Patent ID: 6530471
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A storage bag comprising:a sealable bag of a liquid and gas impermeable material, said sealable bag having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a package absorbing insert in said sealable bag, said package absorbing insert having side edges, a front edge and a rear edge, and including (i) a liquid absorbing sheet, (ii) a covering sheet of liquid impermeable material positioned over said liquid absorbing sheet for preventing meat or fish from directly contacting said liquid absorbing sheet, and (iii) a backing sheet of liquid permeable material positioned under said liquid absorbing sheet for allowing liquid of the meat or fish to be absorbed by said liquid absorbing sheet through said backing sheet, wherein said front edge of said package absorbing insert is attached to said lower surface of said sealable bag by being bonded thereto at plural spaced points such that the liquid of the meat or fish can flow through the space between the plural spaced points, and wherein at least one of said side edges and said rear edge is not attached to any one of said upper surface and said lower surface of said sealable bag.