Method for Forming A Reclose Mechanism on a Reclosable Package
First Claim
1. A method of forming a reclose mechanism on a package, the method comprising:
- providing a package, the package including a rigid base member having a compartment, a bottom wall of the compartment, an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall, sidewall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall, and a rigid lid for dosing the opening of the compartment, a portion of the rigid lid configured to extend along an inner surface of one of the sidewall portions of the compartment;
locating an outer surface of the one sidewall portion of the compartment proximate a rail;
aligning an anvil with the rail;
shifting the anvil toward the rail; and
deforming adjacent regions of the portion of the rigid lid and the one sidewall portion of the compartment into a depression of the rail to substantially simultaneously form an aligned lug and recess of the package, the lug being formed in the portion of the rigid lid and the recess being formed in the one sidewall portion of the compartment.
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Abstract
A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of forming a reclose mechanism on a package, the method comprising:
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providing a package, the package including a rigid base member having a compartment, a bottom wall of the compartment, an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall, sidewall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall, and a rigid lid for dosing the opening of the compartment, a portion of the rigid lid configured to extend along an inner surface of one of the sidewall portions of the compartment; locating an outer surface of the one sidewall portion of the compartment proximate a rail; aligning an anvil with the rail; shifting the anvil toward the rail; and deforming adjacent regions of the portion of the rigid lid and the one sidewall portion of the compartment into a depression of the rail to substantially simultaneously form an aligned lug and recess of the package, the lug being formed in the portion of the rigid lid and the recess being formed in the one sidewall portion of the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming a reclose mechanism on a package, the method comprising:
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providing a package, the package including a rigid base member having a compartment, a bottom wall of the compartment, an opening to the compartment above the bottom wall, sidewall portions of the compartment upstanding from the bottom wall, and a rigid lid for closing the opening of the compartment, a portion of the rigid lid configured to extend along an inner surface of one of the sidewall portions of the compartment; positioning adjacent regions of the portion of the rigid lid and the one sidewall portion of the compartment between an anvil and a rail; and deforming the adjacent regions of the portion of the rigid lid and the one sidewall portion of the compartment using the anvil and the rail to substantially simultaneously form an aligned lug and recess of the package, the aligned lug and recess being formed in the portion of the rigid lid and the one sidewall portion of the compartment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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