Abstract: A hinge lid pack (100) of smoking articles comprising a bundle (104) of smoking articles having a plurality of faces wrapped in a wrapper (106) of flexible sheet material, a housing (102) comprising a pack body (108) and a pack lid (110) hinged to the pack body. Free edge margins of the generally inside surface of the wrapper are adhered together over a first (face 114) of the bundle to form a fin seal (112) that is adhered to the wrapper over a second face of the bundle.

Abstract: Tongs for sealing an opening of a bag includes a first body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side, and a second body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side. The first body and the second body are configured to be combined with each other, so that the first body and the second body cover a surface and an opposite surface of the bag configured to cover and seal the opening of the bag.

Abstract: A food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product, such as the multiple components of a sandwich, the package comprising an outer container to house a first food component and at least one flexible envelope or barrier film layer that encloses at least one intermediate food component allowing for separation of the intermediate food component during extended periods of storage and prior to opening the product. A method for opening the package comprises applying a pulling force to an externally located protruding end portion of the envelope, such that the envelope peels apart and separates into ruptured layers that are pulled out of the food product and out of the outer container by the continual pulling force from the protruding end portion. Another method for opening comprises heating the container such that the barrier film layer ruptures upon heating, thus providing for components of the food product to combine.

Abstract: A package for tobacco material includes a portion of tobacco material, a wrapper enclosing the portion of tobacco material, a rigid base portion and at least one resealable adhesive label sealing the wrapper around the portion of tobacco material. The wrapper is formed of a flexible sheet material. The package may include an opening strip defined by one or more lines of weakness in the wrapper.

Abstract: A food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product, such as the multiple components of a sandwich, the package comprising an outer container to house a first food component and at least one flexible envelope or barrier film layer that encloses at least one intermediate food component allowing for separation of the intermediate food component during extended periods of storage and prior to opening the product. A method for opening the package comprises applying a pulling force to an externally located protruding end portion of the envelope, such that the envelope peels apart and separates into ruptured layers that are pulled out of the food product and out of the outer container by the continual pulling force from the protruding end portion.

Abstract: A food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product, such as the multiple components of a sandwich, the package comprising an outer container to house a first food component and at least one flexible envelope or barrier film layer that encloses at least one intermediate food component allowing for separation of the intermediate food component during extended periods of storage and prior to opening the product. A method for opening the package comprises applying a pulling force to an externally located protruding end portion of the envelope, such that the envelope peels apart and separates into ruptured layers that are pulled out of the food product and out of the outer container by the continual pulling force from the protruding end portion.

Abstract: Bag for wrapping food items, in particular breed, rolls, and snacks, made of a composite material having at least one first layer made of a material containing cellulose and a second layer made of plastic; the first layer has a specific weight of 15 to 50 g/m2, preferably from 15 to 40 g/m2, and the second layer is from 6 to 20 ?m thick. The composite material is perforated, and the ratio of open surface area to total surface area of the composite material is between 1/50 and 1/250, and the first layer made of material containing cellulose is interrupted in at least one area for the purpose of inclusion of a window. The window is perforated.

Abstract: High end or premium bread, including presliced loaves, are inserted into a preformed inner bag by an automatic bagging machine. The open end of the inner bag is gathered and sealed, and thereafter the inner bag is heat shrunk to closely enclose a loaf. Then the heat shrunk inner bag and enclosed loaf is bagged by a second automatic bagger, and the outer bag is then closed by an automatic bag closer. The inner bag preferably has a gusseted closed end which is adjacent to the openable end of the outer bag for presentation to a consumer. Such closed end of the inner bag can have bag weakening perforations or scores for convenient opening by the consumer.

Abstract: A dough product suitable for storage by refrigeration or freezing that includes a package constructed as a chub from a substantially gas impermeable material closed at opposite ends around a dough portion containing at least flour, a liquid, and a leavening system. The package includes at least one gas transfer passage. The leavening system at least partially proofs the dough after insertion into and closing of the package, such that the dough expands to a volume substantially equal to the volume of the package and has a high raw specific volume. The proofed dough bears against and seals the gas transfer passage to thereby arrest further proofing and prevent oxygen entry into the package. The dough product is then stored at refrigeration or freezing temperatures for later baking, without additional proofing, into a bread product having a high baked specific volume.

Abstract: A convertible bread packaging product is provided for preserving loaf bread. The packaging product includes a foldable paperboard blank having first and second opposing end edges and first and second opposing side edges. The blank is folded along respective lateral fold lines and attached along the first and second end edges to define a plurality of joined walls. The walls cooperate to form a protective enclosure having a length dimension greater than its width dimension, and at least one open end for receiving a loaf of bread. The enclosure is movable between a collapsed position for stacking the packaging product prior to use, and an open position for storing the loaf of bread during transport and handling.

Abstract: A packaging assembly for at least one article including wrapping material for the article and an elongated tape to assist in removing the wrapping material from the article, the elongated tape including a visible gripping portion positioned externally of the wrapped article and a hidden portion positioned within the wrapped article, each portion of the tape having messages associated therewith which are intellectually compatible.