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Container for food products and method for making same
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1974-07-01
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Granted: 1976-08-31
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Expires: 1994-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A plastic container for food products and method of making the container, the body of the container thermoformed from a sheet comprising a plurality of layers which are held together in a contiguous structure without being securely bonded together, said layers of the container body functionally secured in place after filling by an interlocking closure. At least one layer provides structural rigidity and a good water vapor barrier and at least one other layer provides a barrier to the transmission of oxygen and a supplementary water vapor barrier. The container is capable of withstanding retort temperatures. Separation of the scrap sheet from which the container body is formed and recycle of separate layer scrap from the container body thermoforming process can be accomplished since the layers forming the container body are not securely bonded together.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter J. Schrenk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C51/00; B29C51/14; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/32; B32B27/34; B65; B65B; B65B3/00; B65B3/02; B65B3/027; B32B2272/00; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/724; B32B2307/7242; B32B2307/738; B32B2439/00; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/911; Y10S264/918; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1059
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of making a food product container comprising: a. forming a rigid container body having side and bottom walls from a portion of an original sheet comprising a plurality of layers of substantially incompatible materials which are held together in a contiguous structure without being securely bonded together, at least one layer providing structural support and at least one other layer providing high gas and water vapor barrier properties for said body; b. separating remaining portions of said sheet after said body has been formed and removed from said original sheet into individual layers of scrap that can be recycled to form other said layers; c. substantially filling said container body with a food product; and d. sealably securing a closure to an upper peripheral edge of said container body by mechanically interlocking peripheral portions of said layers to hold them together.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of making a food product container comprising: a. forming a rigid container body having side and bottom walls from a portion of an original sheet comprising a plurality of layers of substantially incompatible materials which are held together in a contiguous structure without being securely bonded together, at least one layer providing structural support and at least one other layer providing high gas and water vapor barrier properties for said body; b. separating remaining portions of said sheet after said body has been formed and removed from said original sheet into individual layers of scrap that can be recycled to form other said layers; c. substantially filling said container body with a food product; and d. sealably securing a closure to an upper peripheral edge of said container body by mechanically interlocking peripheral portions of said layers to hold them together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said sheet is formed by co-extruding substantially incompatible polymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said other layer is a continuous coherent layer of a polymer consisting essentially of at least 70 weight percent vinylidene chloride and at least one other olefinically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said other layer is a continuous coherent layer of a polymer consisting essentially of polyamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said other layer is a continuous coherent layer of a polymer consisting essentially of polyacrylonitrile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said other layer is a continuous coherent layer of a polymer consisting essentially of polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said closure is seamed to prevent said layers of said body from separating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said one layer also provides a high water vapor barrier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said one layer is a continuous coherent layer of a polymer consisting essentially of polyethylene.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-08-31 | 1980-03-01 | 1980-08-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-08-31 | 1984-03-01 | 1984-08-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-08-31 | 1988-03-01 | 1988-08-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |