Patent ID: 6866149
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: B65D,G03C,Y02W

Abstract:
1. An improved barrier envelope for a reusable imaging plate, which comprises: a transparent plastic film; an opaque plastic film heat sealed to said transparent plastic film about a left side portion, a right side portion and a bottom portion thereby defining a chamber for said imaging plate, said films having an axial grain orientation parallel to a heat sealed seam and said bottom portion, a free side of one of said films provided with an adhesive coating wherein contact between said adhesive coating on said free side of one of said film with a free side of a cooperating film defines a seal line for hermetically sealing said chamber of said barrier envelope and a side portion of said barrier envelope provided with a “Y” shaped notch including an excise portion in alignment with said axial grain orientation of said films, said improved barrier envelope having a tactile indicia formed on said opaque or transparent film above said seal line to aid in orienting said improved barrier envelope and said imaging plate.