Patent · US Expired

Plastics material packaging for long-term storage of food

US5797510A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 11, 1996
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2543/00842
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Plastics material packaging includes a receptacle having a bottom and a sidewall which present an annular rim around its edge remote from the bottom, said rim providing an area for sealing a closure membrane, and the packaging further includes a cover applied to the receptacle over said membrane which it encloses. The cover is secured to the receptacle by a permanent connection that can be disconnected when the packaging is opened only by being broken, which connection is advantageously constituted by a discrete number of breakable tampering indicators. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing such packaging for long-term storage of food.

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