received by the International Bureau on 15 December 2015 (15.12.2013)

What is claimed is:

1. A vacuum sealable container for vacuum-compressible food, the container comprising: a tray and a cover correspondingly fitting onto said tray, wherein at least one of said tray and said cover comprises one two or more curved-shaped load bearing units, each supported by one or more pins, rods or blades which extend into an interior of said container and wherein said load bearing units resist deformation when said interior is at a pressure associated with a vacuum packaging and when an exterior of the container is at ambient atmospheric pressure, thereby to generally prevent compression of said vacuum-compressible food.

2. A container according to claim 1 further comprising reinforcement ribs for supporting said one or more load bearing units.

3. A container according to claim 2 wherein said reinforcement ribs comprise a cross- section shaped in the form of at least one of a U-shape, a T-shape, an L-shape, a circle, or a polygon.

4. A container according to claim 2 further comprising circular reinforcement units for supporting said reinforcement ribs.

5. A container according to claim 4 wherein said circular reinforcement units are placed at the intersection of at least two reinforcement ribs.

6. A container according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said tray and said cover comprises scalloped-shaped edges along its perimeter.

7. A container according to claim 1 wherein said load bearing units resist deformation when a pressure differential between said interior package sealing vacuum and said external ambient pressure is approximately 1 kg/cm2.

8. A container according to claim 1 where said tray and said cover are formed from a plastic material.

9. A container according to claim 8 wherein said plastic material is transparent.

10. A container according to claim 8 wherein said plastic material is colored.

11. A container according to claim 1 wherein said tray and said cover comprise rims.

12. A container according to claim 11 wherein said tray and said cover include means for aligning one with the other.

13. A container according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises a rectangular shape.

14. A container according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises a round shape.

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15. A container according to claim 1 wherein a perimeter of said curved- shaped load bearing units is square-shaped.

16. A container according to claim 1 wherein a perimeter of said curved- shaped load bearing units is pie-shaped.

17. A container according to claim 1 wherein said tray and/or said cover are formed from a metallic material.

18. A container according to claim 1 wherein the container comprises a triangular shape.

19. A container according to claim 1 further comprising air conduits to enable air removal from an interior of the container.

20. A container according to claim 1 further comprising air notches to enable air removal

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