WO2014150442A1 - Emballage de produit alimentaire facile à ouvrir, refermable, et systèmes et procédés - Google Patents

Emballage de produit alimentaire facile à ouvrir, refermable, et systèmes et procédés Download PDF

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WO2014150442A1
WO2014150442A1 PCT/US2014/023279 US2014023279W WO2014150442A1 WO 2014150442 A1 WO2014150442 A1 WO 2014150442A1 US 2014023279 W US2014023279 W US 2014023279W WO 2014150442 A1 WO2014150442 A1 WO 2014150442A1
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food product
product package
fin seal
access area
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Tereza STRYJOVA
Bruce Hannant
Matthew Wright
John Macdonald
Duncan COLQUHOUN
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Mars, Incorporated
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Priority to MX2015011356A priority patent/MX2015011356A/es
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Priority to HK16100941.2A priority patent/HK1212959A1/zh

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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
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    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • 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
    • B65B61/007—Perforating strips of completed 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
    • 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
    • B65B9/06—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it
    • 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
    • B65B2220/00—Specific aspects of the packaging operation
    • B65B2220/08—Creating fin seals as the longitudinal seal on horizontal or vertical form fill seal [FFS] machines
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D2575/00—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
    • B65D2575/52—Details
    • B65D2575/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D2575/586—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture with means for reclosing
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/60—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for sweets or like confectionery products

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  • the present invention relates to packaging for food products.
  • the present invention relates to packaging for food products using fin seals.
  • the candy bar In prior art candy bars, the candy bar typically has a longer longitudinal axis and a shorter lateral axis. Under typically processing, packaging is placed around the candy bar, and as a first step, it is fin-sealed under the candy bar to form a fin seal along the longer longitudinal axis of the candy bar. As a second step, the candy bar is end- sealed. In many prior art applications, fin seals typically run the entire length of a candy bar package, and end seals are intermittent and made by clamping the packaging.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of a food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 2A and 2B illustrate another embodiment of the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 3 A and 3B illustrate another embodiment of the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an embodiment of a system for making the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method for making the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a flowchart of a method for opening the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a food product package 100, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the food product package 100 may include a first side fin seal 102, a second side fin seal 104, or a bottom fin seal 106.
  • the first side fin seal 102 may be located at one end or side of the food product package 100.
  • the second side fin seal 104 may be substantially parallel to the first side fin seal 102.
  • the second side fin seal 104 may be located at one end or side of the food product package 100 that is different from the end or side of the food product package 100 where the first side fin seal 102 may be found.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may be substantially perpendicular to the first side fin seal 102 or the second side fin seal 104.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may extend transversely across the food package from the first side fin seal 102 to the second side fin seal 104.
  • the first side fin seal 102 may have substantially straight edges. Alternatively, the first side fin seal 102 may have non-serrated edges. Alternatively, the first side fin seal 102 may have serrated edges.
  • the second side fin seal 104 may have substantially straight edges. Alternatively, the second side fin seal 104 may have non-serrated edges. Alternatively, the second side fin seal 104 may have serrated edges.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may have substantially straight edges. Alternatively, the bottom fin seal 106 may have non- serrated edges. Alternatively, the bottom fin seal 106 may have serrated edges.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may be offset from the center of the food product package 100.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may be substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis or substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package 100.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may be located along the center of the food product package 100.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may be offset from the center of the food product package 100.
  • the bottom fin seal 106 may form a bottom fin that is large enough for a consumer to grip and use to open the food product package 100.
  • the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal 106 may have serrated edges.
  • the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal 106 may have non-serrated edges.
  • the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal 106 may have substantially straight edges.
  • the food product package 100 may be made of plastic or mylar.
  • FIGS 2A and 2B illustrate a food product package 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the food product package 200 may include a first side fin seal 202, second side fin seal 204, a bottom fin seal 206, an adhesive structure 208 that includes an adhesive layer 210, and an adhesive cover 212.
  • the adhesive layer 210 may be used to re-seal the food product package 200 after it has been opened.
  • the adhesive cover 212 may cover the adhesive layer 210 so that the adhesive layer 210 does not adhere to any surface (including any portion of the food product package 200) until the adhesive cover 212 has been removed to expose the adhesive layer 210.
  • the adhesive structure 208 may be located on the surface of the food product package 200 under the bottom fin seal 206 so that when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal 206 is folded down, the adhesive structure 208 may be hidden or obscured.
  • the adhesive structure 208 may be located on the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal 206, preferably on a side so that the adhesive structure 208 may be hidden or obscured when the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal 206 is folded down.
  • the adhesive structure 208 may extend transversely across the food product package 200 from the first side fin seal 202 to the second side fin seal 204.
  • the adhesive structure 208 may be substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis or substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package 200.
  • the adhesive structure 208 may be applied to the food product package 200 after the first side fin seal 202, second side fin seal 204, or bottom fin seal 206 have been formed.
  • the adhesive cover 212 may be applied over the adhesive layer 210 after the adhesive layer 210 has been applied to the food product package 200.
  • the adhesive cover 212 may include a grasping tab for a user to grasp to remove the adhesive cover 212 and expose the adhesive layer 210.
  • the adhesive cover 212 may include multiple grasping tabs for a user to grasp to remove the adhesive cover 212 and expose the adhesive layer 210.
  • a user grasps a grasping tab of the adhesive cover 212.
  • the user then pulls the adhesive cover 212 away from the adhesive layer 210 to expose the adhesive layer 210.
  • the user may then push the fin formed by the bottom fin seal 206 against the adhesive layer 210 to adhere the fin to the adhesive layer 210.
  • a user may grasp a first grasping tabs to pull the adhesive cover 212 away from the adhesive layer 210, and then the user may release the first grasping tab and grasp a second grasping tab on the adhesive cover 212 to pull the adhesive cover 212 away from the adhesive layer.
  • the user may grasp and pull as many grasping tabs as are available on the adhesive cover 212.
  • FIGS 3A and 3B illustrate a food product package 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the food product package 300 may include a first side fin seal 302, second side fin seal 304, bottom fin seal 306, a separation area 308, and a weakened access area 310.
  • the weakened access area 310 may provide a weakened area on the food product package to improve the ease of opening the food product package without tearing the food product package.
  • the weakened access area 310 may facilitate cleanly opening the food product package by reducing the number of jagged edges created when the food product package is opened.
  • the weakened access area 310 may be formed by scouring the food product package 300.
  • the weakened access area 310 may be formed by a laser.
  • the weakened access area 310 may be formed by perforating the outer layer of the food product package 300.
  • the weakened access area 310 may form a line that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal 306. Alternatively, the weakened access area 310 may form a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal 306. Alternatively, for a food product package 300 that has a longer longitudinal axis and a shorter lateral axis, the weakened access area 310 may form a line or a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis and substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package 300. Alternatively, the weakened access area 310 may extend transversely across the food product package 300 from the first side fin seal 302 to the second side fin seal 304. Alternatively, the weakened access area 310 may form a semi-circle.
  • the weakened access area 310 may be located under the bottom fin seal 306 so that when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal 306 is folded down, the weakened access area 310 is hidden or obscured. In an embodiment, the weakened access area 310 may be located at the junction where the bottom fin seal 306 meets the face of the food product package 300. Alternatively, the weakened access area 310 may be offset from the junction where the bottom fin seal 306 meets the face of the food product package 300.
  • the separation area 308 may be located under the bottom fin seal 306 so that when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal 306 is folded down, the separation area 308 is hidden or obscured. In an embodiment, the separation area 308 may be located at the junction where the bottom fin seal 306 meets the face of the food product package 300. Alternatively, the separation area 308 may be offset from the junction where the bottom fin seal 306 meets the face of the food product package 300. In an embodiment, the separation area 308 may extend transversely across the food product package 300 from the first side fin seal 302 to the second side fin seal 304.
  • the weakened access area 310 may form part of the separation area 308.
  • a user grasps the fin created by the bottom fin seal 306.
  • the weakened access area 310 is engaged.
  • the user pulls the fin away from the food product package 300 to initiate separation at the separation area 308.
  • the user may apply pressure to the weakened access area 310 to initiate separation at the separation area 308.
  • Figure 6 shows a flowchart 600 for a method of opening and re-sealing the food product package, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the flowchart is shown to have various steps. Some steps may be omitted, and/or may be performed in a different order.
  • the steps may be performed with a food product package having a first side fin (such as first side fin 102 in Figure 1), a second side fin (such as second side fin 104 in Figure 1), a bottom fin (such as bottom fin 106 in Figure 1), an adhesive structure with an adhesive layer and adhesive cover (such as adhesive structure 208, adhesive layer 210, and adhesive cover 212 in Figure 2A), a weakened access area (such as weakened access area 310 in Figure 3 A), and a separation area (such as separation area 308 Figure 3A), substantially as described above.
  • a first side fin such as first side fin 102 in Figure 1
  • a second side fin such as second side fin 104 in Figure 1
  • a bottom fin such as bottom fin 106 in Figure 1
  • an adhesive structure with an adhesive layer and adhesive cover such as adhesive structure 208, adhesive layer 210, and adhesive cover 212 in Figure 2A
  • a weakened access area such as weakened access area 310 in Figure 3 A
  • a separation area such as separation area 308 Figure 3A
  • a user may grasp the bottom fin created by the bottom fin seal on the food product package.
  • the bottom fin created by the bottom fin seal is large enough for a user to comfortably grasp the bottom fin.
  • the bottom fin may be offset from the center of the food product package, to improve grip and product handling when the user is opening the package to reveal the food product.
  • the user may then pull the bottom fin away from the food product package to engage the weakened access area.
  • the bottom fin may be folded down onto the food product package, and the user may need to fold the bottom fin up from the food product package to properly engage the weakened access area.
  • the weakened access area may begin to break, come apart, separate, and/or detach, and the separation area may form.
  • the separation area forms as the user pulls the bottom fin away from the food product package, the food product may be revealed to the user.
  • the weakened access area may provide a weakened area on the food product package to improve the ease of opening the food product package without tearing the food product package.
  • the weakened access area may facilitate cleanly opening the food product package by reducing the number of jagged edges created when the food product package is opened.
  • the user may then grasp a pull tab on the adhesive cover that covers the adhesive layer on the food product package.
  • the adhesive cover may have multiple pull tabs.
  • the user may then pull the pull tab on the adhesive cover away from the adhesive layer to expose the adhesive layer on the food product package.
  • the adhesive cover has multiple pull tabs
  • the user may grasp and pull a first pull tab and then grasp and pull another pull tab, and may grasp and pull as many pull tabs as are available on the adhesive cover.
  • the user may then re-seal the food product package by folding the bottom fin back over the separation area and pushing the bottom fin against the exposed adhesive layer to engage the adhesive layer and adhere the bottom fin to the adhesive layer.
  • the food product package may be re-opened and re-sealed repeatedly.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram that illustrates an embodiment of a system 400 for making the food product package.
  • the system 400 may include a conveyor belt 402, a packaging dispenser 404, a packaging former 406, a bottom fin sealer 408, a cutter 410, a side fin sealer 412, and a weakened access area former 414.
  • individual food products are supplied by the conveyor belt 402 to the packaging former 406, and food product packaging is supplied by the packaging dispenser 404 to the packaging former 406.
  • the food product packaging supplied by the packaging dispenser 404 may be used to package the individual food products.
  • the food product may be positioned on the conveyor belt 402 such that the longer longitudinal axis of the food product may be substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the conveyor belt 402 is moving.
  • the food product having a longer longitudinal axis and a shorter lateral axis may enter into packaging former 406 with the longer longitudinal axis at a 90-degree angle to the direction in which the conveyor belt 402 is moving. This is different than most prior art systems, where the longer longitudinal axis of the food product is substantially parallel to the direction in which the conveyor belt 402 is moving.
  • the packaging former 406 may receive a continuous strip of food product packaging from the packaging dispenser 404 and may receive the food product being moved by the conveyor belt 402.
  • the packaging former 406 may shape the food product packaging around the food product.
  • the packaging former 406 shapes the food product packaging around the food product so that two opposite ends abut one another to form a fin under the food product. After the ends of the food product package wrapper have been abutted together to form a fin by the packaging former 406, the food product may be passed to the bottom fin sealer 408.
  • the fin formed by the packaging former 406 may be in the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the fin formed by the packaging former 406 may be offset from the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the fin may be offset from the center of the food product packaging to improve a user's grip and product handling when opening the package to reveal the food product.
  • the fin formed by the packaging former 406 may extend transversely across the width of the food product.
  • the bottom fin sealer 408 may receive the food product with food product packaging shaped around it from the packaging former 406.
  • the bottom fin sealer 408 adheres the two abutting ends formed by the packaging former 406 together to form a bottom fin seal.
  • the bottom fin seal formed by the bottom fin sealer 408 may be in the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the bottom fin seal formed by the bottom fin sealer 408 may be offset from the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the bottom fin seal formed by the bottom fin sealer 408 may extend transversely across the width of the food product. The food product may then be passed to the cutter 410.
  • the cutter 410 may receive the food product with a food product package wrapper having a bottom fin seal from the bottom fin sealer 408.
  • the cutter 410 cuts the food product packaging in between the food products to form an individual food product package for the food product.
  • the individual food product packages may then be passed to the side fin sealer 412.
  • the side fin sealer 412 may receive the individual food product package from the cutter 410.
  • the side fin sealer 412 may press the edges of the individual food product package together and adhere them together to form two side fin seals (one on each side of the individual food product package).
  • the two side fin seals on the individual food product package may be substantially parallel to one another. After the two side fins have been formed by the side fin sealer 412, the individual food product package is passed to the weakened access area former 414.
  • the weakened access area former 414 may receive the individual food product package from the side fin sealer 412.
  • the weakened access area former 414 creates a weakened access area on the individual food product package.
  • the weakened access area former 414 may include a scourer or scorer to form the weakened access area.
  • the weakened access area former 414 may include a laser to form the weakened access area.
  • the weakened access area former 414 may perforate the outer layer of the individual food product package to form the weakened access area.
  • the weakened access area may form a line that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a line or a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis and substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package.
  • the weakened access area may extend transversely across the food product package from the first side fin seal to the second side fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a semi-circle.
  • the weakened access area may be located under the bottom fin seal so that when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down, the weakened access area is hidden or obscured. In an embodiment, the weakened access area may be located at the junction where the bottom fin seal meets the face of the food product package. Alternatively, the weakened access area may be offset from the junction where the bottom fin seal meets the face of the food product package.
  • the fin created by the bottom fin seal may need to be folded back or held away from the food product package to allow the weakened access area former 414 to form the weakened access area.
  • the individual food product package is passed from the weakened access area former 414 to an adhesive applicator.
  • the adhesive applicator may receive the individual food product package from the weakened access area former 414.
  • the adhesive applicator applies an adhesive layer to the individual food product package, which may be used to re-seal the food product package after it has been opened, substantially as described above.
  • the adhesive applicator may also apply an adhesive cover over the adhesive layer to prevent the adhesive layer from adhering to any other surface.
  • the adhesive cover may be in substantially the same shape as the adhesive layer.
  • the adhesive structure may be located on the surface of the food product package under the bottom fin seal so that when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down, the adhesive structure is hidden or obscured.
  • the adhesive structure may be located on the fin formed by the bottom fin seal, preferably on a side so that the adhesive structure may be hidden or obscured when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down.
  • the adhesive structure is applied by the adhesive applicator, the adhesive structure is applied in the direction of the adhesive applicator.
  • the adhesive structure may extend transversely across the food product package from the first side fin seal to the second side fin seal.
  • the adhesive structure may be substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis or substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package.
  • FIG. 5 shows a flowchart 500 for a method of packaging a food product, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the flowchart is shown to have various steps. Some steps may be omitted, and/or may be performed in a different order.
  • the method may be performed with a packaging dispenser 402, conveyor belt 404, packaging former 406, bottom fin sealer 408, cutter 410, side fin sealer 412, or weakened access area former 414, substantially as described above.
  • a conveyor belt may convey food products to be packaged.
  • the food products may be in the shape of a rectangle and may have a longer longitudinal axis and a shorter lateral axis.
  • the food products may be placed on the conveyor belt such that the longer longitudinal axis may be substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the conveyor belt is moving.
  • the food product having a longer longitudinal axis and a shorter lateral axis may be placed on the conveyor belt with the longer longitudinal axis at a 90-degree angle to the direction in which the conveyor belt is moving. This is different than most prior art systems, where the longer longitudinal axis of the food product is substantially parallel to the direction in which the conveyor belt is moving.
  • food product packaging to be formed around the food product may be dispensed.
  • the food product packaging may be continuously dispensed using a packaging dispenser.
  • the food product packaging may be formed around the food product when the food product and food product packaging are received.
  • two opposite ends of the food product packaging may abut one another to form a fin under the food product.
  • the fin formed when the food product packaging is formed around the food product may be in the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the fin formed when the food product packaging is formed around the food product may be offset from the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • a packaging former may be used to form the food product packaging around the food product.
  • a bottom fin seal is formed on the food product packaging with the fin formed by adhering the two opposite ends of the food product packaging that have been abutted together.
  • a bottom fin sealer may form a bottom fin seal using the fin formed by adhering the two opposite ends of the food product packaging that have been abutted together.
  • the bottom fin seal may form a bottom fin on the food product packaging.
  • the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin sealer may be in the center of the food product package wrapper formed around the food product.
  • the bottom fin formed by the fin sealer may be offset from the center of the food product packaging formed around the food product.
  • the food product packaging is cut in between each food product to form individual food product packages.
  • a cutter may be used to cut the food product packaging in between each food product to form individual food product packages.
  • side fin seals are formed on the individual food product package.
  • a side fin seal may be formed by adhering together two opposite ends of the individual food product package. Two side fin seals may be created on the individual food product package. In an embodiment, the two side fin seals may be substantially parallel to each other. In an embodiment, the bottom fin seal may be substantially perpendicular to at least one of the two side fin seals.
  • a weakened access area may be formed on the individual food product package. In an embodiment, the weakened access area may be formed by a weakened access area former. The weakened access area may be formed in a predetermined location on the individual food product package.
  • the weakened access area may be formed by a scourer or a scorer or a laser. In an embodiment, the weakened access area is formed by continuous scouring or scoring of the individual food product package. In another embodiment, the outer layer of the individual food product package may be perforated to form the weakened access area.
  • the weakened access area may form a line that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the bottom fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a line or a rectangle that is substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis and substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package.
  • the weakened access area may extend transversely across the food product package from the first side fin seal to the second side fin seal.
  • the weakened access area may form a semi-circle.
  • the weakened access area may be located under the bottom fin seal so that when the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down, the weakened access area is hidden or obscured.
  • the weakened access area may be located at the junction where the bottom fin seal meets the face of the food product package.
  • the weakened access area may be offset from the junction where the bottom fin seal meets the face of the food product package.
  • the fin created by the bottom fin seal may need to be folded back or held away from the food product package to allow the weakened access area former 414 to form the weakened access area.
  • an adhesive structure may be applied to the individual food product package, which may be used to re-seal the individual food product package after it has been opened, substantially as described above.
  • the adhesive structure may include an adhesive layer and an adhesive cover.
  • the adhesive applicator may apply adhesive to a predetermined location on the individual food product package.
  • the adhesive structure may be applied by an adhesive applicator.
  • the adhesive applicator may also apply an adhesive cover over the adhesive layer to prevent the adhesive layer from adhering to any other surface.
  • the adhesive cover may be in substantially the same shape as the adhesive layer.
  • the adhesive structure may be located on the surface of the food product package under the bottom fin seal so that when the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down, the adhesive structure is hidden or obscured.
  • the adhesive structure may be located on the bottom fin formed by the bottom fin seal, preferably on a side so that it the adhesive structure may be hidden or obscured when the fin formed by the bottom fin seal is folded down.
  • the adhesive structure may extend transversely across the food product package from the first side fin seal to the second side fin seal.
  • the adhesive structure may be substantially parallel to the shorter lateral axis or substantially perpendicular to the longer longitudinal axis of the food product package.
  • alternative products may include, for example, candy bars, confectionary products, tablets, or other similar edible material, or other non-edible materials or products.
  • the terms “food product package” and/or “food product packaging” have been used above in one more embodiments of the invention, the products may be packaged using product packaging material, product wrapping, wrapping material, product packaging, or any other material or wrapping suitable for packaging products.

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L'invention concerne un emballage de produit alimentaire (200), qui peut comprendre deux joints d'ailette latéraux (202) (204) et un joint d'ailette inférieur (206). Les deux joints d'ailette latéraux (202) (204) peuvent être sensiblement parallèles l'un à l'autre. Le joint d'ailette inférieur (206) peut être sensiblement perpendiculaire à au moins un des joints d'ailette latéraux. Le joint d'ailette inférieur (206) peut former une languette qui est assez grande pour être saisie et utilisée par un utilisateur pour ouvrir l'emballage de produit alimentaire (200). L'emballage de produit alimentaire (200) peut avoir une zone d'accès affaiblie pour permettre une ouverture facile de l'emballage de produit alimentaire (200). L'emballage de produit alimentaire (200) peut comprendre un adhésif (210) qui peut être utilisé pour refermer un emballage de produit alimentaire (200) ouvert. L'adhésif (210) peut être recouvert d'une bande amovible (212).
PCT/US2014/023279 2013-03-15 2014-03-11 Emballage de produit alimentaire facile à ouvrir, refermable, et systèmes et procédés WO2014150442A1 (fr)

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MX2015011356A MX2015011356A (es) 2013-03-15 2014-03-11 Empaque resellable facil de abrir de producto alimenticio, sistemas y metodos.
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