Flat pack vacuum packed seafood package and process
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1. A process for packaging seafood, comprising the steps of:
- placing seafood in an ordered arrangement on a pallet;
sliding said palletized seafood into a bag to enclose the palletized seafood;
applying a vacuum to the bag and the palletized seafood;
sealing the bag and the enclosed palletized seafood under said vacuum; and
then,flash freezing said sealed bag,wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate entry of said pallet into said bag, said seafood being placed on said rough upper surface and said ordered arrangement being such that the likelihood of the bag being penetrated or pierced by any parts of the seafood that is capable of doing so is diminished.
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Abstract
A process and packaging for shellfish and other seafood, including the use of pallet structure for positioning the product within the packaging to avoid penetration by shells, fish bones or fins of the plastic wrapping film to enable the product to be preserved by flat packing and vacuum sealing and then placed within an outer package designed to promote a pleasing appearance of the product within.
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21 Claims
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1. A process for packaging seafood, comprising the steps of:
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placing seafood in an ordered arrangement on a pallet; sliding said palletized seafood into a bag to enclose the palletized seafood; applying a vacuum to the bag and the palletized seafood; sealing the bag and the enclosed palletized seafood under said vacuum; and
then,flash freezing said sealed bag, wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate entry of said pallet into said bag, said seafood being placed on said rough upper surface and said ordered arrangement being such that the likelihood of the bag being penetrated or pierced by any parts of the seafood that is capable of doing so is diminished. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vacuumized seafood package, comprising:
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a pallet; seafood positioned on said pallet in an ordered arrangement; a sealed bag enclosing said palletized seafood under vacuum; and
,an outer container enclosing said sealed bag, wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate entry of said pallet into said bag, said seafood being positioned on said rough upper surface and said ordered arrangement being such that the likelihood of the bag being penetrated or pierced by any part of the seafood that is capable of doing so is diminished. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vacuumized shrimp package, comprising:
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a pallet; shrimp positioned on said pallet in a flat orientation; a sealed bag enclosing said palletized shrimp under vacuum; and
,an outer carton enclosing said sealed bag, wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said shrimp, a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate entry of said pallet into said bag, and upstanding side walls for restraining said shrimp, said shrimp being positioned in the flat orientation on said rough upper surface such that the likelihood of the bag being penetrated or pierced by any part of the shrimp that is capable of doing so is diminished, said outer carton having an opening for inspecting said shrimp within the vacuumized bag.
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19. A process for packaging shrimp, comprising the steps of:
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placing shrimp on a pallet in a flat orientation; placing the palletized shrimp on a lower sheet of plastic film; placing an upper sheet of plastic film that the extremities of the lower and upper sheets extend beyond the perimeter of the pallet and contact one another; applying vacuum and sealing the upper and lower sheets to each other to seal the palletized shrimp under vacuum between the sealed sheets; and
then,placing the vacuum sealed palletized shrimp in an outer carton having an opening for viewing the vacuum sealed shrimp, wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said shrimp and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate sliding said pallet onto said lower sheet, said shrimp being positioned in the flat orientation on said rough upper surface such that the likelihood of the sheets being penetrated or pierced by any part of the shrimp that is capable of doing so is diminished. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A process for packaging seafood, comprising the steps of:
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placing seafood on a pallet in a flat orientation; placing the palletized seafood on a lower sheet of plastic film; placing an upper sheet of plastic film so that the extremities of the lower and upper sheets extend beyond the perimeter of the pallet and contact one another; applying vacuum and sealing the upper and lower sheets to each other to seal the palletized seafood under vacuum between the sealed sheets; and
then,placing the vacuum sealed palletized seafood in an outer carton having an opening for viewing the vacuum sealed seafood, wherein said pallet has a rough upper surface sufficient to restrain movement of said seafood and a smooth under surface sufficient to facilitate sliding said pallet onto said lower sheet, said seafood being positioned in the flat orientation on said rough upper surface such that the likelihood of the sheets being penetrated or pierced by any part of the seafood that is capable of doing so is diminished.
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