Abstract: A packaging cushion is disclosed for supporting and protecting objects during shipment. The cushion has upper and lower surfaces and one or more compartments for supporting the objects in positions so that the objects are higher than the lower surfaces of the cushions. The cushions may include upper and lower nodes which increase the separation distance between the objects when the cushions are stacked one on top of another. The cushions may be held in a stack by an outer box, or by wrapping the stack of cushions in a protective film, eliminating the need for an outer box.

Abstract: A heat shrinkable film package and a method for packaging food and non-food products is disclosed which includes a valve through which the package is evacuated during the heat shrinking step of the packaging process. Employing the valve of the present invention precludes the need for puncturing the film prior to heat shrinking. Thus, a wide variety of food products may be packaged in a manner more typically reserved for non-food products.

Abstract: A packaged product has an explosive article packaged in a film. Although the film can comprise any one or more of a wide variety of polymers, the film is non-crosslaminated and is sealed to itself, and has a total free shrink at 185° F. of less than about 5 percent. The explosive article preferably comprises a flowable explosive composition. Preferably the film is lap-sealed along its length and clipped at the ends, with the package being in the form of a chub. The relatively low total free shrink at 185° F. enables the film to be used in a vertical-form-fill-and-seal packaging process in which a lap-seal is formed using a hot-melt adhesive composition. The relatively low free shrink of the film allows the film to be sealed using a hot melt type adhesive, without the film shrinking back to such an extent that the resulting seal is defective.

Abstract: A packaged product has an explosive article packaged in a film. Although the film can comprise any one or more of a wide variety of polymers, the film is non-crosslaminated and is sealed to itself, and has a total free shrink at 185° F. of less than about 5 percent. The explosive article preferably comprises a flowable explosive composition. Preferably the film is lap-sealed along its length and clipped at the ends, with the package being in the form of a chub. The relatively low total free shrink at 185° F. enables the film to be used in a vertical-form-fill-and-seal packaging process in which a lap-seal is formed using a hot-melt adhesive composition. The relatively low free shrink of the film allows the film to be sealed using a hot melt type adhesive, without the film shrinking back to such an extent that the resulting seal is defective.