Appeal No. 2005-1969 2
Application No. 09/933,291
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a case-ready package for containing a food product
(see claim 1), a packaged product comprising a food product in a case-ready package
(see claim 21), and a process for making a case-ready package (see claim 23).
According to the specification, “the invention pertains to the packaging of food products
which exude juice, such as meat products, with the package containing an absorbent
pad for soaking up the excess liquid.” (specification, p. 1, ll. 2-4). In particular,
according to the specification, “the invention is particularly directed to a package
designed to be placed into a display case for sale, i.e., a ‘case-ready’ package.”
(specification, p. 1, ll. 4-5). Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal:
1. A case-ready package for containing a food product which exudes
juice, comprising:
(A) a support member,
(B) a lid member comprising a flexible film; and
(C) an absorbent pad comprising:
(i) an upper web comprising a flexible film;
(ii) a liquid-permeable lower web comprising nonwoven fiber
having a hydrophilic composition thereon, the nonwoven
fiber comprising at least one member selected from the
group consisting of polyolefin, polyamide, and polyester; and
(iii) an absorbent layer between the upper web and the lower
web;
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