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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A. Colombo, Penfield, NY (US);
Jeffrey J. Braddon, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Commodaic Machine Co. Inc., Bloomfield, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/126 ;
Abstract
A juice absorbing food package comprising a tray having a bottom bounded by an upwardly extending lip around the perimeter of the bottom and a liquid-absorbing pad comprised of polymer foam joined to the bottom of said tray, wherein the polymer foam is open cell foam. The tray of the juice absorbing package is overwrapped with gas permeable film, and may be provided with an oxygen absorbing substance therein. Alternatively, the overwrapped tray may be placed in a sealed barrier bag that is subsequently purged with a non-oxidizing gas such as carbon dioxide.