US4619361A
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Bag for displaying food
Assignee: Paramount Packaging Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-03
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Granted: 1986-10-28
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Expires: 2004-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A bag for packaging and displaying meat or poultry has a front and rear thermoplastic panel joined at a fold line at the bottom of the bag. An absorbent pad, having two impervious non-stick layers sandwiching a non-woven absorbent layer, is positioned at the bottom of the bag. The pad extends over both the front and rear panels and is thermally welded to the panels. An opaque printing is provided on the panels and corresponds generally to the position of the pad.
Inventors
- 👤 John S. Thomas, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:10
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/24; B65D81/26; B65D81/264
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A bag for goods adapted to be machine-loaded comprising a front and rear panels of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag and thereafter closing the open end, pad means for absorbing fluids, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means being joined together, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the rear panel, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent an end thereof to said front panel, and said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent an end thereof to said rear panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A bag for goods adapted to be machine-loaded comprising a front and rear panels of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag and thereafter closing the open end, pad means for absorbing fluids, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means being joined together, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the rear panel, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent an end thereof to said front panel, and said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent an end thereof to said rear panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The bag according to claim 1 further comprising said bag having printing thereon and correlated with the location of said pad means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The bag according to claim 2 wherein the printing is opaque and extends along a portion of the width of the front and rear panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The bag according to claim 2 wherein the printing is opaque and extends to a height on the front and rear portions of the bag which is no greater than the back portion of the pad means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bag according to claim 1 wherein the impervious layer of the pad means is non-adherent to meat and poultry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
209 words
A bag for goods adapted to be machine-loaded comprising a front and rear panels of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag and thereafter closing the open end, pad means for absorbing fluids from goods in the bag, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means joined together by a plurality of perforations, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the rear panel, at least one said impervious layer being perforated, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said front panel, said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said rear panel and said rear panel having a flap having at least two holes therein, said flap being located adjacent the open end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
209 words
A bag for goods adapted to be machine-loaded comprising a front and rear panels of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag and thereafter closing the open end, pad means for absorbing fluids from goods in the bag, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means joined together by a plurality of perforations, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the rear panel, at least one said impervious layer being perforated, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said front panel, said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said rear panel and said rear panel having a flap having at least two holes therein, said flap being located adjacent the open end.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The bag according to claim 6 wherein the second portion of the pad means is longer than the first portion of the pad means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The bag according to claim 6 further comprising an opaque printing disposed on the front panel concealing the first portion of the pad.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The bag according to claim 6 wherein the front and rear panels have rounded corners adjacent the closed end of the bag.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The bag according to claim 1 further comprising said pad means being joined together by a plurality of perforations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
179 words
A bag for goods comprising a front and rear panel of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag, pad means for absorbing fluids from goods in the bag, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means being joined together by a plurality of perforations, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first-mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the paid means overlays a portion of the rear panel, at least one said impervious layer being perforated, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said front panel, and said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said rear panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
179 words
A bag for goods comprising a front and rear panel of a thermoplastic material, said panels being integral at a fold line to form a closed end of the bag, the bag being open at the other end to facilitate loading of the bag, pad means for absorbing fluids from goods in the bag, said pad means including an absorbent layer between impervious layers of thermoplastic material, said pad means being joined together by a plurality of perforations, said absorbent layer being exposed along an edge of said pad means, said pad means having a fold line juxtaposed to said first-mentioned fold line, so that a first portion of the pad means overlays a portion of the front panel and a second portion of the paid means overlays a portion of the rear panel, at least one said impervious layer being perforated, said first portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said front panel, and said second portion of the pad means being welded adjacent a free end thereof to said rear panel.
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