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US 5,843,500 AGranted
Bacon wrapped seafood package and process
AssigneeCarnival Brand Seafood Company
InventorNicholas A. Guarino
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Abstract
A process and packaging for shrimp, bacon wrapped, and coated in sauce, in which the product is vacuum sealed within packaging before being flash frozen for shipping and storage.
Claims32
A vacuumized package for bacon wrapped seafood, comprising:
- a pallet;
- bacon wrapped seafood positioned on said pallet in a side-by-side orientation;
- a sealed bag enclosing said palletized bacon wrapped seafood under vacuum;
- and,
- wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said bacon wrapped seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate sliding engagement of said pallet and said bag, said bacon wrapped seafood being positioned on said rough upper surface and said side-by-side orientation being such that the likelihood of said bag being penetrated or pierced by any part of said bacon wrapped seafood capable of doing so is diminished.
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A process for packaging bacon wrapped seafood, comprising the steps of:
- placing bacon wrapped seafood in a side-by-side orientation on a pallet;
- enclosing said palletized bacon wrapped seafood in a bag with a sliding engagement;
- applying a vacuum to said bag and said palletized bacon wrapped seafood;
- sealing said bag and the enclosed palletized bacon wrapped seafood under said vacuum;
- and,
- wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said bacon wrapped seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate said sliding engagement of said pallet and said bag, said bacon wrapped seafood being placed on said rough upper surface and said side-by-side orientation being such that the likelihood of said bag being penetrated or pierced by any parts of the bacon wrapped seafood capable of doing so is diminished.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.