Patent ID: 6214392
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A packaged product comprising a packaging article comprising a flexible non-perforated packaging film and a product surrounded by the packaging article, wherein the packaging article comprises a first seal extending from a first side edge of the article to a second side edge of the article and a second seal extending from the first side edge of the article to the second side edge of the article, the first seal being paired with the second seal and being inward of the second seal, with the first seal being separated from the second seal by a distance of from about 1/2 to 4 inches, with both the first and second seals being of the film to itself or another non-perforated film, with a discontinuity in the first seal providing a first vent, and a discontinuity in the second seal providing a second vent, with the discontinuity in the first seal being in a region inward of the first and second side edges of the article, and the discontinuity in the second seal also being in a region inward of the first and second side edges of the article, with the discontinuity in the first seal being offset from the discontinuity in the second seal, to provide a tortuous path into and out of the article.