Bacon package and separator for bacon slices

Claim 1

A BACON PACKAGE COMPRISING A CARDBOARD BASE MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF SLICES OF BACON DISPOSED UPON SAID BASE MEMBER IN EDGE-OVERLAPPED RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER, A CARDBOARD SEPARATOR ELEMENT IN THE FORM OF A STRIP INTEGRAL WITH SAID BASE MEMBER AND PROJECTION FROM AN EDGE THEREOF, THE LINE OF JUNCTURE BETWEEN SAID SEPARATOR ELEMENT AND SAID BASE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH A LINE OF PERFORATION TO PERMIT THE FOLDING OF THE SEPARATOR ELEMENT OVER END PORTIONS OF THE BACON SLICES DISPOSED UPON SAID BASE MEMBER AND TO PERMIT SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL OF THE SEPARATOR ELEMENT FROM SAID BASE MEMBER BY TEARING ALONG SAID LINE OF PERFORATIONS, SAID STRIP BEING SCORED ALONG LINES WHICH DIVIDE IT INTO A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS SO THAT WHEN THE STRIP IS REMOVED FROM THE BASE MEMBER THE STRIP MAY BE BENT ALONG SAID SCORED LINES TO FORM A TUBULAR ELEMENT TO BE USED FOR SEPARATING INDIVIDUAL SLICES OF BACON FROM OTHER SLICES OF BACON, AND A SHEET OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID FOLDED SEPARATOR ELEMENT AND BACON SLICES AND BEING ATTACHED TO SAID BASE MEMBER FOR HOLDING THE BACON SLICES IN POSITION ON SAID BASE MEMBER.