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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Sumita Sanjeevi Ranganathan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Blake L Westmoreland, Woodruff, SC (US);
Andrew W Moehlenbrock, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Amy Joe Frost, Moore, SC (US);
Vivian Ann Shaver, Lyman, SC (US);
Debra Chandler Karam, Pelzer, SC (US);
Sumita Sanjeevi Ranganathan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Blake L Westmoreland, Woodruff, SC (US);
Andrew W Moehlenbrock, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Amy Joe Frost, Moore, SC (US);
Vivian Ann Shaver, Lyman, SC (US);
Debra Chandler Karam, Pelzer, SC (US);
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
An easy-open, reclosable package includes a tray with tray liner; a product; and a lidstock, including a substrate including a first layer of high modulus thermoplastic material, and a second layer including an oxygen barrier; and a coextruded film including a first layer including a blend of from 80% to 88% ionomer resin, and from 12% to 20% olefinic polymer, a second layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally a third layer including a polymeric adhesive; wherein the first layer of the coextruded film is sealed to the tray liner; the coextruded film is adhered to an inner surface of the substrate film; and after the package is opened, and the pressure sensitive adhesive is exposed, the package can be reclosed by adhering the adhesive to a portion of the first layer of the coextruded film that remained sealed to the tray liner when the package was opened.