# US 4,393,114 A · Meat packaging material

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- Number: US 4,393,114 A
- Document ID: US4393114A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/448,307
- Filed: 1982-12-09
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1982-12-09
- Assignees: Milliken Research Corporation
- Inventors: Ralph Gillespie
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393114A

## CPC

- D04B 21/16: incorporating synthetic threads
- B65D 65/38: Packaging materials of special type or form
- D06M 13/02: with hydrocarbons
- Y10T 428/31801: Of wax or waxy material
- Y10T 442/456: Including additional strand inserted within knit fabric
- D04B: KNITTING
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- D06M: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A packaging material, preferably for meat, which is composed of a weft inserted, warp knit substrate fabric and a coating of microcrystalline wax on both sides of the substrate fabric.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fabric particularly useful as a wrapping for foodstuffs, such as meat comprising: a layer of warp knit, weft inserted, synthetic fabric and a layer of wax coated to both sides of said layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fabric of claim 1 wherein the layer of warp knit fabric contains all synthetic yarns.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The fabric of claim 2 wherein said synthetic yarns are polyester.