US3261538A
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Contour patty wrapper
Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1963-09-04
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1983-09-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Jones
- 👤 Claude K Lee
- 👤 Arthur H Vogt
- 👤 George M Woodruff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:58
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5827; B65D75/5833; B65D75/5838; B65D75/04; B65D75/14; B65D75/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A WRAPPER FOR CONTAINING A PATTY-SHAPED PRODUCT COMPRISING, A WRAPPER BLANK FORMED FROM AT LEAST ONE SHEET OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL COMPRISED OF A THERMOPLASTIC HEAT-SEALABLE SUBSTANCE ENABLING DISCRETE SURFACE AREAS OF SAID SHEET TO BE FUSED TOGETHER WHEN FOLDED UPON ONE ANOTHER, SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED UPON ITSELF TO FORM A PLEAT EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SHEET BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE EDGES THEREOF, THE MULTIPLE PLIES OF SAID SHEET DEFINING SAID PLEAT BEING FUSED TOGETHER TO COMPRISE AN INTEGRAL UNDIVIDED MULTIPLE-PLY TEAR STRIP OF WHICH WALL THE PLIES ARE COEXTENSIVE WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID SHEET BEING DRAWN SNUGLY AROUND THE SURFACE OF SAID PRODUCT DISPOSING A LENGTH OF SAID TEAR STRIP COMPLETELY ACROSS ONE FACE OF SAID PRODUCT, THE EDGES OF SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED DOWN IN OVERLAPPING FOLDS AGAINST THE OPPOSITE FACE OF SAID PRODUCT AND FUSED TOGETHER TO COMPLETELY ENSEAL SAID PRODUCT WITHIN SAID BLANK, ONE OF SAID OPPOSITE EDGES HAVING SLITS EXTENDING PARTLY ALONG OPPOSED SIDES OF THE TEAR STRIP, SAID TEAR STRIP BEING MANUALLY PEELABLE FROM SAID SHEET ALONG LINES STARTING WITH SAID SLITS TO SEVER SAID BLANK AND ENABLE REMOVABLE THEREOF FROM SAID PRODUCT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A WRAPPER FOR CONTAINING A PATTY-SHAPED PRODUCT COMPRISING, A WRAPPER BLANK FORMED FROM AT LEAST ONE SHEET OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL COMPRISED OF A THERMOPLASTIC HEAT-SEALABLE SUBSTANCE ENABLING DISCRETE SURFACE AREAS OF SAID SHEET TO BE FUSED TOGETHER WHEN FOLDED UPON ONE ANOTHER, SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED UPON ITSELF TO FORM A PLEAT EXTENDING ACROSS SAID SHEET BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE EDGES THEREOF, THE MULTIPLE PLIES OF SAID SHEET DEFINING SAID PLEAT BEING FUSED TOGETHER TO COMPRISE AN INTEGRAL UNDIVIDED MULTIPLE-PLY TEAR STRIP OF WHICH WALL THE PLIES ARE COEXTENSIVE WITH ONE ANOTHER, SAID SHEET BEING DRAWN SNUGLY AROUND THE SURFACE OF SAID PRODUCT DISPOSING A LENGTH OF SAID TEAR STRIP COMPLETELY ACROSS ONE FACE OF SAID PRODUCT, THE EDGES OF SAID SHEET BEING FOLDED DOWN IN OVERLAPPING FOLDS AGAINST THE OPPOSITE FACE OF SAID PRODUCT AND FUSED TOGETHER TO COMPLETELY ENSEAL SAID PRODUCT WITHIN SAID BLANK, ONE OF SAID OPPOSITE EDGES HAVING SLITS EXTENDING PARTLY ALONG OPPOSED SIDES OF THE TEAR STRIP, SAID TEAR STRIP BEING MANUALLY PEELABLE FROM SAID SHEET ALONG LINES STARTING WITH SAID SLITS TO SEVER SAID BLANK AND ENABLE REMOVABLE THEREOF FROM SAID PRODUCT.
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