Films having enhanced sealing characteristics and packages containing same
AssigneeCryovac, Inc.
InventorsThomas Duane Kennedy, Gordon Vincent Sharps, Jr., Richard Keith Watson
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Abstract
Films containing a sealant layer composition comprising: (1) polyethylene homopolymer, and ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene/acrylate copolymer; and (2) elastomer, plastomer, ionomer, and carboxyl-modified polyethylene; when sealed to another outer film layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ionomer, ethylene/acid copolymer, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and ethylene/acrylate copolymer, have been discovered to provide a seal strength comparable to an ionomer to ionomer seal.
Claims4
A package comprising a seal of a first outer film layer to a second outer film layer, the first outer film layer comprising a composition comprising:
- (A) a first component comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene/acrylate copolymer;
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- (B) a second component comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of homogeneous ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having a density of from about 0.86 to 0.91 g/cc, carboxyl-modified polyethylene;
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- wherein the first component is chemically different from the second component, and the second outer film layer comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ionomer, ethylene/acid copolymer, and ethylene/acrylate copolymer;
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- wherein the seal has a seal strength of from 3 to 10 pounds per inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.