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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Richard M. Dayrit, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Robert A. Odabashian, Greer, SC (US);
Janet W. Rivett, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas D. Kennedy, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Diana Huerta, Moore, SC (US);
Tom Bonner, Springdale, AR (US);
Rodney R. Hodgson, Greenville, SC (US);
Mendy W. Mossbrook, Woodruff, SC (US);
H. Walker Stockley, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Richard K. Watson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Richard M. Dayrit, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Robert A. Odabashian, Greer, SC (US);
Janet W. Rivett, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Thomas D. Kennedy, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Diana Huerta, Moore, SC (US);
Tom Bonner, Springdale, AR (US);
Rodney R. Hodgson, Greenville, SC (US);
Mendy W. Mossbrook, Woodruff, SC (US);
H. Walker Stockley, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Richard K. Watson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Cryovac, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A packaging article has tear initiators for initiating a manual tear that can be propagated to open a package and allow a product to be readily removed therefrom, without the use of a knife or scissors or any other implement. The packaging article is made from a heat-shrinkable multilayer film having at least one layer containing an incompatible polymer blend, and/or a layer containing an inorganic filler, and/or a layer having a high Young's modulus. The film also has a Peak Load Impact Strength of at least 50 Newtons per mil, The tear initiators can be used to generate a manual machine direction tears to open the package, with the manual machine direction tear being capable of propagating in the machine direction to the opposite edge of the packaging article. A process for making a package and manually opening the package is also disclosed.