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US 2009/0154846 A1Published application
Ventable package with zipper closure, and methods
AssigneeReynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
InventorsJAMES E. BUCHMAN, Paul A. Tilman
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Abstract
A reclosable polymeric package having a zipper closure at its mouth and a venting feature that allows air or other fluid to be vented from the package interior when the zipper closure is sealed. In one example, the venting feature includes vents covered by a tape intermittently secured to the package to define fluid passageways. Methods of use are provided.
Claims6
A method of using a package, comprising:
- (a) providing a package having an interior, a resealable zipper extending across a mouth of the package and a venting feature including vents and a tape covering the vents;
- (b) placing an item in the interior through the mouth of the package;
- (c) closing the resealable zipper after the item is in the interior;
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- (d) expelling air from the interior through the venting feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.