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Flexible pouch with cross-oriented puncture guard
Assignee: Laminating and Coating Corp
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Filing: 1979-05-21
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Granted: 1980-12-16
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Expires: 1999-05-21
Abstract
Abstract A flexible pouch for packing under vacuum products having sharp projections, such as projecting bones of meat products. The pouch includes a flexible bag formed of heat sealable, puncture-susceptible sheet material and having a puncture guard element secured to the outer surface of the bag. The puncture guard causes the flexible pouch to be highly resistant to puncture by sharp projections such as sharp bones of meat products. The puncture guard preferably includes a plurality of oriented sheets which are laminated in cross-oriented relationship to each other. The puncture guard preferably has an area less than that of the bag. The bag may be a laminate. The puncture guard sheets may have equal thickness and may be secured to each other as by extrusion bonding. In the illustrated embodiment, the bag and the puncture guard are laminates.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger P. Conant
- 👤 Raymond G. Duffy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 12:51
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B27/34; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/002; B65D75/004; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/043; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/40; B32B2439/46; B65D2275/00; B65D2275/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A puncture-resistant pouch comprising: a flexible bag formed of synthetic resin material and defining an outer surface; and a puncture guard having an area less than that of the guard and being defined by grain-oriented, laminated synthetic resin sheets bonded to each other in cross-oriented relationship, an inner one of said sheets being bonded to said outer surface whereby the puncture guard defines an outermost portion of the pouch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A puncture-resistant pouch comprising: a flexible bag formed of synthetic resin material and defining an outer surface; and a puncture guard having an area less than that of the guard and being defined by grain-oriented, laminated synthetic resin sheets bonded to each other in cross-oriented relationship, an inner one of said sheets being bonded to said outer surface whereby the puncture guard defines an outermost portion of the pouch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard has a thickness in the range of approximately 5 to 6 mils.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard is formed of stretch-oriented polyethylene sheets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard is secured to the bag outer surface by a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein the material forming said bag outer surface comprises nylon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said bag includes an inner portion formed of polyethylene copolymer having approximately 3 to 6 percent vinyl acetate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said bag includes an innermost portion formed of polyethylene copolymer having approximately 18 percent vinyl acetate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard comprises two layers of polyethylene sheet material each having a thickness in the range of approximately 2.5 to 3 mils.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard is formed of high density polyethylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said bag outer surface is formed of coated nylon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 1 wherein said puncture guard comprises two layers of grain-oriented polyethylene sheet material and an intermediate bonding layer of extruded polyethylene bonding said layers in said cross-oriented relationship.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
97 words
A puncture-resistant pouch comprising: a flexible bag formed of heat-sealable synthetic resin material and defining an outer surface, a closed end, and an open end; and a puncture guard having an area less than that of the guard and being defined by grain-oriented, laminated synthetic resin sheets bonded to each other in cross-oriented relationship, an inner one of said sheets being bonded to said outer surface to define an outermost portion of the pouch, said puncture guard being spaced at least 1 inch from said open end to permit ease of heat sealing of said open end.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
97 words
A puncture-resistant pouch comprising: a flexible bag formed of heat-sealable synthetic resin material and defining an outer surface, a closed end, and an open end; and a puncture guard having an area less than that of the guard and being defined by grain-oriented, laminated synthetic resin sheets bonded to each other in cross-oriented relationship, an inner one of said sheets being bonded to said outer surface to define an outermost portion of the pouch, said puncture guard being spaced at least 1 inch from said open end to permit ease of heat sealing of said open end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The puncture-resistant pouch of claim 12 wherein said bag further defines closed outer side edges and said puncture guard extends fully to said outer side edges.
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