Patent ID: 6278371
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B32B,B65D

Abstract:
A device in the form of an absorbent pad for performing the dual function of absorbing liquids which may bleed from animal-derived food items with which the pad is packed and activating a theft alarm during removal of the packaged food item from a building space equipped with a theft detection system, said absorbent pad comprising:a core including a mat of absorbent material;an upper sheet and a lower sheet situated on opposite sides of said core, at least one of said sheets being permeable to liquid which may bleed from the associated food item, said sheets having opposite edges which are sealed together to define an envelope encasing said core;said mat including at least two separate portions, an upper portion adjacent said upper sheet and a lower portion adjacent said lower sheet; andan alarm activator element located between said upper and lower portions, said activator element incorporating a magnetic member which is capable of interacting with a remote detector to activate a theft alarm when said magnetic member is in a first one of two alternative conditions, the juxtaposition of said upper and lower portions and said alarm activator element being such that the alarm activator element is not discernible from outside of the packaged food item.