Cryovac, Inc.

W. R. Grace Co.-Conn.

Robin D Owens

Patrick N Kocher

Robin H Logan

Robert Babrowicz

Sean A Brady

Henry Walker Stockley, Iii

James Randall Mabry

Jeff C McConnell

A packaging method and apparatus perform the steps of:

Method and apparatus for producing a package having a peelable film with

A package having a lid bonded to a support member with a heat-seal to enclose a product between the support member and lid. The lid is at least partially heat-shrinkable and has a first peripheral portion and a second peripheral portion, the first peripheral portion being heat-contracted toward the heat-seal to a greater degree relative to the second peripheral portion so that the second peripheral portion provides a tab which can be manually grasped for peeling the lid.

Lidded package having a tab to facilitate peeling

A composite film and vacuum skin package for packaging a product such as a fresh red meat is disclosed. The composite film is thermoformed and sealed under vacuum to a support member to completely enclose a product which is positioned on the support member. The composite film is a gas-permeable film weakly bonded to a gas-impermeable film, permitting the gas-impermeable film to be peeled from the package while leaving the gas-permeable film intact so that the fresh red meat product can bloom from a purplish color to a desirable red color upon exposure to oxygen. A peel initiation mechanism which is a grippable film sealed along an edge of the gas-impermeable film is provided.

Peel mechanism for peelable barrier film for vacuum skin packages and

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Greer, SC, United States of America

Robin D Owens