Material and sheet for packaging bacon and/or other meats, and methods for making and using the same
First Claim
1. A packaging material that can be used for packaging bacon and other meats, the packaging material comprising:
- a polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long.
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Abstract
A packaging sheet, which can also be used for packaging other meats, includes a polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long. When used to package bacon, the packaging sheet may also include a main portion, a flap pivotable relative to the main portion, a first surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that contacts the bacon, a second surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that does not contact the bacon, and a thickness that extends from the first surface to the second surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface.
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1. A packaging material that can be used for packaging bacon and other meats, the packaging material comprising:
a polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A bacon packaging sheet that can also be used for packaging other meats, the bacon packaging sheet comprising:
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a main portion; a flap pivotable relative to the main portion; a first surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that contacts bacon and/or other meats when the sheet is used to package the bacon and/or other meats; a second surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that does not contact the bacon and/or other meats when the sheet is used to package the bacon and/or other meats; a thickness that extends from the first surface to the second surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface; and a polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that ranges between 1 micrometers and 200 micrometers long. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for making a bacon packaging sheet that can also be used for packaging other meats, the method comprising:
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forming a polymer into a bacon packaging sheet having; a main portion, a flap pivotable relative to the main portion, a first surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that contacts bacon and/or other meats when the sheet is used to package the bacon and/or other meats, a second surface that extends across the main portion and the flap, and that does not contact the bacon and/or other meats when the sheet is used to package the bacon and/or other meats, and a thickness that extends from the first surface to the second surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each closed cell containing a void and each closed cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the closed cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for packaging bacon and other meats, the method comprising:
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placing bacon and/or other meats on a first surface of a bacon packaging sheet, wherein the bacon packaging sheet includes polymer having a microstructure that includes a plurality of closed cells, each closed cell containing a void and each closed cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the closed cell that ranges between 1 micrometer and 200 micrometers long; and folding a flap of the sheet around an edge of the bacon and/or other meats. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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