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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Helmar Utz, Koppigen, CH;
Régine Tornay, Aefligen, CH;
Peder Ladefoged Nielsen, Horsens, DK;
Amcor Flexibles Transpac N.V., Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a self-venting package () for packing a food preparation and warming it up comprising at least one flexible film forming a first wall comprising a sealant layer () and a support layer (), said flexible film being sealed by a peripheral seal () onto a second wall or on itself, thereby forming a main enclosure confining the food preparation; a rupturable seal () isolating a venting hole () from said main enclosure, said rupturable seal being arranged for opening, in use, a path to the venting hole upon internal pressure increase in said main enclosure, characterized in that a specific region () of the rupturable seal is weakened by means of a welded area with a reduced sealant layer thickness, said welded area guiding, in use, the rupture of said rupturable seal to the venting hole.