Package for fragile food items

Claim 1

A package for protecting fragile items of food against damage in commerce comprising, in combination, a tray and a plurality of generally U-shaped, crisp, relatively thin pastry units, each unit defining a first wing and a spaced second wing joined by a contiguous web, said tray being formed with both a cut-out portion comprising an integral saddle including panels and a return bend portion comprising a retaining wall and a top wall defining a slot, a plurality of said units being nested so that one unit is received snuggly within another with its external surface being received within and in contact with the internal surface of the next outermost unit, said nested units being positioned on said tray so that corresponding first wings of the innermost nested units are received within said slot projecting toward said retaining wall while the web of the outermost unit is in resilient contact with said saddle with said panels contacting the outer surface of the second wing of the outermost unit, said tray including a spacer attached to said return bend portion and nested within the space between spaced wings on the innermost unit to provide resistance to a crushing load, said tray and the nested units being enclosed in a plastic film such that said units are fixed to and supported by said tray.