Thermoplastic skin packing means
First Claim
1. A method of packaging goods including:
- (a) providing a base,(b) placing goods over said base,(c) applying a flexible web of gas permeable skin wrapping plastics material over said base and said goods and relative to said base to hold said goods relative to said base,(d) evacuating air or gas from between said base and said skin wrapping so as to allow said skin wrapper to flexibly displace onto said goods and to at least partially skin pack said goods,(e) applying a lid over said skin wrapping and spaced therefrom,(f) providing a desired gas in said space between said lid and said skin wrapping to enhance the keeping properties of the packaged goods by permeating said skin wrapping, and(g) sealing said lid to said base so that said space is permanently retained, and attaching said skin wrapping relative to said base.
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Abstract
A method of packaging goods including providing a base and placing goods over the base. A flexible web of gas permeable skin wrapping plastics material is then applied over the base and the goods, and air or gas is evacuated from between the base and the skin wrapping so as to allow the skin wrapper to flexibly displace onto the goods to at least partially skin pack the goods. A lid is then applied over the skin wrapping and spaced from the wrapping. A desired gas is then provided in the space between the lid and the skin wrapping to enhance the keeping properties of the packaged goods by permeating the skin wrapping. The lid is sealed to the base so that the space is permanently retained, and the skin wrapping is attached relative to the base.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of packaging goods including:
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(a) providing a base, (b) placing goods over said base, (c) applying a flexible web of gas permeable skin wrapping plastics material over said base and said goods and relative to said base to hold said goods relative to said base, (d) evacuating air or gas from between said base and said skin wrapping so as to allow said skin wrapper to flexibly displace onto said goods and to at least partially skin pack said goods, (e) applying a lid over said skin wrapping and spaced therefrom, (f) providing a desired gas in said space between said lid and said skin wrapping to enhance the keeping properties of the packaged goods by permeating said skin wrapping, and (g) sealing said lid to said base so that said space is permanently retained, and attaching said skin wrapping relative to said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31)
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22. A method of packaging goods comprising:
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providing a base; placing a first flexible web on said base; placing first goods to be skin packed on said web; providing a second gas permeable flexible web and displacing said second web towards said first goods so as to at least partially skin pack said first goods relative to said first web and to said base; placing second goods to be skin packed on said second flexible web; repeating the process by alternately placing further goods and flexible gas permeable webs one atop another and sealing the overlying flexible web relative to said base and over said goods until a desired number of goods have all been at least partially skin packed relative to said base; applying a lid over the uppermost flexible web in spaced relation thereto; providing the space between the uppermost web and said lid with a gas that will permeate said webs and prolong the preservation of said skin packed goods; and sealing said lid to said base to retain said gas packed within the packaging. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32)
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33. A method of packaging goods comprising:
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providing a base; placing goods to be packaged over said base; placing a web of gas permeable flexible material above said base and said goods; displacing said flexible web toward said goods and engaging said web over said goods so as to at least partially skin pack said goods relative to said base; positioning a lid over said base and said flexible web in spaced relation to said web so as to define therewith a space; providing the space between said lid and said flexible web with a gas that can permeate said flexible web and prolong the preservation of said skin packed goods; and sealing said lid to said base to retain said gas within the packaging.
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