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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1995
David C Noel, Greer, SC (US);
Henry W Stockley, III, Spartanburg, SC (US);
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A method of preparing a package having a product enclosed between a support member and a multiple-film lid, comprising the steps of providing a support member supporting a product; providing a multiple-film lid over the product and the support member, the multiple-film lid having a first film for enclosing the product on the support member when sealed thereto and a second film over the first film, the first film and the second film defining a first space therebetween and the first film and the support member defining a second space therebetween; evacuating the first and second spaces; and sealing the multiple-film lid to the support member so as to form a sealed package.