US4881646A
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Isothermal package material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-08-30
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Granted: 1989-11-21
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Expires: 2002-08-30
Abstract
Abstract Sheet material for making a sealed isothermal package comprises a flexible outer sheet of polyvinyl having a shiny reflective outer surface. The entire inner surface of the outer sheet is coated with pressure sensitive adhesive. An inner heat insulating layer of plastic foam is bonded to the inner side of the outer sheet by the adhesive. The inner insulating layer is of lesser area than the outer sheet so as to leave marginal areas of the adhesive surface of the outer sheet exposed for adhesion to underlying portions of the sheet material when the sheet material is wrapped around an object to be packaged. The insulating layer is of sufficient thickness that when the sheet material is wound in a roll, the exposed adhesive marginal areas are spaced apart so that no release backing material is required.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Pierre Weber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:00
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/38; B65D81/3888; B65D81/3897
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
Sheet material for making a sealed isothermal package comprising: a flexible sheet having a highly reflective outer surface and a self-adhesive inner surface, and a flexible insulating layer of low heat conductivity material bonded to said flexible sheet by said self-adhesive inner surface, said insulating layer being of lesser area than said flexible sheet and leaving marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet exposed for adhesion to an underlying portion of said sheet material when wrapped around an object to be package to seal the package.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
Sheet material for making a sealed isothermal package comprising: a flexible sheet having a highly reflective outer surface and a self-adhesive inner surface, and a flexible insulating layer of low heat conductivity material bonded to said flexible sheet by said self-adhesive inner surface, said insulating layer being of lesser area than said flexible sheet and leaving marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet exposed for adhesion to an underlying portion of said sheet material when wrapped around an object to be package to seal the package.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Sheet material according to claim 1 in which said flexible sheet is of polyvinyl having a white shiny outer surface and self-adhesive inner surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
Sheet material according to claim 1, in which said insulating layer is open-cell plastic foam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
Sheet material according to claim 1, in which said sheet material is wound in a roll, said insulating layer being of sufficient thickness that exposed areas of said self-adhesive surface of said flexible sheet are spaced by said insulating layer from underlying convolutions of said sheet material to prevent adhesion to said underlying convolutions without a release backing sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
105 words
A sealed isothermal package of an object, comprising sheet material wrapped around the object with an overlap said sheet material comprising, a flexible sheet having a highly reflective outer surface and a self-adhesive inner surface, and a flexible insulating layer of low heat conductivity material bonded to said flexible sheet by said self-adhesive inner surface, said insulating layer being of lesser area than said flexible sheet and leaving marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet exposed, said marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet being adhered to contiguous portions of said sheet material to seal the package.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
105 words
A sealed isothermal package of an object, comprising sheet material wrapped around the object with an overlap said sheet material comprising, a flexible sheet having a highly reflective outer surface and a self-adhesive inner surface, and a flexible insulating layer of low heat conductivity material bonded to said flexible sheet by said self-adhesive inner surface, said insulating layer being of lesser area than said flexible sheet and leaving marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet exposed, said marginal areas of said self-adhesive inner surface of said flexible sheet being adhered to contiguous portions of said sheet material to seal the package.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A package according to claim 5, in which said flexible sheet is a plastic sheet having a shiny outer surface and a self-adhesive inner surface, and said insulating layer is open-cell plastic foam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A package according to claim 5, in which said sheet material is wrapped a plurality of times around said object to form a multi-layer package.
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