US4501780A
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Tubular film having sealing layer of propylene ethylene random copolymer
Assignee: Cryovac LLC
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Filing: 1982-12-15
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Granted: 1985-02-26
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Expires: 2002-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A heat sealing layer is provided for multiply tubular film preferably of the type having an inner shrink layer of an irradiatively cross-linked ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a core barrier layer of vinylidene chloride-vinyl chloride copolymer, and an outer abuse layer of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, the sealing layer being melt bonded onto the shrink layer and being composed of a propylene ethylene random copolymer. Heat seals formed in making bags from the improved film demonstrate enhanced high temperature strength and grease resistance. An associated method for making the tubular film is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Johnnie J. Walters
- 👤 Philip T. Voso
- 👤 Karl N. Caldwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:12
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/06; B29C61/0608; B29C61/0616; B32B1/00; B32B1/08; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/306; B32B27/32; B32B38/00; B32B38/0008; B29C71/00; B29C71/04; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/08; B29K2023/083; B29K2027/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/24; B32B2250/00; B32B2250/24; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/72; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/732; B32B2307/734; B32B2307/736; B32B2310/00; B32B2310/08; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/10; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2331/00; B32B2331/04; B32B2597/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S383/00; Y10S383/908; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1328; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A heat sealable bag made from a coextruded multiply tubular shrink film consisting essentially of: (a) a first or inner sealing layer which comprises (a) an irradiated, non-cross-linked propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of about 1-5%; and (b) a second or shrink layer melt bonded to said first layer which comprises a cross-linked ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content in the range of 8-25%, further provided that the thickness of said second layer relative to the thickness of said first layer is sufficient such that the shrink temperature of the entire multilayer film, when oriented, is substantially controlled by the shrink temperature of said second layer, and further provided that said second layer has been irradiated to a dosage of 2-10 MR and comprising a blend of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer as the major component, and the random copolymer of said first layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A heat sealable bag made from a coextruded multiply tubular shrink film consisting essentially of: (a) a first or inner sealing layer which comprises (a) an irradiated, non-cross-linked propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of about 1-5%; and (b) a second or shrink layer melt bonded to said first layer which comprises a cross-linked ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content in the range of 8-25%, further provided that the thickness of said second layer relative to the thickness of said first layer is sufficient such that the shrink temperature of the entire multilayer film, when oriented, is substantially controlled by the shrink temperature of said second layer, and further provided that said second layer has been irradiated to a dosage of 2-10 MR and comprising a blend of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer as the major component, and the random copolymer of said first layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tubular film of claim 1 wherein said blend components are blended in the ratio of about 4 to 1 by weight, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tubular film of claim 1 wherein said vinyl acetate content is about 12% and said dosage is about 4-5 MR.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The tubular film of claim 1 wherein said abuse layer comprises the same material as said sealing layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The tubular film of claim 1 wherein said film is oriented and said sealing layer has a thickness of about 0.4 mils, said shrink layer has a thickness of about 0.8 mils, said barrier layer has a thickness of about 0.3 mils, and said abuse layer has a thickness of about 0.5 mils.
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