Patent ID: 6015235
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A puncture resistant barrier pouch for the packaging of bone-in meat and other products, said pouch including:a body portion including a first wall and a second wall overlying said first wall, said first wall connected to said second wall about a portion of its periphery, a chamber formed between said first wall and said second wall adapted to receive and contain the product, said first wall and said second wall each being formed from a puncture resistant film, a mouth formed between said first wall and said second wall that is in communication with said chamber, said first wall and said second wall each having a respective inner surface and a respective outer surface, said first wall having a first thickness extending between said inner surface and said outer surface of said first wall, said second wall having a second thickness extending between said inner surface and said outer surface of said second wall, said puncture resistant film including a heat sealable first layer, a second layer, and a core layer disposed between said first and second layers, said core layer being formed from an oxygen barrier material; anda neck portion including a third wall, a fourth wall overlying said third wall, and a product passage formed between said third wall and said fourth wall, said third wall and said fourth wall each being formed from a heat sealable film, said neck portion being attached to said body portion such that said product passage is in communication with said mouth of said body portion and with said chamber of said body portion, said third wall and said fourth wall each having a respective inner surface and a respective outer surface, said third wall having a third thickness extending between said inner surface and said outer surface of said third wall, said fourth wall having a fourth thickness extending between said inner surface and said outer surface of said fourth wall, said third and fourth thicknesses of said third and fourth walls of said neck portion being respectively thinner than each of said first and second thicknesses of said first and second walls of said body portion;whereby, said relatively thin third wall and fourth wall of said neck portion may be easily heat sealed together thereby sealing closed said product passage of said neck portion and said chamber of said body portion, and said relatively thick first and second walls of said body portion provide increased resistance to puncturing of said body portion by the product.