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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond Clarke, Los Altos, CA (US);
Andrew W. Larson, Livermore, CA (US);
Steven James, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/124 ; B65D 8/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/124 ; B65D 8/500 ;
Abstract
Sealed packages of foodstuffs which are biological materials, particularly fruit, are vented by a temperature-sensitive control unit. The control unit covers an aperture in a wall of the package. The control unit includes a barrier member which is secured over the aperture by a layer of temperature sensitive adhesive, and a force member which lifts the barrier member away from the aperture when an increase in temperature weakens the adhesive. The force member is preferably elastically deformed.