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US 5,846,582 AGranted
Vacuum skin package for shingled food slices
AssigneeCryovac, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Mayfield, Margaret Ann Hague
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Abstract
A package for shingled food slices (e.g., sliced bacon), including: a. a substantially flat support member supporting thereon a group of shingled food slices; b. a flexible film enclosing the food slices on the support member, the film being sealed to the support member outside the periphery of the food slices and substantially conforming to the shape of the food slices; and c. one or more printed images on at least one of the support member and the flexible film.
Claims12
A vacuum skin package for shingled food slices, comprising:
- a. a substantially flat support member supporting thereon a group of shingled food slices, said support member comprising, in order, a first layer of linear low density polyethylene, a second layer of polyamide, a third layer of ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, and a fourth layer of polyamide;
- b. a flexible film enclosing said food slices on said support member, said film being sealed to said support member outside the periphery of said food slices and substantially conforming to the shape of said food slices, said flexible film comprising, in order, a first layer of linear low density polyethylene, a second layer of polyamide, a third layer of ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer, and a fourth layer of polyamide;
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- c. one or more images printed on at least one of said support member and said flexible film.
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