Patent ID: 7458195

Claim:
A method for making a microwavable package having a perforated wall between two compartments, said method comprising the steps of: a) forming a sheet of film ( 910 ) into a first tube and a second tube wherein said first tube and said second tube are separated by an inner perforated compartment wall ( 1040 ) with a compartment wall terminal end ( 926 ) inside said first tube and wherein said second tube is defined by an overlapped segment of film ( 1030 ) and said inner perforated compartment wall ( 1040 ); b) providing a first longitudinal seal ( 1022 ) and a second longitudinal seal ( 1026 ) to seal said overlapped segment ( 1030 ) 3 to said inner perforated compartment wall ( 1040 ); and c) providing a first transverse end seal and a second transverse end seal to make a first compartment ( 1018 ) and a second compartment ( 1020 ).