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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Rice, St. Paul, MN (US);
Gregory P Holl, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Robert A Strange, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31C / ; B31C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493287 ; 493299 ; 493341 ;
Abstract
An easy-open, spiral wound container for packaging refrigerated dough products includes a spirally wound fibrous core layer, forming an unbonded spiral butt joint. The container also includes an inner liner layer and an outer label layer, each having a seam. The outer label layer is weakened along the butt joint to facilitate opening of the container. An end closure member seals an end of the container.