Case-ready package having absorbent pad
US7776416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1366
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A case-ready package has a support member, a lid, and an absorbent pad capable of withstanding sudden evacuation without rupture. The absorbent pad has upper and lower webs enveloping an absorbent layer, with the upper and lower webs adhered to one another around the periphery of the pad. The lower web is a permeable web comprising fiber. The fiber is preferably hydrophobic, and preferably has a hydrophilic composition thereon. The invention also pertains to a packaging process and packaged product using the absorbent pad.
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