Abstract: A laminated end disk construction for food sauce dispensing cartridges and other food containers. A laminated end disk through which food sauce may be dispensed is provided with a valve layer and a support layer. The valve layer includes a plurality of valves, and the support layer includes one or more openings and a kiss cut defining an outer perimeter area and an inner area. A protective patch may be removably attached to the support layer along at least a portion of the outer perimeter. The invention also provides a laminated end disk wherein the ratio of the support area to the dispensing area is less than about 7.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 2, 2003
Assignee:
Huhtamaki Consumer Packing, Inc.
Inventors:
Joseph A. Pantelleria, George E. MacEwen