US 2009/0022431 A1 · Resizable food container

Abstract

A container, or package, that is separable for resizing the container after the contents are partially consumed. One or more mid-package separable seals are positioned between the top and bottom of a package. The seal in the sealed configuration flexibly provides package integrity with an air-tight seal and connection. In the operated configuration, the seal separates the package into two sections, allowing the package to assume a size that is suitable for the volume of material remaining. In one embodiment, the mid-package separable seal includes a sealing strip that is adhesively attached to the outside of the package and covers a tear line/strip formed in the material of the package. Removal of the sealing strip allows the tear line to separate the package into two sections. In another embodiment, a connecting strip is attached to two sections of the package and the connecting strip has an integral tear line.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for storing a food product, said apparatus comprising:

a bag formed of a flexible material, said bag configured to have a bottom seal and top seal for enclosing the food product therebetween, said bag having a reclosable opening adjacent said top seal;
and
a removable seal between said top seal and said bottom seal, said removable seal dividing said bag into a first bag section and a second bag section, said removable seal having a sealed configuration and an operated configuration, said removable seal in said sealed configuration joining said first and second bag sections with a sealed connection, said removable seal in said open configuration defining an opening in said second bag section, said second bag section dimensioned to contain a specified portion of the food product.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Resizable food container

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Resizable food container

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Abstract

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