Patent ID: 6576305
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
A package comprising:(a) a layered coil of filament strands, the coil having an outer surface comprising a bottom surface region, a side surface region, and a top surface region; and (b) a multilayer film disposed around the layered coil of filament strands, said multilayer film comprising a first outer layer forming an inside layer of the multilayer film comprising ionomer resin and a second outer layer forming an outside layer of the multilayer film comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene homopolymer, polypropylene homopolymer, ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyester, and polystyrene, and at least one inner layer, at least one of said at least one inner layer being a bulk layer and comprising cross-linked ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer with a thickness of at least about 0.5 mils; and wherein the first outer layer comprising ionomer resin is in direct contact with the side surface region of the layered coil of filaments, and wherein the multilayer film is in the form of a sleeve, and wherein the sleeve has a volume of from about 1.01Ã— to 2.0Ã— of a total volume of the coil of filament strands before shrinkage.