摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides an end-sealed packaging receptacle (10) formed from a sheet of a heat-shrinkable film (11), said sheet of a heat-shrinkable film having a first side, an opposing second side, an inner surface and an outer surface said receptacle comprising:
a first seal (16) connecting said first side (12) to said second side (14) and defining a tube member (18) having a first receptacle wall (20), a second receptacle wall (22), opposing first (24) and second (26) receptacle edges, an end (30) and an open mouth (28) opposite said end; and
a second seal (32) provided through said first (20) and second (22) receptacle walls, said second seal (32) extending laterally across the width of both said first (20) and second (22) receptacle walls at a position proximate said end (30), whereby an empty product receiving chamber (34) is defined by said first receptacle wall (20), said second receptacle wall (22), said second seal (32) and said open mouth (28);
wherein said first seal (16) comprises a peelable seal arid is a lap seal, a butt-seal or a seal strip, said second seal (32) comprises a peelable seal, said sheet of heat-shrinkable film (11) comprises a biaxially stretched film having a shrinkage value of at least 20% shrink at 90°C in at least one direction, and said sheet of heat-shrinkable film (11) comprises a multilayer film which includes a peelable system adapted to peel at an interior layer of said film.</p> |