Method of using a reusable closure for packages
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorSjoerd Johannes van Driesten
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Abstract
Adhesive articles, particularly useful as reusable closures in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packaging environments, comprising a moisture resistant substrate and a removable adhesive covering at least a portion of the substrate surface, the adhesive having a Moist Loop Test result of at least about 0.8 N/25 mm at a test plate temperature of 5° C. The closure may also include a permanent adhesive covering another portion of the substrate surface. The adhesive articles provide easy application to packages and exhibit good adhesion performance in the presence of moisture, such as from refrigerated or frozen food packaging.
Claims14
A method of providing a reusable closure for packages in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packing environments, comprising (a) providing a package having a folding portion and a main portion wherein the folding portion is able to be folded over to cover the main portion of the package, (b) folding the folding portion over to close the package and (c) applying an adhesive article to the folded portion and the main portion so that the package remains closed, wherein the adhesive article comprises (i) a moisture resistant substrate having a first and second surface, and (ii) a removable adhesive covering at least a first portion of the first surface, wherein the removable adhesive has a Moist Loop Test result of at least about 0.8 N/25 mm at a test plate temperature of 5° C.
A method of providing a reusable closure for packages in the presence of moisture from refrigerated or frozen food packing environments, comprising (a) providing a package having a folding portion and a main portion wherein the folding portion is able to be folded over to cover the main portion of the package, (b) folding the folding portion over to close the package and (c) applying an adhesive article to the folded portion and the main portion so that the package remains closed wherein the adhesive article comprises (i) a moisture resistant substrate having a first and second surface, (ii) a removable adhesive covering a first portion of the first surface and wherein the removable adhesive has a Moist Loop Test result of at least about 0.8 N/25 mm at a test plate temperature of 5° C., and (iii) at least one permanent adhesive covering a second portion of the first surface of the substrate.
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