WO2010144412A4 - Packaging employing both shrinkable and non-shrinkable films - Google Patents

Packaging employing both shrinkable and non-shrinkable films Download PDF

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WO2010144412A4
WO2010144412A4 PCT/US2010/037727 US2010037727W WO2010144412A4 WO 2010144412 A4 WO2010144412 A4 WO 2010144412A4 US 2010037727 W US2010037727 W US 2010037727W WO 2010144412 A4 WO2010144412 A4 WO 2010144412A4
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product
film
package
receiving cavity
product receiving
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David Domingues
David A. Kirk
Scott Kackman
Susan Hall
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General Mills Marketing, Inc.
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Priority to EP10786669A priority patent/EP2440464A4/en
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Publication of WO2010144412A4 publication Critical patent/WO2010144412A4/en

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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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/305—Skin packages
    • 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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/06—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
    • 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
    • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • 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
    • B65B61/04—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
    • B65B61/06—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
    • B65B61/065—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting by punching out
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material

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Abstract

A product package (68) includes a product receiving cavity (20) formed from a first, heat shrinkable film (5) and a second, non-heat shrinkable film (56) sealed to the first, heat shrinkable film (5). The second film (56) can be provided with indicia (61) which remains intact following completion of the product packaging. In accordance with a method aspect of the invention, the package (68) is produced utilizing a form, fill and seal system (2). In one embodiment, a soft, deformable refrigerated dough (46) is packaged.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 30 December 2010 (30.12.2010)
1. A method of packaging a product comprising:
loading product in a product receiving cavity defined by a first film;
sealing a second film to the first film across the product receiving cavity to create a package containing the product; and
heating the package to cause the first film to shrink at least 5% about the product while the second film exhibits no appreciable shrinkage.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein heating the package causes the first film to shrink between 5-50%.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first film is shrunk between 7-38%.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first film is shrunk between 13-27%.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing indicia on the second film, wherein the indicia remains intact after the package is heated.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product is soft, deformable product.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the product is a refrigerated dough.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the product receiving cavity is completely sealed and the refrigerated dough expands within the package, causing the internal pressure to increase relative to ambient pressure.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging is performed with a horizontal form, fill and seal assembly.
AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
forming the product receiving cavity in the first film; and
positioning the second film across the product receiving cavity after loading the product in the product receiving cavity.
1 1. The method of claim 10, further comprising: thermoforming the product receiving cavity in the first film.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the package is heated through conduction heating.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the package is heated by contacting the package with a hot fluid.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the package is heated through at least one of radiant and convection heating.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the second film is sealed to the first film while maintaining a vent for the package such that, upon shrinking of the first film, the first film conforms to a shape of the product in the product receiving cavity.
16. A product package comprising:
a product receiving cavity formed, at least in part, from a first, heat shrinkable film; a product within the product receiving cavity; and
an indicia containing second, non-heat shrinkable film sealed to the first, heat shrinkable film across the product receiving cavity, thereby retaining the product in the product receiving cavity, wherein the first, heat shrinkable film is shrunk about the product, while the second, non- heat shrinkable film retains the indicia intact.
17. The product package according to claim 16, wherein the product is a soft, deformable product.
AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
18. The product package according to claim 17, wherein the product comprises a refrigerated dough.
19. The product package according to claim 18, wherein the product receiving cavity is completely sealed and the refrigerated dough expands within the package such that the package has an internal pressure greater than ambient pressure.
20. The product package according to claim 16, wherein the package is vented such that the first film is shrunk to conform to a shape of the product in the product receiving cavity.
AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)
PCT/US2010/037727 2009-06-09 2010-06-08 Packaging employing both shrinkable and non-shrinkable films WO2010144412A1 (en)

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CA2764206A CA2764206A1 (en) 2009-06-09 2010-06-08 Packaging employing both shrinkable and non-shrinkable films
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