EP0457617B1 - Emballage refermable double avec dispositif de garantie et méthode pour sa fabrication - Google Patents

Emballage refermable double avec dispositif de garantie et méthode pour sa fabrication Download PDF

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EP0457617B1
EP0457617B1 EP91304481A EP91304481A EP0457617B1 EP 0457617 B1 EP0457617 B1 EP 0457617B1 EP 91304481 A EP91304481 A EP 91304481A EP 91304481 A EP91304481 A EP 91304481A EP 0457617 B1 EP0457617 B1 EP 0457617B1
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Gerald O. Hustad
Donald E. Lucke
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/25—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners
    • B65D33/2508—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor
    • B65D33/2516—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor comprising tamper-indicating means, e.g. located within the fastener
    • B65D33/2533—Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor comprising tamper-indicating means, e.g. located within the fastener the slide fastener being located between the product compartment and the tamper indicating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/18—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for making package-opening or unpacking elements
    • B65B61/188—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for making package-opening or unpacking elements by applying or incorporating profile-strips, e.g. for reclosable bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means
    • B65D2401/10—Tearable part of the container

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  • the present invention relates generally to tandem packages comprising two package sections and to methods for manufacturing such packages.
  • the invention relates more particularly to recloseable packages for food products and the like, in which each distinct package section of a tandem package has its own associated recloseable seal.
  • the freshness of certain processed meats and/or food products depends upon the extent to which the food product package is vacuum packed or gas flushed and subsequently hermetically sealed. Often, the purchaser does not use the food products contained within such packages at once, but rather uses them over an extended period of time. When the initial hermetic seal of the package has been breached during opening of the package, a portion or portions of the package are often removed. In such instances, the package cannot be effectively resealed in a manner to preserve the freshness of the food products stored within. The purchaser must often repack the food products in a different suitably recloseable container.
  • US-A-4246288 describes a tandem package according to the preamble of claim 14, comprising two package sections which are separated by a recloseable seal comprising a double fastener element strip having two fastener elements interconnected by an integral web, and a pair of single unconnected fastener element strips engaging respective fastener elements of the double fastener element strip.
  • the single fastener element strips and the double fastener element strip are attached to first and second thermoplastic sheets, respectively.
  • the first thermoplastic sheet is attached to the integral web of the double fastener element strip between its fastener elements.
  • the package sections are separable along a center line of the tandem package which also has two parallel score lines or lines of perforations extending at each side of the centre line between the single fastener element strips.
  • US-A-4923309 describes a tandem package comprising two package sections which are joined by a double recloseable seal comprising two double fastener element strips which have integral webs which are joined together between the fastener elements of the two strips.
  • the package sections can be separated along a center line extending through the region where the two webs are joined. Lines of weakening or perforations are provided in the webs to each side of the center line.
  • Each package section has a peel seal internally of its reclosure seal.
  • the package of the present invention provides a solution to the above mentioned problem in that it has two distinct package sections each with its own hermetic seal, internally of a package recloseable seal, which extends around the entire periphery of the product so that the recloseable package is liquid-tight and suitably retains within the package fluids of the products contained therein, including water, juices, oils and the like.
  • the recloseable seal is permanently attached at its ends so that each distinct package section can be opened and closed repeatedly to remove portions of the package contents without destroying the integrity of the package.
  • a "zipper" seal consisting of interengaging components such as rib and groove fastener elements is the preferred recloseable seal means.
  • the recloseable seals associated with each distinct package section are attached to confronting faces of the packaging films.
  • Interengaging fastener elements of the recloseable seals are provided in pairs each having a central interconnecting web and are adhered directly to the opposing package panels.
  • Each interengaging fastener element is permanently anchored to its respective opposing package panel and is sealed at the opposite ends thereof, which decreases the possibility that the package films may tear or separate when the package section is accessed.
  • Central web portions of the tandem package which separate the two distinct package sections preferably contain a tamper-evident feature in the form of a pair of lines of weakening extending therein which must be broken for the user to obtain access to the two package section recloseable seals.
  • the hermetic seal disposed around the periphery of the food product in each package has an easy open or peel seal portion located peripherally adjacent to the recloseable seal.
  • the peel seal is opened with digital pull-apart forces which are also used to open the recloseable seal.
  • the peripheral hermetic seal can maintain a vacuum, pressurized and/or gas-flushed environment within the package.
  • the peel seal area of the hermetic seal will be formed by effecting a face-to-face seal between two plies of plastic film exterior of the product with the strength of the seal permitting separation without destruction or tearing of either ply.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a recloseable package which can be easily manufactured in a tandem package assembly wherein each of the tandem packages has a hermetic seal surrounding the packaged product, a recloseable seal externally of the hermetic seal and a permanently sealed tear strip externally of the recloseable seal.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a tandem package having two distinct package sections containing a food product portion or the like, each package having a separate recloseable seal associated with each food product portion, the two distinct package section6being joined by a package central web portion having lines of weakening associated therewith which define distinct package section tear strips.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing recloseable product packages in tandem, wherein each package has a peel seal and a recloseable seal, wherein the recloseable seal elements are attached to the first and second package films.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of making recloseable packages in tandem, wherein a double fastener assembly is adhered to confronting surfaces of opposing package panels so as to provide each distinct package with its own tamper-evident tear strip.
  • Figures 4 and 5 illustrate an embodiment of a recloseable package 100 constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention which is manufactured in tandem and is separated after manufacture along a center line 103 into two distinct counterpart packages 110, 210.
  • the first and second film sheets 116 and 114 which are combined to form the package 100 can be made from a variety of materials including plastic films, multi-layered laminates or co-extrusions, thermoformable materials and the like.
  • a preferred plastic film for assembly of the packages 100 and for use in the method of the present invention is one which is impervious to air, oxygen or moisture.
  • each film sheet 116, 114 When the package film sheets 116, 114 are formed from a laminated construction, it is desirable to use a thin, inner layer which is impervious to air, oxygen or moisture in combination with an outer layer having sufficient flexibility and desirable structural characteristics so that the laminate can function as a package sidewall.
  • each film sheet will be shown as a single heat-sealable lamina. In actual practice, each film sheet will likely be a laminate of two or more layers which will provide sufficient protection to the product (e.g., oxygen and moisture barriers) and which can form a hermetic, and if desired, peelable seal at thin inner surfaces.
  • a surface of vinylidene chloride polymer plastic films such as "Saran” in contact with a surface of an ethylene vinyl acetate plastic film, or of a "Surlyn” ionomer in contact with a “Surlyn” ionomer mixture or of a polyethylene in contact with a polyethylene mixture can form such desired bonds.
  • the tandem package 100 is assembled by advancing a package first film sheet 116 having a width W t sufficient to accommodate two separate product portions 112, 212 in two distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • An easily separable two-piece interengaged fastener assembly 127 is applied to the central portion of the first film sheet 116 to form a central web portion 105 of the tandem package 100 and which defines the adjoining two distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • the interengaged fastener assembly 127 includes an elongated first, or lower, fastener element strip 130, which contains two parallel fastener elements, shown as rib elements 132, 232 extending along the opposite ends thereof.
  • the two first fastener elements 132, 232 are interconnected by a central first fastener element strip integral web 150 so that the first element strip 130 may be extruded as a continuous length.
  • An elongated second, or upper, fastener element strip 131 also contains two parallel fastener elements, illustrated as groove elements 134, 234 which extend along the opposite ends thereof. Similar to the first rib elements 132, 232, the second groove elements 134, 234 are interconnected by a central second fastener element strip integral web 152 which also permits the second fastener element strip to be extruded in a continuous length.
  • first and second fastener elements need not be limited to any particular number of interengaging fastener elements or limited in the orientation of the rib and groove elements, i.e., upper or lower. Rather, it is preferred that the fastener elements have a sufficient width and depth to be securely interengaged when assembled to withstand the rigorous handling which commonly occurs during transport, retail display and the like without separating. Additionally, the first and second fastener elements of the double fastener assembly 127 can take any number of various characteristics and configurations in addition to the rib and groove configurations illustrated herein.
  • the first and second fastener element strips 130, 131 art preferably interengaged prior to applying the double fastener assembly 127 to the first film sheet 116.
  • the interengaged fastener elements of the first and second integral webs 150, 152 provide each of the two distinct package sections 110, 210 with a recloseable seal 126, 226.
  • first and second webs 150, 152 have a preselected width between the recloseable seal fastener elements which is sufficient to provide a tamper-evident tear strip 160, 260 for each distinct package section as more fully described below.
  • the width of the opposite sides of each of the first and second webs 150, 152 is also wide enough to serve as respective package sealing flanges 135a, 135b which provide the double fastener assembly 127 with respective upper and lower surfaces to adhere the first and second film sheets 116, 114 together.
  • first and second integral webs 150, 152 have respective confronting film sheet portions attached thereto they are thick enough to serve as pairs of package pull flanges 136, 137 and 236, 237 associated with their respective distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • the outside surfaces of the two sealing flanges 136, 137 of one package section 110 are adhered respectively to the first and second film sheets, as are the sealing flanges 236, 237 of the other package section 210.
  • the double fastener assembly 127 may be applied as a unit to the first or bottom film sheet 116 in the form of a continuous strip and trimmed, at a convenient time during the manufacturing process, to define the eventual finished package mouth.
  • the separate rib and groove fastener elements 132, 232 and 134, 234 are permanently attached at the ends of the two package section recloseable seals 126, 226 so that the fastener material is not wasted in the trifling of the packages and so that when the recloseable seal is opened, the purchaser cannot disrupt the integrity of the interior hermetic seals 144, 244 of the two distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • two food product portions 112, 212 such as sliced luncheon meat or the like, are positioned on the bottom film sheet 116 in the two distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • the top film sheet 114 is brought into contact with the two food product portions 112, 212, the bottom film sheet 116 and the double fastener assembly second fastener strip 131, and a vacuum is applied therebetween.
  • a first permanent, hermetic seal 144, 244 is formed in the margins 122, 222 surrounding each food product 112, 212 in the two distinct package sections 110, 210. These outer hermetic seals 144, 244 surround each food product portion 112, 212 on three sides.
  • the hermetic seals 144, 244 may be completely extended around the periphery of the two food product portions 112, 212 by forming an inner peelable hermetic seal 146, 246 in each distinct package section 110, 210 internally of the recloseable seals 126, 226 and externally of the food product portions 112, 212. It is preferable that the inner hermetic seals 146, 246 are secure, yet peelable hermetic seals which maintain a secure seal during handling and storage that can be peeled back upon the application of digital forces applied to the second recloseable seals 126, 226.
  • the top film sheet 114 may then be adhered to the second sealing flange 135b of the double fastener assembly 127, thereby sealing the two product portions 112, 212 into their respective distinct package sections 110, 210.
  • Means for separating and gaining access to the recloseable seals 126, 226 of the two package section as well as means for indicating prior opening of the package sections are illustrated as parallel lines of weakening 170, 270, which extend longitudinally through the package central web portion 105 between the recloseable seals 126, 226 of the two package sections.
  • the lines of weakening 170, 270 serve as a component of a tamper-evident feature which indicates prior access to the recloseable seals 126, 226.
  • the lines of weakening can be administered to the package central web portion 105 in any suitable manner such as by perforations or scoring. Additionally, either one or both of the first and second fastener element strips 130, 131 of the double fastener assembly 127 may be provided with a visually distinctive layer such as a relatively bright red layer 190 which is either co-extruded with the fastener element strip, such as the first, or bottom fastener element strip 130, or separately adhered thereto.
  • the colored layer 190 serves to provide each of the two package sections 110, 210 with a visually distinctive appearance when either of the lines of weakening 170, 270 are broken.
  • the lines of weakening 170, 270 are exterior of the recloseable seals 126, 226 and interior of the seal between the first and second integral webs 150, 152.
  • the two distinct package sections 110, 210 may be separated from each other along a longitudinal line 103 extending through the center of the package central web portion 105 between the recloseable seals 126, 226.
  • the user grips the package and tears off the tear strip 160 along the line of weakening 170 and exposes a package mouth 195 to gain access to the inner second recloseable seal 126.
  • the excess material of the first and second integral webs 150, 152 extending from the respective fastener elements 132, 134 up to the package mouth 195 serves to provide package pull flanges 136, 137 of substantially similar length which are gripped by the user for applying digital pull apart forces thereto in order to open the recloseable seal 126 of the package section 110.
  • the recloseable seal interengaged fastener elements 132, 134 will separate and open to form a package section mouth 195, thereby allowing access to the inner peelable hermetic seal 146 and the food product portion contained thereby.
  • Figures 1-3 illustrate a package 10 which has been removed from its counterpart package by separating the two along the central web portion center line 3.
  • the top and bottom film sheets 14, 16 cooperatively enclose a food product portion 12 positioned on the first film sheet 16.
  • the food product 12 or the like is desirably positioned on the first film sheet 16 to provide a peripheral margin 22 surrounding it.
  • the film sheets 14, 16 contact each other around the food product 12 to form a continuous edge seal 24 extending around the periphery of the food product.
  • the package 10 has a first recloseable seal 26 disposed above a second, inner peelable hermetic seal 46.
  • the recloseable seal 26 includes a pair of fastener strips 28, 29 with interengaging fastener elements 32, 34 adhered to confronting faces of the first and second film sheets 16, 14.
  • the rear surfaces of the interengaging fastener strips 28, 29 each include film sealing surfaces 35a,35b which extend transversely to the fastener strips 28, 29 and which are sealed to the package film sheets 16, 14 by any suitable means such as heat sealing or adhesive sealing.
  • the sealing flanges 35a, 35b of the interengaging fastener elements 28, 29 are sufficiently wide so that each flange has a large enough surface to adhere to the package film sheets and to serve as package pull flanges 36, 37 to assist the user in separating the recloseable seal fastener elements of the finished package.
  • the two sealing flanges 35a, 35b extend up to and terminate at the package top 65.
  • a line of weakening 70 is disposed parallel to and interior of the package top 65 and defines a tear strip 60 extending at or slightly exterior of the line of weakening 70.
  • the two sealing flanges 135a, 135b may be sealed together along the tear strip 60.
  • Either or both of the sealing flanges 135a, 135b may include a colored layer, shown as a red portion, in the package area above the line of weakening 70.
  • the user grips the tear strip 60 along the package top 65 and tears it off along the line of weakening 70.
  • the package mouth 62 which is formed by the opposing fastener element sealing flanges 35a, 35b is accessed and the user grips the free edges of the pull flanges 36, 37 and applies digital pull apart forces to open the recloseable seal 26. Further exertion of digital forces will separate the peel seal portion 46 of the hermetic seal 44, thereby allowing access to the package contents 12.
  • the recloseable seal 26 is permanently secured together at its ends 80 so that the likelihood of destruction of the integrity of the package 10 is greatly diminished.
  • the packages of the present invention is greatly simplified in that the three major package components, namely, the first or bottom package film 116, the double fastener assembly 127 and the second or covering package film 114 can be supplied to one or more package assembly stations in a continuous fashion to assemble, if desired, a continuous length of tandem packages which can then be separated into separate tandem packages 100 and further separated into individual packages.
  • the three major package components namely, the first or bottom package film 116, the double fastener assembly 127 and the second or covering package film 114 can be supplied to one or more package assembly stations in a continuous fashion to assemble, if desired, a continuous length of tandem packages which can then be separated into separate tandem packages 100 and further separated into individual packages.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication d'emballages en tandem (100) comprenant deux sections d'emballage (110, 210) refermables à dispositif de garantie, chaque section d'emballage contenant un produit situé entre des première et seconde feuilles (116, 114) en matériau d'emballage, le procédé comprenant les étapes de :
       agencement d'une première feuille de film (116) pourvue d'une largeur suffisante pour former deux sections d'emballage continues sur la première feuille de film, les deux sections d'emballage étant séparées l'une de l'autre par une partie formant bande centrale de la première feuille de film;
       application d'un ensemble de bande de fixation (127) double sur la partie formant bande de la première feuille de film, dans lequel l'ensemble de bande de fixation double présente une première bande à éléments de fixation (130) double comportant deux premiers éléments de fixation (132, 232) en prise entre eux, séparés, interconnectés par une première bande (150) unitaire et une seconde bande à éléments de fixation (131) double, comportant deux seconds éléments de fixation (134, 234) en contact entre eux, séparés, interconnectés par une seconde bande (152) unitaire, les seconds éléments de fixation en prise entre eux étant en contact avec lesdits premiers éléments de fixation en prise entre eux, les première et seconde bandes unitaires (150, 152) formant des première et seconde surfaces d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236, 137, 237) respectives, disposées sur les faces extérieures de leurs bandes unitaires (150, 152) respectives, l'ensemble de bande de fixation double (127) adhérant à la partie formant bande centrale de la première feuille de film sur toute la première surface d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236), les premiers et seconds éléments de fixation (132, 232, 134, 234) formant un joint d'étanchéité (126, 226) refermable, destiné à chacune des deux sections d'emballage;
       mise en place d'une portion de produit sur la première feuille de film (116) dans chacune des deux sections d'emballage (110, 210), sur les faces opposées de l'ensemble de bande de fixation (127) double;
       agencement d'une seconde feuille de film (114) présentant une largeur au moins égale à celle de la première feuille de film (116) et fixation de la seconde feuille de film par adhérence de toute la surface d'étanchéité à rebord (137, 237) sur la seconde feuille de film;
       mise en contact des première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114) entre elles, sur une zone d'étanchéité (122, 222) hermétique adjacente à chacun des deux produits (112, 212) et située autour de leurs périphéries afin de former un joint d'étanchéité (144, 244) hermétique à chacune des deux sections d'emballage, les joints d'étanchéité respectifs enfermant complètement les deux produits (112, 212) entre les première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114), dans lequel chaque joint d'étanchéité hermétique comprend au moins une zone de liaison (146, 246) pelable, adjacente au du joint d'étanchéité (126, 226) refermable de chaque section d'emballage, et située à l'intérieur, et
       formation de deux lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270) entre les joints d'étanchéité (126, 226) refermables, chacune des lignes d'affaiblissement définissant une bande de déchirement associée à une section respective des deux sections d'emballage (110, 210), les deux lignes d'affaiblissement traversant la première bande centrale de feuille de film et les première et seconde bandes unitaires à éléments de fixation (150, 152), vers l'extérieur des joints d'étanchéité refermables (126, 226);
       dans lequel les première et seconde bandes unitaires (150, 152) sont mises en adhérence mutuelle entre les lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270), au moins de chaque côté d'un axe longitudinal (103) de l'emballage, placé entre les deux lignes d'affaiblissement.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les première et seconde surfaces d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236, 137, 237) de bande unitaires d'emballage sont mises en adhérence sur les première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114) par un moyen adhésif.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les première et seconde surfaces d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236, 137, 237) de bande unitaires d'emballage sont mises en adhérence sur les première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114) par un moyen de thermoscellage.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les première et seconde bandes à éléments de fixation (130, 131) doubles comprennent des éléments de fixation à nervures et à rainures (132, 232, 134, 234) en prise entre eux.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant l'étape d'emballage sous vide du produit, entre les première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, comprenant l'étape de remplissage de gaz de chacune des deux sections d'emballage (110, 210).
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant l'étape de séparation de l'emballage en tandem (100) en deux sections d'emballage (110, 210) séparées, le long de la ligne longitudinale (103) de l'ensemble de fixation double (127).
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant l'étape de formation d'une partie (190) visuellement distincte dans la partie centrale de l'ensemble de fixation double (127).
  9. Procédé de fabrication d'emballages en tandem (100) comprenant deux sections d'emballage refermables (110, 210), le procédé comprenant les étapes de :
       agencement d'une longueur continue d'un premier panneau d'emballage (116), le premier panneau d'emballage présentant une largeur suffisante pour former deux parties d'emballage complémentaires, séparées par une première bande centrale de panneau d'emballage;
       agencement d'une longueur continue d'un ensemble de fixation (127) double, l'ensemble de fixation double présentant une première bande de fixation (130) double comportant deux éléments de fixation (132, 232) en prise entre eux, disposés le long des faces opposées d'une première bande unitaire (150) qui les relie, l'ensemble de fixation double présentant en outre une seconde bande de fixation (131) double comportant deux éléments de fixation (134, 234) en prise entre eux, disposés le long des faces opposées d'une seconde bande unitaire (152) qui les relie, les première et seconde bandes à éléments en prise entre eux étant reliées entre elles, chacun des premiers et seconds éléments de fixation présentant une surface d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236, 137, 237) disposée sur une face tournée vers celle des éléments de fixation (132, 232, 134, 234) en prise avec eux respectifs, en vue de former deux joints d'étanchéité (126, 226) refermables dans la première bande centrale de panneau d'emballage;
       mise en adhérence de la longueur continue de l'ensemble de fixation double sur le premier panneau d'emballage (116) continu, sur toute la largeur de la première surface d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236) d'élément de fixation;
       agencement d'une longueur continue d'un second panneau d'emballage (114), le second panneau d'emballage présentant une largeur à peu près égale à la largeur du premier panneau d'emballage;
       mise en adhérence de la longueur continue de second panneau d'emballage sur la longueur continue de premier panneau d'emballage, de manière à munir chacune des deux parties d'emballage complémentaires d'un joint d'étanchéité hermétique (122, 222) permanent autour d'une partie de son périmètre et d'un joint d'étanchéité hermétique (146, 246) pelable autour du restant de son périmètre et mise en adhérence de la longueur continue de second panneau d'emballage sur la surface d'étanchéité à rebord (137, 237) d'élément de fixation;
       application de deux lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270) sur l'ensemble de fixation double, chacune des deux lignes d'affaiblissement étant disposée globalement parallèlement aux deux joints d'étanchéité refermables (126, 226) et entre eux, et
       séparation des longueurs continues des premier et second panneaux d'emballage à des intervalles présélectionnés, afin de définir des emballages refermables en tandem, individuels;
       dans lequel les première et seconde bandes unitaires (150, 152) sont mises en adhérence entre les lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270), au moins de chaque côté d'un axe longitudinal (103) central de l'emballage placé entre les deux lignes d'affaiblissement.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre l'étape de séparation des emballages en tandem (100) en deux emballages refermables séparés, en séparant les deux parties d'emballage complémentaires le long de l'axe longitudinal (103) central.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 9 ou 10, comprenant l'étape d'application d'une partie (190) visuellement distincte sur l'une ou les première et seconde bandes unitaires de fixation (150, 152) doubles, la partie visuellement distincte s'étendant globalement le long de l'axe longitudinal (103) central de l'ensemble de fixation double et à proximité des deux lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270).
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, comprenant les étapes d'addition d'un produit (112, 212) sur chaque partie de produit complémentaire de l'emballage en tandem (100) et d'emballage sous vide entre les premier et second panneaux d'emballage (114, 116).
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, comprenant l'étape de remplissage de gaz de chaque partie de produit complémentaire (110, 210) de l'emballage en tandem (100).
  14. Emballage en tandem (100) comprenant deux sections d'emballage de produit (110, 210) refermables, chaque section d'emballage présentant une bande de déchirement formant dispositif de garantie lui étant associée, l'emballage en tandem comprenant :
       une feuille de film de base (116) présentant une largeur suffisante pour former deux sections d'emballage (110, 210) refermables;
       un ensemble de fixation double (127) allongé, s'étendant sur la longueur de la feuille de film de base, à peu près au centre de la feuille de film de base, l'ensemble de fixation double comprenant une première bande à éléments de fixation (130) inférieure présentant un couple de premiers éléments de fixation (132, 232) interengagés allongés, disposés sur ses faces opposées, le couple de premiers éléments de fixation interengagés étant relié par une première bande unitaire (150) et une seconde bande à éléments de fixation supérieure présentant un couple de seconds éléments de fixation (134, 234) en prise avec des éléments correspondants parmi le couple de premiers éléments de fixation (132, 232);
       une feuille de film de recouvrement (114) mise en adhérence sur les seconds éléments de fixation, de manière à former deux joints d'étanchéité refermables (126, 226) associés à des sections respectives parmi les sections d'emballage refermables (110, 210), la feuille de film de recouvrement (114) étant en outre mise en adhérence sur la feuille de film de base (116), autour de la périphérie de chacune des deux sections d'emballage refermables (110, 210), de manière à former un joint d'étanchéité (144, 244) hermétique qui enferme complètement chacune des sections d'emballage (110, 210);
       l'emballage en tandem comprenant deux lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270) allongées, disposées globalement entre les deux joints d'étanchéité refermables (126, 226) de section d'emballage et parallèlement à eux, les deux lignes allongées d'affaiblissement définissant deux bandes de déchirement de section d'emballage et
       l'emballage refermable en tandem étant adapté pour être séparé longitudinalement le long d'un axe longitudinal (103) central, situé entre les joints d'étanchéité refermables (126, 226) et espacé d'eux;
       caractérisé en ce que :
       les seconds éléments de fixation (134, 234) sont interconnectés par une seconde bande unitaire (152), les seconds éléments de fixation étant disposés le long des côtés opposés de cette dernière, de manière à former une seconde bande à éléments de fixation (131) supérieure;
       les première et seconde bandes à éléments de fixation (130, 131) présentent des première et seconde surfaces d'étanchéité à rebord (136, 236, 137, 237) respectives, disposées sur les faces extérieures de leurs bandes unitaires (150, 152) respectives;
       le joint d'étanchéité hermétique comprend au moins une zone de liaison pelable (146, 246), située à l'intérieur de chacun des deux joints d'étanchéité refermables de section d'emballage et adjacente à eux;
       les première et seconde bandes unitaires (150, 152) sont mises en adhérence entre les lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270) et au moins de chaque côté de l'axe longitudinal (103) central et
       les lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270) traversent la bande centrale de la première feuille de film (105) et les première et seconde bandes unitaires à éléments de fixation (150, 152).
  15. Emballage selon la revendication 14, dans lequel l'ensemble de fixation double (127) comprend une partie visuellement distinctive (190).
  16. Emballage selon la revendication 14 ou 15, dans lequel les feuilles de film de base et de recouvrement (116, 114) sont réalisées en un matériau imperméable à l'oxygène.
  17. Emballage selon la revendication 14, 15 ou 16, dans lequel la zone de liaison pelable (146, 246) du joint d'étanchéité (144, 244) hermétique est formée par un moyen adhésif.
  18. Emballage selon la revendication 14, 15 ou 16, dans lequel la zone de liaison pelable (146, 246) du joint d'étanchéité (144, 244) hermétique est formée par un moyen de thermoscellage.
  19. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 18, dans lequel les premiers et seconds éléments de fixation interengagés comprennent des éléments à nervures et à rainures (132, 134, 232, 234) interengagés.
  20. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 19, dans lequel les bandes unitaires (150, 152) de l'ensemble de fixation double (127) sont liées aux feuilles de film de base et de recouvrement (116, 114) par un moyen adhésif.
  21. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 19, dans lequel les bandes unitaires (150, 152) de l'ensemble de fixation double (127) sont liées aux feuilles de film de base et de recouvrement (116, 114) par un moyen de thermoscellage.
  22. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 14 à 21, destiné à contenir des produits alimentaires (112, 212) périssables.
  23. Emballage selon la revendication 22, dans lequel une viande comestible (112, 212) est emballée sous vide dans chaque section d'emballage (110, 210), entre les première et seconde feuilles de film (116, 114).
  24. Emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 15 à 23, dans lequel la partie visuellement distinctive est disposée entre les deux lignes d'affaiblissement (170, 270).
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