Patent ID: 6265002
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B29C,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A packet formed from flexible wrapping material storing a perishable food item, the packet defining an interior volume and including a seal area, the seal area including a plurality of sealed strips and a plurality of unsealed strips, at least one unsealed strip being disposed between each pair of sealed strips, each of the sealed strips including two portions of the wrapping material that have been bonded together, each of the unsealed strips including two adjacent portions of the wrapping material that have not been bonded together, each of the sealed strips including at least once void area, each void area including two adjacent portions of the wrapping material that have not been bonded together, the void areas and the unsealed strips providing at least one continuous unsealed path from the interior of the packet through the seal area to an external environment, the at least one continuous unsealed path reducing the amount of force required to open the seal area to gain access to the food item stored therein at the time of consumption and maintaining the freshness of the food item stored therein by limiting the amount of gas that passes through the sealed area under normal storage conditions.