Patent ID: 8367567

Claim:
A shelf life extending container including a gas permeable film, the gas permeable film consisting of: a. a non-woven fabric substrate, the substrate adapted for transmission of gases; b. a polymer coating on the non-woven fabric substrate, the polymer coating having a thickness between 0.18 MIL-2.0 MIL, the polymer coating having a predetermined thickness dependent upon a type of a produce item, the produce item responsive to a created atmosphere resulting from the polymer coating, and the weight of the produce items; i. the polymer coating having an oxygen permeability of at least 55,000 cc/100 in 2 /day/atm, with a maximum permeability of 611,111 cc/mil/100 in 2 /day/atm at 13° C.; and ii. the polymer coating having a carbon dioxide permeability of at least 350,000 cc/100 in 2 /day/atm, with a maximum permeability of 3,888,889 cc/100 in 2 /day/atm at 13° C.; the shelf life extending container defining a created atmosphere there within for extending the shelf life of multiple agricultural items.