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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2008
Daniel R. Feldmeier, Waunakee, WI (US);
Metty Poei, Wilmette, IL (US);
Mary Amanda Lamp, Waunakee, WI (US);
Brian Patrick Lawless, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Paul Edward Doll, Madison, WI (US);
Edward L. Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Patsy Anthony Coppola, Bedford, MA (US);
Stephen K. Guerrera, Holliston, MA (US);
David J. Smith, Needham, MA (US);
Gregorio Ramon Maramba Abesames, North Andover, MA (US);
Daniel R. Feldmeier, Waunakee, WI (US);
Metty Poei, Wilmette, IL (US);
Mary Amanda Lamp, Waunakee, WI (US);
Brian Patrick Lawless, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Paul Edward Doll, Madison, WI (US);
Edward L. Dickinson, Littleton, MA (US);
Patsy Anthony Coppola, Bedford, MA (US);
Stephen K. Guerrera, Holliston, MA (US);
David J. Smith, Needham, MA (US);
Gregorio Ramon Maramba Abesames, North Andover, MA (US);
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product, such as the multiple components of a sandwich, the package comprising an outer container to house a first food component and at least one flexible envelope or barrier film layer that encloses at least one intermediate food component allowing for separation of the intermediate food component during extended periods of storage and prior to opening the product. A method for opening the package comprises applying a pulling force to an externally located protruding end portion of the envelope, such that the envelope peels apart and separates into ruptured layers that are pulled out of the food product and out of the outer container by the continual pulling force from the protruding end portion.