US4548824A
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Package for storing perishable products in a reduced air atmosphere
Assignee: Pakor Inc
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Filing: 1983-05-02
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Granted: 1985-10-22
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Expires: 2003-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A package for perishable products which can readily be prepared for home freezing is comprised of a relatively rigid tray and a flexible cover, the cover having a hole covered by a removable, replaceable seal. The tray is provided with collapsible supports, which hold the cover above the perishable product on the tray during fresh storage, but which can be readily collapsed in order to provide maximum expulsion of air from the package in preparation for freezing. These supports comprise one or more relatively thin walls integral with the tray, the walls having a convoluted riged line parallel and near to the top of the walls. When there is more than one wall, these ridge lines on adjacent walls are alternately convex and concave and meet at the corner formed by adjacent walls.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry L. Mitchell
- 👤 Jesse A. Oberly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 02:41
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/08; B65D77/00; B65D77/003; B65D81/00; B65D81/18; B65D81/20; B65D81/2007; B65D81/2023; B65D81/2038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A package for storing perishable meat products, comprising: a relatively rigid tray including side walls and a bottom wall with a region for receiving said meat products; a flexible, gas impermeable cover for said tray, said cover having a small hole therein and a tab, said tab being resealably securable over said small hole, said side walls supporting said cover in a first position spaced above said meat receiving region of said tray, each of said side walls including a convoluted horizontal ridge line spaced from both the top and bottom of said side wall to allow said side walls to be easily vertically collapsed to enable said cover to assume a second position, spaced from said first position, and located closer to said meat receiving region of said tray said ridge line on adjacent side walls being alternatively convex and concave with said convex and concave lines meeting at each corner creating a hinge effect to render that corner and the walls more readily collapsible
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A package for storing perishable meat products, comprising: a relatively rigid tray including side walls and a bottom wall with a region for receiving said meat products; a flexible, gas impermeable cover for said tray, said cover having a small hole therein and a tab, said tab being resealably securable over said small hole, said side walls supporting said cover in a first position spaced above said meat receiving region of said tray, each of said side walls including a convoluted horizontal ridge line spaced from both the top and bottom of said side wall to allow said side walls to be easily vertically collapsed to enable said cover to assume a second position, spaced from said first position, and located closer to said meat receiving region of said tray said ridge line on adjacent side walls being alternatively convex and concave with said convex and concave lines meeting at each corner creating a hinge effect to render that corner and the walls more readily collapsible
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said tray is made of thermo-formed plastic material.
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