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Packaging system to provide fresh packed coffee

a technology of packaging system and coffee, which is applied in the direction of transportation and packaging, rigid containers, sacks, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the oxygen level in the headspace of the package, and preventing the consumer from receiving the full benefi

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-17
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY +3
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Vacuum packing the final coffee product results in reduced levels of oxygen in the headspace of the package.
Also, the off-gas product usually contains high quantities of desirable volatile and semi-volatile aromatic compounds that easily volatilize and prevent the consumer from receiving the full benefit of the coffee drinking process.
Furthermore, the loss of these aromatic compounds makes them unavailable for release in a standard container; thereby preventing the consumer from the full reception of the pleasurable burst of aroma of fresh roast and ground coffee.

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[0030]The present invention is related to a fresh packaging system for roast and ground coffee. The packaging system comprises a container comprising a bottom, a top and a body having an enclosed perimeter between the bottom and the top where the top, bottom, and body together define an interior volume. A flexible closure is removably attached and sealed to the body proximate to the top. The container bottom and body are constructed from a material having a tensile modulus number ranging from at least about 35,000 pounds per square inch (2,381 atm) to at least about 650,000 pounds per square inch (44,230 atm), which provides a top load capacity of at least about 16 pounds (7.3 Kg).

[0031]The invention is more generally related to a method for the packing of coffee using the container of the present invention. The method steps include filling the container system described above with roast and ground coffee, flushing the container with an inert gas, and, sealing the container with a f...

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Abstract

A packaging system useful for roast and ground coffee, having a container with a bottom, a top, and a body enclosing a perimeter between the bottom and the top. A flexible closure is removably attached and sealed to the protuberance so that the closure seals the interior volume of the container.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a packaging system useful for packing fresh roast and ground coffee. The present invention still further relates to a more convenient, lightweight container that provides increased strength per mass unit of plastic for the transport of freshly roast and ground coffee.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Packages such as cylindrical cans for containing a particulate product under pressure, such as roast and ground coffee, are representative of various articles to which the present invention is applicable. It is well known in the art that freshly roasted and ground coffee evolutes substantial amounts of oils and gases, such as carbon dioxide, particularly after the roasting and grinding process. Therefore, roast and ground coffee is usually held in storage bins prior to final packing to allow for maximum off gassing of these volatile, natural products. The final coffee product is then placed into a package and subjected to a vac...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D81/20B65D51/16B65D33/01
CPCB65D51/1644B65D81/20B65D79/005B65D79/0087
Inventor BUISSON, GERARD LAURENTMANSKE, JR., THOMAS JAMESZEIK, DOUGLAS BRUCE
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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