Ventable package for food and beverages
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorPiaras De Cleir
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Abstract
The present application provides a ventable package capable of releasing pressure upon the application of heat or internal pressure. The ventable package may include a container and a lid. The lid may include a sealing layer attached to the container and a foil layer attached to the sealing layer. The sealing layer may include one or more slits therein such that, upon the application of heat or internal pressure, the foil layer separates from the sealing layer about the one or more slits to release the pressure therein.
Claims20
A ventable package capable of releasing pressure upon the application of heat in a microwave, comprising:
- a container;
- and
- a lid;
- the lid comprising a sealing layer attached to the container and a metallic foil layer directly attached to the sealing layer;
- the sealing layer comprising one or more slits therein;
- wherein, upon the application of heat, the metallic foil layer separates from the sealing layer about the one or more slits to release the pressure therein.
A ventable package for food and beverages capable of releasing pressure upon the application of heat in a microwave, comprising:
- a plastic container;
- the plastic container comprising a ledge;
- and a lid;
- the lid comprising a plastic sealing layer attached to the ledge of the plastic container and an aluminum foil layer directly attached to the plastic sealing layer;
- the plastic sealing layer comprising one or more slits therein;
- wherein, upon the application of heat or internal pressure, the aluminum foil layer separates from the plastic sealing layer about the one or more slits to release the pressure therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.