENGAGE THE SIDE WALL THEREBY SEALING THE OPEN TOP OF THE CONTAINER; THE LEGS OF THE U-SHAPED RIM BEING DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING TO THE ANGLE OF DISPOSITION OF THE UPPER EDGE OF THE CONTAINER; A RIGID PLASTIC TRAY POSITIONABLE IN THE CONTAINER, SAID TRAY HAVING SUPPORTING LEGS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOTTOM WALL OF THE CONTAINER SO AS TO SPACE SAID TRAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID CONTAINER; SAID TRAY INCLUDING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TRAY BASE HAVING AN UPSTANDING RIM EXTENDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BASE AND AN INTEGRAL UPSTANDING NON-PIVOTED HANDLE AT EACH END OF THE TRAY, SAID HANDLES EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL RIM AT EACH END OF SAID TRAY TO BE EASILY GRASPED BY THE USER IN REMOVING THE TRAY FROM THE CONTAINER, EACH HANDLE FURTHER BEING FORMED OF AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE MEMBER, THE ENDS OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBER BEING SPACED APART SO AS TO PERMIT OUTWARD FLEXURE OF SAID HANDLES.