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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Terence J. Foley, Salinas, CA (US);
Guillermo M. Jimenez, Yuma, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Terence J. Foley, Salinas, CA (US);
Guillermo M. Jimenez, Yuma, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Lettuce can be commercially packaged in the field using a wrap that has a body with an opening, and an elastomeric portion around the opening. The elastomeric portion of the wrap is stretched wide enough to place the head into the wrap. The head is placed into the body of the wrap, and the stretched elastomeric portion is released. The relaxed elastomeric portion holds the wrap around the head.