US3891775A
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Ventable toaster package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-10-23
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Granted: 1975-06-24
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Expires: 1993-10-23
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a method, and apparatus, for the processing, preservation, and preparation for consumption of foods in which a quantity of food is preserved in a pouch-like container of appropriate size and shape to be heated for serving in a toaster or the like, and particularly characterized by a heat transfer coating on the exterior of the pouch.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward J Murray
- 👤 Andrew C Piggot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:44
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/26; B32B15/20; B65D75/52; B65D75/54; B65D75/56; B65D75/566; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3492; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/24; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A FOOD PACKET. FOR USE AS BOTH A FOOD STORAGE AND HEATING CONTAINER, COMPRISING: A. TWO OPPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PANELS OF LAMINATED HEAT SEALABLE SHEETS WHICH ARE HEAT SEALED TOGETHER AT THEIR EDGES TO FORM A CONTAINER HAVING A CAVITY IN WHICH THE FOODSTUFFS PREPARED FOR CONSUMPTION ARE CONTAINED, B. THE LAMINATED SHEETS HAVING AN ALUMINUM OUTER SHEET, A MYLAR INTERMEDIATE LAYER, AND A POLYETHYLENE INNER LAYER, AND THE ALUMINUM OUTSIDE SURFACE HAVING A HEAT ABSORBING COATING TO PROVIDE A NON-TEARABLE SHEET WHICH RADILY PASSES HEAT THERETHROUGH. C. THE SHEETS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT THE ENTIRE FOOD PACKET CAN BE PLACED WITHIN THE RECEIVING SLOT OF A HEATER UNIT, D. THE UPPER PERIPHERY OF THE CONTAINER HAVING AN INTEGRAL HANDLE SECTION FORMED THEREWITH, E. A PULL TYPE VENTING ELEMENT OF SMALL CROSS SECTION HAVING ITS CENTRAL PORTION SEALED BETWEEN THE OPPOSED LAMINATED SHEETS ALONG THE UPPER HEAT SEALED SECTION IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE FOOD CONTAINING CAVITY, WITH ITS LOWER END EXTENDING INTO THE FOOD CONTAINING CAVITY AND HAVING AN UPPER SECTION EXTENDING OUT OF THE FOOD PACKET AND OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO BE GRASPED BY THE USER TO THAT THE ENTIRE ELEMENT CAN BE PULLED FACE OF THE PACKET TO PROVIDE A VENTING PASSAGEWAY AT THE TOP OF THE PACKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A FOOD PACKET. FOR USE AS BOTH A FOOD STORAGE AND HEATING CONTAINER, COMPRISING: A. TWO OPPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR PANELS OF LAMINATED HEAT SEALABLE SHEETS WHICH ARE HEAT SEALED TOGETHER AT THEIR EDGES TO FORM A CONTAINER HAVING A CAVITY IN WHICH THE FOODSTUFFS PREPARED FOR CONSUMPTION ARE CONTAINED, B. THE LAMINATED SHEETS HAVING AN ALUMINUM OUTER SHEET, A MYLAR INTERMEDIATE LAYER, AND A POLYETHYLENE INNER LAYER, AND THE ALUMINUM OUTSIDE SURFACE HAVING A HEAT ABSORBING COATING TO PROVIDE A NON-TEARABLE SHEET WHICH RADILY PASSES HEAT THERETHROUGH. C. THE SHEETS BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT THE ENTIRE FOOD PACKET CAN BE PLACED WITHIN THE RECEIVING SLOT OF A HEATER UNIT, D. THE UPPER PERIPHERY OF THE CONTAINER HAVING AN INTEGRAL HANDLE SECTION FORMED THEREWITH, E. A PULL TYPE VENTING ELEMENT OF SMALL CROSS SECTION HAVING ITS CENTRAL PORTION SEALED BETWEEN THE OPPOSED LAMINATED SHEETS ALONG THE UPPER HEAT SEALED SECTION IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE FOOD CONTAINING CAVITY, WITH ITS LOWER END EXTENDING INTO THE FOOD CONTAINING CAVITY AND HAVING AN UPPER SECTION EXTENDING OUT OF THE FOOD PACKET AND OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO BE GRASPED BY THE USER TO THAT THE ENTIRE ELEMENT CAN BE PULLED FACE OF THE PACKET TO PROVIDE A VENTING PASSAGEWAY AT THE TOP OF THE PACKET.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The food packet of claim 1, wherein: a. the two laminated sheets have opposed free sections which can be grasped by te user to assist in tearing the package open along one of the heat sealed sections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The food packet as set forth in claim 1, wherein: a. the laminated sheets extend upwardly above the upper heat sealed section to provide the handle section, b. the venting element extends upwardly through the handle section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The food packet as set forth in claim 3, wherein: a. the handle section has a cut-out in the handle section, and b. the upper portion of the handle has a section wherein the opposed laminated sheets are not joined and of such dimension to permit the user to grasp each of the opposed sheets and to pull them apart to open the packet.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-06-23 | 1982-12-23 | 1983-06-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-06-23 | 1986-12-23 | 1987-06-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |