Champion International Corporation Limited

Peerless Machine & Tool Corporation

Robert V Wright

Ann Marie Chuprevich

Garold W Alexander

Lonnie E Hyder

Charles Csiszar

A composite barrier laminate for a carton for citrus juices that extends the shelf life of the citrus juice by inhibiting the proliferation of microbial growth therein. The composite barrier laminate has a plurality of layers with one layer being a thin barrier skin coat in contact with the juice. The skin coat is impervious to the antimicrobial agent D-limonene and is effective to prevent the migration of the D-limonene found in the citrus juice. A method for extending the shelf life of a citrus juice stored in a paperboard carton for preventing the D-limonene present in the citrus juice stored in a carton from migrating into the carton structure by making the innermost layer of the carton impervious to D-limonene is disclosed as is a method for preserving the antimicrobial properties present in a citrus juice that is stored in a paperboard carton formed from a laminate by preventing migration of D-limonene from the citrus juice into the laminate by making the innermost layer impervious to D-limonene.

Method for extending shelf life of citrus juice

A composite barrier laminate for a carton for citrus juices that extends the shelf life of the citrus juice by inhibiting the proliferation of microbial growth therein. The composite barrier laminate has a plurality of layers with one layer being a thin barrier skin coat in contact with the juice, The skin coat is impervious to the antimicrobial agent D-limonene and is effective to prevent the migration of the D-limonene found in the citrus juice. A method for extending the shelf life of a citrus juice stored in a paperboard carton for preventing the D-limonene present in the citrus juice stored in a carton from migrating into the carton structure by making the innermost layer of the carton impervious to D-limonene is disclosed as is a method for preserving the antimicrobial properties present in a citrus juice that is stored in a paperboard carton formed from a laminate by preventing migration of D-limonene from the citrus juice into the laminate by making the innermost layer impervious to D-limonene.

Method for extending shelf life of juice

A die set is provided for forming a multi-compartmented tray from sheet material. The die set includes a female die assembly formed to include at least two mold cavities and a drawing surface bounding said mold cavities, a first compartment-former for pressing sheet material into a selected mold cavity to form a compartment therein, a second compartment-former for pressing sheet material into the remaining mold cavities to form compartments therein, and a draw ring for holding sheet material against the drawing surface during movement of the first and second compartment-formers into their respective mold cavities. The first compartment-former includes a first die for pre-forming the comparment, a second die for finish-forming the compartment, and a projection system for moving the first die relative to the second die in a direction toward the cavity to a leading position. A control system is also provided for disabling the projection system at a predetermined position of the first die in the cavity to permit relative movement between the first and second dies during finish-forming of the tray compartment. Such relative movement allows the first die to relinquish its leading position as the second die finish-forms the tray compartment to relieve pressure applied to sheet material at a predetermined stage of each molding cycle so that sheet material is able to flow within the selected mold cavity during the drawing process.

Tray-forming apparatus

A tray is formed from coated paperboard or plastic and is provided with a top peripheral flange onto which a tray lid is sealed. The tray lid includes an inner membrane member which is secured to the tray flange by an adhesive coated into the membrane. Also included in the lid is an outer paperboard member which is adhesively secured to the membrane and tray flange. The outer lid member can be peeled off of the membrane without the membrane releasing from the tray flange. The membrane can then be peeled off of the tray flange to open the tray. A method for forming the sealed trays is also disclosed.

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Arden, NC, United States of America

Robert V Wright