EP 1862398 A1 20071205 - Frozen food packaging
Title (en)
Frozen food packaging
Title (de)
Verpackung für tiefgefrorene Nahrungsmittel
Title (fr)
Emballage d'aliments surgeles
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 06076142 A 20060601
Abstract (en)
The invention provides a frozen food package comprising: a. a frozen food item (102); b. a first web (103) sealing the frozen food item from the exterior environment; and c. a second web (104) at least partially sealing the first web from the exterior environment; wherein the first and second webs are transparent to visible light, are aligned thereby to permit the frozen food item to be viewed by a consumer, have a daily water vapour transmission rate less than 300 g/m 2 for a 25 micron thick film, are not in thermal contact and define an inter-web space occupied with one or more gases. The invention provides a solution to the tendency with prior art frozen food packaging comprising a transparent web that water vapour condenses and then freezes on the upper and exterior surface of the web thereby obscuring the view of the frozen food item to the consumer.
IPC 8 full level
B65D 77/20 (2006.01); B65D 81/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65D 81/18 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0031 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0093 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
US 5115624 A 19920526 - GARWOOD ANTHONY J M [AU]
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 5115624 A 19920526 - GARWOOD ANTHONY J M [AU]
- [A] GB 2251540 A 19920715 - UNITED BISCUITS LTD [GB]
- [A] US 5948457 A 19990907 - DELDUCA GARY R [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06076142 A 20060601