Patent ID: 7246476
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: A23B,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for high-speed vacuum unitary packaging of portion-cut meats, comprising: loading at least two portion-cut meats onto a lower film on a conveyor with a prescribed spacing existing between said at least two portion-cut meats, said lower film having a gas-barrier property and an inner surface thermal fusion bonding property; covering said at least two portion-cut meats with an upper film having a gas-barrier property and an inner surface thermal fusion bonding property; fusion bonding said lower film to said upper film on a first side of said at least two portion-cut meats and on a second side of said at least two portion-cut meats, thereby forming a tubular member within which are said at least two portion-cut meats; evacuating said tubular member, thereby providing an evacuated tubular member within which are said at least two portion-cut meats; then fusion bonding said lower film to said upper film on a third side of said at least two portion-cut meats and on a fourth side of said at least two portion-cut meats, with said third and fourth sides being transverse to said first and second sides, thereby providing an evacuated package including said at least two portion-cut meats; then one of