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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Charles Thomas Gorman, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
David W. France, Omaha, NE (US);
Clifton Lachmansingh, South Haven, MN (US);
Paul John Warosh, Plymouth, MN (US);
Charles Thomas Gorman, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
David W. France, Omaha, NE (US);
Clifton Lachmansingh, South Haven, MN (US);
Paul John Warosh, Plymouth, MN (US);
ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc., Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A microwave popcorn package includes a flexible bag construction reinforced with a sidewall construction. The package is such that the flexible bag construction and the sidewall construction are expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. After the package is opened, the sidewall construction provides for a vertically rigid sidewall to provide a stand up bowl for access to the popped popcorn. The flexible bag construction may be fabricated from a generally transparent material so that the contents of the bag are visible when the package is in the expanded configuration.