Claims
- 1. A heat sealed package enclosing a continuous, untangled flaccid filament comprising:
- a fully sealed enclosure comprising a compartment determined by opposed first and second continuous heat seals, and opposed third and fourth continuous heat seals generally orthogonal to the first and second heat seals and providing the sealed enclosure;
- the filament having an intermediate portion terminating in oppositely disposed end portions, with the intermediate portion being freely housed within the compartment and the oppositely disposed end portions being secured, respectively, by the third and fourth heat seals; and fifth and sixth heat seals being superimposed, respectively, on the third and fourth pre-formed heat seals for effecting hermetic seals at the interfaces of the oppositely disposed end portions of the filament and the adjacent seal areas.
- 2. The package of claim 1, wherein the filament includes a substance susceptible to oxidative deterioration.
- 3. The package of claim 2, wherein the filament is dental floss.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/589,862, filed Jan. 22, 1996, now abandoned.
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