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Shrinkable film

US6352785B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 1999
Grant dateMar 5, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31935
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a shrinkable film characterized by being a laminate film having at least one layer formed of a gas barrier resin composition satisfying the following expressions (1) and (2) and by having an average shrinking rate in its longitudinal and transverse directions after immersion in a 120&deg; C. oil bath for ten seconds of 45% or more:ln(OTR/22.5)+0.0698(Tim&#8722;157)<&#8722;0.06&#8195;&#8195;(1)T2&#8722;T1&lE;20&#8195;&#8195;(2)(where in the expression (1), OTR and Tim are, respectively, an oxygen transmission rate (cc/m2&middot;day&middot;atm) of a 1-&mgr;m thick portion of a film formed of the gas barrier resin composition at 23&deg; C. and a relative humidity of 0% and a melting point of the gas barrier resin composition, and in the expression (2), T1 is a haze (%) of a 30-&mgr;m thick film of the gas barrier resin composition left at 23&deg; C. and a relative humidity of 48% for 48 hours and T2 is a haze (%) of a 30-&mgr;m thick film of the gas barrier resin composition left at 40&deg; C. and a relative humidity of 90% for 24 hours.)The present invention relates to shrinkable films considering the environment which are suitably used for wrapping foo…

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