Patent · US Expired

Packaging bulk commodities

US4182095A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1978
Grant dateJan 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 16, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B31/024
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for packaging bulk commodities such as meat comprises vacuum sealing the commodity into a bag of plastics material and then causing the material of the bag to expand by a further reduction in pressure of the environment surrounding the bag. The material expands into contact with heaters which heat the material and when the environment surrounding the bag is returned to normal pressure, the material closely encloses the commodity.

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