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US 12,594,749 B2Granted
Recyclable bag
AssigneeAmcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
InventorsMelissa Kanzelberger Coolich, Kylie C. Hartford
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Abstract
A quad-seal package has a front panel, back panel, first side panel, and second side panel formed from a recyclable packaging film. The recyclable packaging film includes a machine-direction oriented, polyethylene-rich exterior film and a polyethylene-based interior film. The quad-seal package, when containing a granular product, resists rupture when dropped according to ASTM D5276-98 test procedure A2.2.1 on the bottom of the package at a drop height of 91.4 cm (36 inches).
Claims19
A packaged product comprising:
- a granular product;
- and
- a bag comprising a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top seal, a first side seal, a second side seal and a bottom seal;
- wherein the first side seal comprises a front leg portion bonding the front panel to the first side panel, and a back leg portion bonding the back panel to the first side panel;
- wherein the second side seal comprises a front leg portion bonding the front panel to the second side panel, and a back leg portion bonding the back panel to the second side panel;
- wherein each of the front panel, the back panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel comprises a recyclable packaging film comprising a polyethylene-rich, oriented exterior film, a polyethylene-based interior film and an adhesive layer connecting the exterior film to the interior film;
- wherein the interior film comprises a sealing surface comprising a first outer layer of the interior film that can be exposed to the granular product;
- wherein the interior film comprises a laminating surface comprising a second outer layer of the interior film that is exposed to the adhesive layer;
- wherein the bag contains the granular product;
- wherein the bag comprises a top and a bottom;
- and
- wherein the packaged product resists rupture when dropped according to ASTM D5276-98 test procedure A2.2.1 on the bottom of the bag at a drop height of 91.44 cm (36 inches).
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