Patent ID: 6102198
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A packaging system for powdered, crystalline, or granular cakable compounds and mixtures thereof to retard caking of the compound, the packaging system comprising:(a) a moisture impermeable container having a receptacle and a removable cover, the receptacle and cover defining an enclosure, the enclosure having a volume of at least 5 gallons;(b) means for creating a moisture tight seal between the receptacle and the cover;(c) a cakable compound located within the enclosure, the cakable compound in the enclosure having a volume, the volume of the compound being less than the volume of the enclosure to define a void space in the enclosure; and(d) a desiccant, the desiccant being placed in the void space; at least one of the desiccant and the cakable compound being contained in a moisture permeable bag to physically separate said desiccant from said compound.