GB2423758A - Self venting cover for a heatable package - Google Patents
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Abstract
A self-venting cover 1 for a heatable food package features a sheet of film 3 having a slit 5 formed therein to permit the passage of steam therethrough. A label 4 is secured to the film 3 which controls the flow of steam through the opening, the label 4 having a sheet of material having a first region 7 secured to the film in an area remote from the slit 5 and having a second elongated 6 region covering the slit 5. The elongated region 6 is only partially secured to the film 3 and forms a vent passage 11, 12 between the unsecured portion 10 of the elongated region 6 and the film 3 itself which vent passage 11, 12 extends from the slit 5 towards the periphery of the label to permit controlled venting of steam from the opening.
Description
SELF-VENTING COVER FOR HEATABLE FOOD PACKAGE
This invention relates to a self-venting cover for a heatable food package, and in the preferred embodiment provides cover particularly suitable for a food package intended for microwave heating.
Food products, particularly pre-cooked food products, are commonly sold in packages which are intended for re-heating either in a conventional oven or in a microwave oven. Such packages commonly comprise a relatively rigid tray which contains the food product in question and a film cover which is secured to the tray around the top edge thereof Heating the package results in the generation of steam within the package and if no steps are taken to vent the steam, pressure generated in the pack is liable to "explode". This is highly undesirable. The traditional solution to this problem was to instruct users of the pack to pierce the film cover prior to heating of the pack. This procedure is effective provided that the customer does as instructed and pierces the film. However, if the user fails to pierce the film the problem of pack explosion remains.
With a view to alleviating the problem outlined above packages have been proposed which include vent systems which automatically vent the package in the event of elevated temperature and/or elevated pressure within the pack. Such systems are shown, for example, in EP-A-O 1741 88 and US-A5989608. Whilst the prior art proposals appear to offer Solutions to the problem outlined above, they are in themselves deficient in various respects. In particular, the automatic venting systems of the prior art may under certain circumstances not be effective to provide the required venting with the result that excessive pressure builds up within the pack, and also suffer from the disadvantage that the venting aperture will be re- sealed in the event that pressure within the pack falls below the pressure on the exterior of the pack. This can result in implosion of the pack.
In addition to the problems with prior art arrangements as described above, it is now perceived that the presence of some excess pressure within a pack is desirable during the heating process. Accordingly, whilst venting of a package to prevent explosion is desirable, that venting should ideally be carried out in a controlled manner, at least during the early phases of heating, so as to derive benefit from a super- ambient steam pressure generated within the package.
With a view to obviating the disadvantages outlined above and providing a controlled and reliable venting arrangement there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a self-venting cover for a heatahie food package comprising: a sheet of film having at least one opening formed therein to permit the passage of steam therethrough; and a label secured to the film for controlling the flow of steam through the opening, the label comprising a sheet of material having a first region secured to the film in an area remote from the opening and having a second elongated region covering the opening, wherein the elongated region is only partially secured to the film and a vent passage is defined between the unsecured portion of the elongated region and the film itself, the vent passage extending from the opening towards the periphery of the label to permit controlled venting of steam from the opening.
Preferably, the label includes a strip which is non-adhesive and which, in one embodiment, extends the full length of the label, in particular all the way to the opposing edges of the label to provide two vent passages and which, in total, extends the full length of the cover to provide two vent passages from the aperture. Such an arrangement is particularly easy to mass-produce because tl.e non-adhesive strip and adjacent adhesive areas can be produced in the machine direction of the machine which is fabricating the cover.
in an alternative embodiment, however, the non-adhesive portion of the label is surrounded by adhesive, at least one side of which is relatively narrow compared with the adhesive bounding at least one other side of the non-adhesive portion. IN this embodiment, then, the passage does not extend all the way to the edge of the label and instead the relatively narrow region of adhesive bordering the non-adhesive portion will lift as pressure within the passage increases to a pre-defined level so as to allow venting to atmosphere.
Preferably, the label includes a relatively narrow region adjacent the aperture and a relatively wide region located spaced from the aperture. The relatively wide region provides a large area for adhesive bonding or welding of the cover to the film. By this means, complete detachment of the cover from the film is avoided. The relatively narrow region allows the portion of the label which overlies the aperture to become detached from the film during heating, thereby providing a free and unrestrictive passage through the opening in the later stages of package heating.
Preferably, at least the portion of the label which overlies the opening is of a material which tends to shrink when heated. Such shrinkage assists in detaching the label from the film in the region of the opening and ensures that the label will not re-close the opening in the event that pressure within the package temporarily falls to a sub-ambient level.
In one embodiment, the opening is in the form ofa slit cut in the material of the film.
The slit may he a simple linear slit running in the machine direction of the machine used for forming the cover. Such an arrangement is particularly easy to implement in practice.
In an alternative embodiment, however, the opening is in the form of a hole punched in the material of the film. More particularly, the two concentric, circumferentially spcaed circular arcs are cut in the film so as to form two semi-circular flaps which are connected to the film by a pair of common, radial tabs which separate the arcuate cuts. It will, of course, he understood that other hole shapes may he used, such as square, but appropriate shaping of the slits which form the two flaps.
The invention may be embodied as a cover which is secured by appropriate means to a relatively rigid tray. in the preferred embodiment, the cover is securable to a tray by way of a peelable bond facilitating easy removal of the cover in order to serve the product contained within the tray. in the alternative, the cover may be used in association with other film material to form a package in another form such as a flexible bag or pouch.
In practice, the material of the label can be relatively thin material, for example 50 microns thick PVC. Such an arrangement is particularly desirable because the covers can he pre-formed in a packaging factory environment and reeled for delivery to a food packaging factory for ultimate use. This is a considerable advantage over relatively complex arrangements using multi-layer materials which are not susceptible to reel de]ivery.
The above and further features and advantages of the invention will become clear from the following description of embodiments thereof, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a food package provided with a cover in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a top plan view of a label in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.
Referring first to Figure 1, the package 1 illustrated comprises a cover 2 which is bonded to the upper edge of a tray containing a food product. The cover 2 comprises a sheet of film material 3 and a label 4 secured to the film material by adhesive. The film 3 is formed with a slit 5 rulming in the machine direction A of the machine which was used to form the cover. The slit 5 may be a through slit or maybe a line of weakness which, when pressure begins to build within the package, will open to provide an opening. The position of the slit 5 is such that it is covered by an elongate portion 6 of the label 4.
The label 4 includes, in addition 10 the elongate portion 6, a generally circular portion 7. The label 4 is secLired to the film 3 by two areas of adhesive 8, 9. The areas of adhesive are separated by a central strip 10 which is not adhesively secured to the film. As illustrated, the strip 10 runs the entire length of the label 4 in the machine direction A. In this embodiment of the invention, the strips 8, 9 and 10 are formed by laying down two spaced apart strips of adhesive on the material of the label 4 before the label is secured to the film. It is to be noted, however, that other arrangements are possible such as other pattern coatings, or in particular if desired the entire surface of the label 4 facing the film may be coated with adhesive, and a central strip of that adhesive may he treated in some way to prevent adhesion to the underlying film 3. Alternatively, it may be possible to secure the label 4 to the film by means other than adhesive, for example a welding process.
In the illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention the film 3 is a polyester/polypropylene laminate comprising a layer of approximately 12 microns of polyester laminated to a layer of 50-70 microns of cast polypropylene. The lahe] is formed from a shrink grade P\7C film, for example 50 microns thick and is secured to the film by a suitable food grade adhesive, for example an acrylic based adhesive.
The effect of the arrangement described above is that vent passages 11,12 are defmed between the material of the film 3 and the material of the label 4, the vent passages connecting the opening formed by the slit 5 to the exterior of the package.
When a package formed as described above is heated, for example in a microwave oven, steam will be liberated from the food product contained in the package and this will elevate the pressure within the package. Initially, there will be little leakage of steam from the package. However, as the pressure and temperature of the package increases the slit 5 will eventually open to define an opening which connects the interior of the package to the passages 11, 12. Steam may thereafter vent in a controlled manner through the passages 1 1, 12 to prevent explosion of the pack hut to maintain a super-ambient steam pressure within the package.
Preferably, the material of the label will tend to shrink under the influence of heat.
Accordingly, as heating of the package continues the elongate region 6 of the label will tend to detach itself from the underlying film and shrink back towards the round portion 7. The round portion 7 will be less liable to detach from the film 3 because of the larger area of contact of adhesive between the round portion 7 and the film 3. The shrinking of the label material means that after a certain period of heating the label will not be able to re-adhere to the film material in the region of the slot and accordingly implosion of the package will be prevented.
The relatively large area of adhesive provided in the rounded portion 7 will ensure that the label does not become completely detached from the film 3.
Referring now to Figure 2, there is shown a modified label 14 which is of similar size and shape to the label of Figure 1 and is used in conjunction with a packaging cover as described above in connection with Figure 1. In contrast, however, the the label of the first embodiment, label 14 is secured to the film by a single area of adhesive 18 which in particular extends around the entire periphery of an adhesive free region 15 which is formed on the elongated portion 16 of the label 14 and which, when applied to the cover material, overlies a venting aperture in the film so as to form a venting passage. in contract with the venting slit 5 of the embodiment of Figure 1, in Figure 2, the venting aperture is formed by a pair of arcuate slits, the ends of which are separated so as to form a pair of substantially semi circular flaps 20a, 20h which remain attached to the film, and through which steam from within the packaging can vent it will, of course, he understood that a linear slit may be used with the embodiment of Figure 2, as may arcuate slits with the embodiment of Figure 1.
The relatively narrow width of the adhesive I 8a which bounds the adhesive free region 15 on three sides is of lower strength than that of the adhesive 18b provided on the generally circular portion 17 of the label 14, due to the difference in the contact area of the two adhesive regions 1 8a, 1 8b. Rather than a slit 5 as in the embodiment of Figure 1, a pair of substantially semi-circular and hence, as steam from the packaging vents through the slit u-ito the venting passage formed by the adhesive free region 1 5, the pressure in that region will increase until it is sufficient to overcome the bonding strength of the adhesive I 8a, and the elongated portion 16 of the label I 4 lifts, allowing venting of the steam to atmosphere.
As shown in Figure 2, the edge of the label 14 also has an adhesive free region 21 which extends around the entire periphery so as to form a margin around the label which is not bonded to the underlying cover. Such a margin may also be provided on the label 4 according to Figure 1. Preferably, the margin is I,Smm wide and the region of adhesive I 8a surrounding the adhesive free region iS is 2 mm wide.
In all other respects, the manner of operation of the label 14 of Figure 2, including the preferable materials and material properties such as shrinking.
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- CLAIMS: 1. A self-venting cover for a heatable food package comprising: asheet of film having at least one opening formed therein to permit the passage of steam therethrough; and a label secured to the film for controlling the flow of steam through the opening, the label comprising a sheet of material having a first region secured to the film in an area remote from the opening and having a second elongated region covering the opening, wherein the elongated region is only partially secured to the film and a vent passage is defined between the unsecured portion of the elongated region and the film itself, the vent passage extending from the opening towards the periphery of the label to permit controlled venting of steam from the opening.
- 2. A self-venting cover according to claim I wherein the unsecured portion of the elongated region includes a strip which is non-adhesive and which extends the full length of the label along both the first region and the elongated region to provide two vent passages from the opening which, in total, extend the full length of the label.
- 3. A self-venting cover according to claim 1, wherein the unsecured region extends only partially along the elongated region and the elongated region is secured to the film around substantially the entire periphery of the unsecured region.
- 4. A self-venting cover according to claim 3, wherein the secured region of the elongated region is smaller in area that the secured region of the first region of the label, such that secured region of the elongated region of the label has a weaker bond strength than that of the first region of the label.
- 5. A self-venting cover according to any of claims 2 to 4, wherein the unsecured portion of the elongated region extends in the machine direction of the machine on which the cover is fabricated.
- 6. A self-venting cover according to any of claims 2 to 5, wherein the label, other than the unsecured portion of the elongated region, is adhesively secured to the film.
- 7. A self-venting cover according to any preceding claim wherein the elongated region of the label is relatively narrow region and the first region is relatively wide and is located spaced from the aperture.
- 8. A self-venting cover according to claim 7, wherein the relative narrowness of the elongated region allows the elongated region of the label which overlies the aperture to become detached from the film during heating, thereby providing a free and unrestricted passage through the opening in the later stages of package heating.
- 9. A self-venting cover according to any preceding claim wherein at least the elongated region of the label is of a material which tends to shrink when heated.
- 1 0. A self-venting cover according to any preceding claim wherein the opening is in the form of a slit cut in the material of the film.
- 11. A self-venting cover according to claim 10 wherein the slit is a simple linear slit running in the machine direction of the machine used for forming the cover.
- 12. A self-venting cover according to claim 10, wherein the opening comprises a pair of arcuate silts, the ends of which are spaced apart so as to form a pair of substantially semi- circular flaps arranged back to back.
- 13. A self-venting cover according to any preceding claim wherein the material of the label is a relatively thin material whereby the covers can he pre-formed in a packaging factory environment and reeled for delivery to a food packaging factory for ultimate use.
- 14. A self-venting cover for a heatable food package substantially as hereinhefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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