Patent ID: 7318524

Claim:
A package for containing an optical data storage medium comprising: a) a pouch comprising i) a non-thermoformed first lay-flat web, and ii) a non-thermoformed second lay-flat web; each of the non-thermoformed first and second lay-flat webs comprising (a) an oxygen barrier layer comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of (i) metal foil, (ii) metalized polyethylene terephthalate, (iii) metalized polyamide, (iv) metalized polypropylene, (v) an SiOx coating, and (vi) an AlOx coating; (b) an oxygen scavenger layer comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of i) a reduced form of a quinone, a photoreducible dye, or a carbonyl compound which has absorbence in the UV spectrum, ii) a polymer having a polymeric backbone, cyclic olefinic pendent group, and linking group linking the olefinic pendent group to the polymeric backbone; and a transition metal catalyst, iii) diene polymer selected from cis and trans 1,4-polybutadiene, 1,2-polybutadiene, and styrene-butadiene copolymer; and a transition metal catalyst, iv) a polymer or oligomer having at least one cyclohexene group, and a transition metal salt, compound, or complex, wherein the polymer or oligomer is prepared from the reaction of a tetrahydrophthalic anhydride with at least one of a diol, a hydroxy compound, or a polyhydroxy compound, v) a polymer or oligomer having at least one cyclohexene group, and a transition metal salt, compound, or complex, wherein the polymer or oligomer is prepared from the reaction of a tetrahydrobenzyl alcohol with one or more compounds having an ester functionality, vi) a condensation polymer of metaxylylenediamine and adipic acid, and vii) oxygen scavenging polyester; and (c) a sealant layer comprising an ethylene homopolymer or copolymer; the first lay-flat web and second lay-flat web sealed together at their respective edges to form a perimeter seal; and b) an optical data storage medium disposed in the pouch; wherein the pouch comprises a means for suspending the package, the means for suspending the package disposed in an upper portion of the package; a means for opening the package, in the form of a tear notch, the means for opening the package disposed at an edge of the package; and printed indicia disposed on at least one of the first and second lay-flat webs.