Claims
- 1. A package for preserving freshness of a produce, comprising:
- a corrugated fiber board composed of:
- (A) an outer wall having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.;
- (B) a corrugating medium; and
- (C) an inner wall having a water-vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C.; and
- sealing tape substantially sealing end parts of the corrugated fiber board which are exposed to an outer surface of the package.
- 2. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the package has a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient and an oxygen permeability coefficient which is 1.5 or greater.
- 3. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the inner wall includes an inner liner and a resin layer formed onto the inner liner as an innermost layer, the resin layer having a water-vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 4. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the outer wall includes an outer liner and a resin layer formed onto the outer liner as an outer most layer, the resin layer having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 5. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the outer wall includes a resin layer containing less than 0.917 g/cm.sup.3 density of a copolymer of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin having a carbon number of 3 to 12, the outer wall having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 of 8.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater, a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between the carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 and an oxygen permeability coefficient Po.sub.2 of 3.5 or greater, and a water-vapor transmission coefficient of 80.times.10.sup.-9 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or less.
- 6. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 5, wherein the copolymer of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin having a carbon number 3 to 12 is ultra low density LLDPE having a density of 0.912 or less.
- 7. A package for preserving freshness of produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the seal tape seals surfaces of exposed end parts of the corrugated fiber board at a bottom, cover and corner portion of the package, and also seals exposed end parts of the corrugated fiber board in mated parts of the side surfaces of the package.
- 8. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the outer wall is formed from a poly sandwich liner including a first base material, a second base material, and a resin layer interposed between the first base material and the second base material.
- 9. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 8, wherein the resin layer has a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 10. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the inner wall is formed from a poly sandwich liner including a first base material, a second base material, and a resin layer interposed between the first base material and the second base material.
- 11. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 10, wherein the resin-layer has a water-vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 12. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 1, wherein the package has a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 and an oxygen permeability coefficient Po.sub.2 which is 3.5 or greater.
- 13. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set, forth in claim 1, wherein the outer wall includes a resin formed from one or more of the group of low density polyethylene, polystryrene, a styrenebutadiene copolymer, a styreneisoprene copolymer, an ethylene-methylmethacrylate-nonconjugate dienenta-polymer, and a resin material containing at least one of ethylene, .alpha.-olefin, vinyl acetate, acrylate, and methacrylate.
- 14. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 13, wherein
- the resin is adhered to a paper base, and
- the resin has been subjected to graft denaturation.
- 15. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 13, wherein the resin includes a copolymer of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin having a carbon number of 3 to 12.
- 16. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 15, wherein the resin includes a blend of at least two of the group of an ethylene-butane-1 copolymer, an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer, an ethylene-4-methylpentene-1 copolymer, and an ethylene-octane-1 copolymer.
- 17. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 13, wherein the resin is
- one of a low density ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer in which the copolymeric ratio of .alpha.-olefin is relatively high and an ultra low density ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer in which the copolymeric ratio of .alpha.-olefin is high, blended with
- one or more of a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer, a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-butane-1 copolymer, and a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer.
- 18. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 13, wherein the resin is blended with a one or more selected from the group an antioxidant, a heat stabilizing agent, a lubricant, and antifogging agent, an anticharge agent, an inorganic filler, and a pigment.
- 19. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 13, wherein the resin is formed in a layer from 5 .mu.m to 60 .mu.m thick.
- 20. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set: forth in claim 19, wherein the resin is formed in a layer from 10 .mu.m to 40 .mu.m thick.
- 21. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set: forth in claim 1, wherein the sealing tape is formed of a biaxially stretched nylon or high density polyethylene.
- 22. A package for preserving freshness of a produce, comprising:
- a corrugated fiber board composed of:
- (A) an outer wall having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.; and
- (B) an inner wall having a water-vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C.;
- the package having a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient and an oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.5 or greater; and
- sealing tape substantially sealing end parts of the corrugated fiber board which are exposed to an outer surface of the package, the sealing tape being sealed to abutting parts of the corrugate fiber board at bottom and cover parts of the package so as to seal the inside of the package, a seal sheet of the sealing tape having a length longer than a length of the associated side of the package being sealed to each of the corner parts over three surfaces of adjacent side portions and either the bottom or cover portion, end parts of the sheet which are not yet sealed to these surfaces being sealed together so as to form a sealed piece surrounding and sealing the corner parts, and end parts of the sheets which are not sealed together and which would otherwise project being sealed and fixed to the package, and sealing tape being sealed to the end parts of the corrugated fiber board which are exposed to the outer surface of the package in joined parts of the corrugated fiber-board in the side surface portions of the package, excepting necessary gas transmission adjusting parts.
- 23. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the sealing tape is sealed to each corner part in such a way that one end part of the seal sheet sealed to one surface of the package is folded so as to seal one part thereof to another surface of the package while the remaining part thereof is sealed to the end part of the sealing sheet sealed to the one surface so as to form a triangular sealed piece which surrounds and seals the corner part.
- 24. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein end parts of the seal sheet which are not sealed together are sealed to the rear surface of the seal sheet sealed to the package.
- 25. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the inner wall includes an inner liner with a resin layer formed onto the inner liner as an innermost layer, the resin layer having a water vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 26. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the outer wall includes an outer liner with a resin layer formed onto the outer liner as an outermost layer, the resin layer having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.
- 27. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the package has a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 and an oxygen permeability coefficient Po.sub.2 which is 3.5 or greater.
- 28. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the outer wall includes a resin formed from one or more of the group of low density polyethylene, polystryrene, a styrenebutadiene copolymer, a styreneisoprene copolymer, an ethylene-methylmethacrylate-nonconjugate dienenta-polymer, and a resin material containing at least one of ethylene, .alpha.-olefin, vinyl acetate, acrylate, and methacrylate.
- 29. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 28, wherein
- the resin is adhered to a paper base, and
- the resin has been subjected to graft denaturation.
- 30. A pack for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 28, wherein the resin includes a copolymer of ethylene and .alpha.-olefin having a carbon number of 3 to 12.
- 31. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 30, wherein the resin includes a blend of at least two of the group of an ethylene-butane-1 copolymer, an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer, an ethylene-4-methylpentene-1 copolymer, and an ethylene-octane-1 copolymer.
- 32. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 28, wherein the resin is
- one of a low density ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer in which the copolymeric ratio of .alpha.-olefin is relatively high and an ultra low density ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer in which the copolymeric ratio of .alpha.-olefin is high, blended with
- one or more of a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer, a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-butane-1 copolymer, and a combination of low density polyethylene and an ethylene-hexene-1 copolymer.
- 33. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 28, wherein the resin is blended with a one or more selected from the group an antioxidant, a heat stabilizing agent, a lubricant, an antifogging agent, an anticharge agent, an inorganic filler, and a pigment.
- 34. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 28, wherein the resin is formed in a layer from 5 .mu.m to 60 .mu.m thick.
- 35. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 34, wherein the resin is foamed in a layer from 10 .mu.m to 40 .mu.m thick.
- 36. A package for preserving freshness of a produce as set forth in claim 22, wherein the sealing tape is formed of a biaxially stretched nylon or high density polyethylene.
- 37. A fresh-keep produce pack characterized in that produce is stored in a package for preserving freshness of a produce, which is formed of a corrugated fiber board composed of:
- (A) an outer liner having a carbon dioxide permeability coefficient Pco.sub.2 of 5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 (STP)cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.s.multidot.cmHg or greater at a temperature of 27.degree. C.;
- (B) a corrugating medium; and
- (C) an inner liner having a water-vapor transmission rate of 100 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.day or less at a temperature of 27.degree. C., and further, end parts of the corrugate fiber board which are exposed to an outer surface of the package are substantially sealed with a seal tape, corner parts are also sealed with the seal tape, and the seal tape is sealed to the exposed end parts of the corrugate fiber board in joined parts of side surfaces of the package, excepting necessary gas-transmission adjusting parts, whereby the package has a ratio Pco.sub.2 /Po.sub.2 between carbon dioxide permeability coefficient and oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.5 or greater.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/012,855, filed on Feb. 3, 1993, now abandoned, which application is entirely incorporated herein by reference.
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