Lid for a Tray

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a lid for a tray having at least one reservoir for accommodating a condiment.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A lid for a tray comprising:
 a top surface;   a sidewall extending downward from the periphery of the top surface; and   a lip extending around the periphery of the sidewall;
 wherein the top surface further comprises:
 a depression extending downward from the top surface; and 
 a reservoir extending in the opposite direction of the depression. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid has a shape selected from the group consisting of a rectangle, an oval, a circle, or a square. 
     
     
         3 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid is formed from a thermoplastic material or polystyrene. 
     
     
         4 . The lid according to  claim 3 , wherein the lid is clear. 
     
     
         5 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the top surface further comprises:
 a raised surface extending in a direction opposite the direction of the sidewall.   
     
     
         6 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the depression and the reservoir are located on the raised surface. 
     
     
         7 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid is stackable with other similarly shaped lids. 
     
     
         8 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the depression and the reservoir are circular, rectangular, oval, or square. 
     
     
         9 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the depression has a different shape than the reservoir. 
     
     
         10 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the depression is concave and the reservoir is convex with respect to the top surface. 
     
     
         11 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir comprises a printed phrase. 
     
     
         12 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the reservoir does not extend beyond the top surface. 
     
     
         13 . The lid according to  claim 6 , wherein a bottom surface of the reservoir does not extend beyond the raised surface. 
     
     
         14 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the lip is configured to lock onto a tray having an opposing lip to seal items within. 
     
     
         15 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir comprises at least one smaller reservoir therein extending in the same direction as the reservoir. 
     
     
         16 . The lid according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one smaller reservoir has a same direction of curvature as the reservoir. 
     
     
         17 . The lid according to  claim 15 , wherein the at least one smaller reservoir comprises printed text. 
     
     
         18 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir has a peelable plastic covering for securing condiments in the reservoir. 
     
     
         19 . The lid according to  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir contains a lip around its periphery for accommodating a condiment lid.