Global Patent Index - EP 1862398 A1

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

EP 1862398 A1 20071205 (EN)

Application

EP 06076142 A 20060601

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)

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)

EP 1862398 A1 20071205

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06076142 A 20060601