摘要 |
A packaging article for protectively storing perishable paper products that includes protective materials that protect the packaging article and it s contents from any of a number of threats including water damage, fire damage, mold, insects, bacteria, fungi and theft. The packaging article comprises a bottom wall, side walls and a closure that surround and define an interior cavity in which the paper products are stored or transported. Ea ch of the bottom wall, side walls and closure are made from a plurality of layers. Protective materials are applied to one or more of the bottom wall, side wal ls and closures by either impregnating a paper or cardboard with a suitable chemical, applying a film thereover, spraying a coating thereover or sandwiching the protective material between two adjacent layers. Suitable chemicals that produce the desired properties include, but are not limited t o wax, oil, plastic, polybrominated diphenyl ether, polybrominated biphenyl, brominated cyclohydrocarbons, boric acid and hydrogen peroxide. A radio frequency identification tag may also be received within the wall of the packaging article to protect the same against theft.
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