JPS59142964A - Combination of vessel and expansible food bag and vessel andblank thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to packaged waste bags and, more particularly, to inflatable food bags housed in a bowl-like container whose combination is configured to be heated in a microwave oven. .

The prior art has developed many inflatable food packs that are configured to contain and cook inflatable foods, such as tin-split corn and popcorn. Generally, this type of puncture includes an aluminum pan portion with an inflatable aluminum lid. This type of container is disclosed in US Pat. No. 2,815,883. Because of aluminum foil's excellent moisture barrier and heat transfer properties, aluminum foil is suitable for use in this type of container used to contain and pop popcorn. In operation, the container is placed over a suitable heat source that brings its contents to a suitable bursting state. As the barge advances, the foil lid expands from its crimped position to make room for the popped popcorn.

A similar metal foil container is also disclosed in US Pat. No. 5,052,554. In this patent, two sheets of thin metal foil, such as aluminum foil, are fixed together neatly by adhesive or mechanical means to the edges of the plates, and are then held together with their surfaces pressed together. We can get into a relationship. Popcorn is mixed with frying oil and placed 2 pieces side by side.
placed between two foil sheets. The bag is heated in a frying pan and expands upon application of heat so that the upper and lower portions of the somewhat semi-elliptical shape become round or pillow-shaped;
The patent discloses that the inflatable bag may be made in various shapes such as square, round or circular.

Although these containers have been a huge commercial success and provide a convenient means for both storing and cooking popcorn, microwave ovens (hereinafter also referred to as "microwave heating devices")
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The aluminum foil effectively shields the food from microwave energy and completely stops the contents of the bag from being heated. Therefore, the popular expandable aluminum foil popcorn packs cannot be used to heat popcorn with microwave energy.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,036,423 provides a non-metallic expandable food pack that can be heated in a microwave oven after containing the entire expandable food product, such as popcorn. The disclosed bag has a bottom portion with integral seven lunges that are foldably attached, and a flexible resin film lid is secured to the seven lunges around a continuous periphery and is completely enclosed. A container is obtained. Since the closed container is formed by the combination of the bottom and the film coating, the bottom is free from moisture,
Renes must not be made of materials that serve as suitable oxygen and fat barriers. Also, the bottom must be constructed of a material capable of forming an effective seal to the film. Therefore, the materials forming the container are relatively expensive and p1 advanced tubes f4. must be added during the forming of the container. Container construction is made more difficult by the necessity of sealing the film to the bottom flange after the bottom is assembled.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,973.045 shows a complete popcorn pack suitable for microwave heating.

However, the bags are not configured to be easily and conveniently housed in an outer container in which the bags can be cooked and the contents trapped and consumed after cooking.

U.S. Patent No. 6,672. ? No. 07 shows that polyethylene terephthalate can be used as a bag film or bag under high temperature conditions.

However, the prior art is capable of housing a separate expandable polyethylene terephthalate bag containing an expandable food product such as popcorn that can be heated within a novel outer cardboard bag in a microwave oven and is preferably inexpensive. Lacking any teaching of combining a bowl-shaped outer carton or container made of solid paperboard, the inner pack is constructed such that its expansion is completely contained within the area of the bowl-shaped outer container and is confined to a confined space. proceeding in an orderly and restricted manner within the inner pack or bag, thereby preventing rupture of the inner pack or bag and thereby preventing its contents from being released into the popcorn. specially sized and adapted to the shape of the container to prevent expanded food such as from spilling out of the area of the outer container and becoming uncontrolled to the extent that it is exposed to an inhospitable environment prior to consumption. .

Additionally, the inner pack is sized to be supported within the container to ensure proper flow of cooking fat during heating of the food so that the food is thoroughly cooked in a convenient manner. Must be.

Accordingly, an improved pack or bag combination of expandable food products contained in a bowl-shaped outer carton is provided;
It would be desirable, and it is an object of the present invention, for the paper string to be microwaveable so that the food product expands in a controlled manner and is thoroughly cooked in an advantageous manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of preparing expandable food packages suitable for final cooking in a microwave oven.

The present invention relates to an improved packaged or bagged expandable food combination that is stored in a bowl-shaped outer cardboard carton for an extended period of time and is contained in the carton upon heating and expansion in a microwave oven. . Also provided is a method of packaging an inflatable food product into an inflatable pack or bag.

The cough bag is capable of maintaining the freshness of the food for an extended period of time and is capable of maintaining the freshness of the food for an effective period of time to fully expand the food with a volume at least twice its packing volume. It is sealed in a bag made of a flammable synthetic high polymer film that is nearly impermeable to oxygen and is resistant to the temperatures and water vapor that occur when packaged food is heated in a simulator (hereinafter referred to as (referred to as "sealed")) having an expandable food product. The expandable food product is sealed in a circular configuration in the center of the bag. The outer edge of the bag is also heat sealed and formed into a concentric circle to the expandable food product.

Expansion within the bag A flat protrusion of diameter C of the food product is formed into a bowl-shaped outer cardboard container or carton within which the bag is sealed and adapted to expand upon heating. The diagonals of the flat protrusion of the polygonal mouth are equal to so. The trench, 1 μm outside, 1 carton or container has a complementary polygonal shaped bottom and sloped side walls forming a through hole and a body. Because the circumference of the bag matches the periphery or opening of the bowl-shaped outer cardboard container or carton that houses the bag,
The bag is completely enclosed in bulk within the bowl-shaped outer cardboard container by folding the non-food portion of the bag over itself. The portion of the bag containing the food is supported by the sloping side walls and polygonal bottom of the container, and the bag is heated and controlled completely within the outside dimensions of the bowl-shaped outer cardboard container. the cooking oil or fat admixed with the expandable food product flows within the bag towards the bottom and along the side walls of the outer container so as to ensure convenient and complete cooking of the food product; enable.

A method of packaging an expandable food product in an expandable pack or bag comprises: (a) dispensing a measured amount of the expandable food product between opposing surfaces of a synthetic polymeric film;
b) a bend around the periphery of the opposing film surfaces so as to provide an enclosed space between the entire films that is large enough to accommodate the expansion of the food product by at least two times and up to 10 times its original size; A procedure is provided for sealing all open edges of the wav.

The invention will be better understood, and its advantages will become more apparent, from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The present invention provides an improved inflatable pack or ribbon combination for layering an inflatable food product contained in a bowl-shaped outer cooking container and a method of preparing the bag.
By "expandable food" is meant any food product, such as popcorn, that expands to twice or more than its original volume upon heating. Preferred containers of the invention are suitable for expansion of at least 5 times, most preferably 10 times or more, the original volume of the food product.

The cough bag and container are suitably configured to allow heating and expansion of food in a microwave oven.

Therefore, paper bags and containers are susceptible to heat generated during heating.
It must be made of a material that can withstand internal pressures. In the case of popping popcorn, the popcorn is usually packed with oil that reaches temperatures above 150'C when heated, creating a continuous explosion of steam as each kernel pops. It expands with a numerical count.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in FIG. 1, a round, flat pack or bag, generally designated 10, is presented containing a measured portion of an inflatable food product 12 placed therein. Ru. In this particular case, the expandable food product is popcorn mixed with a suitable amount of fat or oil. Incidentally, the fats and oils are those containing triglyceride substances used in the preparation of alcoholic beverages, and may be either solid or mature at room temperature.
It can be of animal origin or of animal origin. Typical fats and oils used are butter, coconut oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, tallow, and combinations thereof.

The particular type of fat or oil may, of course, be selected depending on the flavor and taste desired to be imparted to the food, rather than depending on the effectiveness of the invention. The inflatable pack or bag 10 has an outer shell 11
Although the shape of the crushing bag may be of any desired shape, a circular pack having a centrally located circularly shaped measured food item 12 is preferred for ease of expansion during packaging, cooking and heating. Provides the best combination of
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As clearly shown in cross-section in FIG. 2, the pack has opposing layers of synthetic high polymer film. The two layers maintain storage stability during storage of the goods for an extended period of time after packaging and prior to use, and it takes an hour to completely inflate the item. They may have the same or different ingredients as long as they are effective in absorbing the heat and steam generated when heating food in a microwave oven. The film material is
．． In order to form a space in which 16 is completely surrounded by θ, the second
The oil must be uniformly perturbed around its periphery to form an effective seal on the opposing surfaces of the lumen, shown at 18 in the figure. Depending on the shape of the bag, the pack may be formed from a tubular film or a folded single sheet of film with an open edge sealed to provide a completely enclosed space. It's okay.

The seal 18 is attached around the periphery of the facing film surfaces 14 and 16 so as to provide a 91-minute large gap between the films to accommodate the expansion of the food product to at least twice its original size. Formed along the open edge of the ridge. As mentioned above, the space preferably allows for the expansion of the food product to a volume of five times its original dimensions, and in the case of food products such as popcorn, the oil responsible for the expansion is preferably must be at least 10 times its original volume. The seal may be formed by the use of adhesives, bath agents, or heat sealing methods as known in the art. Preferably, the seal has a capacity of about 6.2 wL (1/8) to about 12.7 M (1/8)
Most preferably, the seal is about 6.4 feet (l/4〃) wide.

The film used to form the hack must be substantially impermeable to oxygen and moisture so as to maintain the freshness of the food product for a commercially acceptable period of time. Must not be. Good fL for at least 6 months (
Storage for 12 months is generally considered necessary, but the exact period depends on the nature of the food. In the case of packaged oiled popcorn, the film must not allow significant changes in the moisture content of the popcorn kernels and must not allow oxygen to pass through the film so as to cause rotting of the oil and fat. No. The acceptable shelf life of popcorn is from about 6 months to about 1 year;
Suitable storage stability is one that maintains the performance of the popcorn so that it will burst into gold after being heated for a period of at least one year under normal conditions of by-products and humidity. is defined as

The two layers 14.16 of the film are preferably made of FJ- finaceae. Polyethylene terephthalate has been found to be a particularly effective backing material for this particular purpose due to its low HA properties of oxygen and moisture. Favorable results in storage stability and loss of pack performance upon heating
obtained with polyethylene terephthalate films having thicknesses from about 0.027 wtb to about 0.0254 tmrb. D[Optionally, the polyethylene terephthalate film may be treated by stripping polyvinylidene chloride to improve its oxygen and moisture barrier properties, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate, polychloride May be applied as the outermost layer of vinylidene, saran or nylon and polyethylene terephthalate. It is well known in the art that there are other suitable alternative film materials that can be used, such as polyvinylidene chloride, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene laminates. However, the use of a hollybrobylene terephthalate film is believed to offer an advantageous combination of properties and efficacy.

The expandable bag 10 containing the expandable food product requires very little storage space prior to cooking. 9Ff Preferably, the bag is
It is packaged in an outer 1111 carton of the type 20 shown in the figure, which has a polygonal bottom 2, such as an octagon.
2 and an octagonal flat projection joined to the bottom 22 by a trapezoidal 111Ij1 wall 25 which is alternately folded over the connecting hexagonal panel 27 so as to abut along its outer edge to form a bowl. It has a hollow bowl-like shape with an upper opening or mouth 24. , the octagonal upper opening or opening 24 has a petal-shaped tab 2 into which the housing is inserted.
6, the tabs 26 are foldably connected to each side wall 25, as shown in FIG. be done. Outside 11
il carton 20 is described in more detail in US Pat. No. 4,279.933, filed July 21, 1981.

The disclosure of that patent is incorporated herein by reference.

To heat food 12, which costs 10 yen in a bag 7r bag,
The inserted tabs 26 of the outer carton 20 are opened to the position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the carton is then placed in a microwave oven for heating. During the heat cycle, the bag or pouch 10 is expanded due to the expansion of the π item 12 within the bag and the release of gases, typically water vapor, from the food product as it heats up. Bank 1 expanded to the tip with fully expanded food without poleward restraint
0 is shown in cross section in FIG. However, when the concentric food 12 is located at the octagonal bottom 22 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the food 12 is also located along the Chita wall 25. Because of these dimensions, the expansion of the bag 10 under heating proceeds as shown in FIG. The bag 1o rises only in the y-vertical direction, and the sides of the bag 1o are constrained by the relatively flexible side pummel 25 of the outer carton 20. In addition, due to the size of the food 12, the cooking fats and oils mixed with the food 12 during heating can be mixed into the entire food when it is heated. += A bowl-like shape goes to the bottom of the bag as if to ensure that the jl filling is completed! It flows down inside the bag 10 along the inclined side walls 25 of 20. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, prior to expansion, the outer periphery of the bag 1o is shaped such that the outer carton 2o can be easily expanded and expanded upon heating of the outer container 2o.
It can be easily bent and inserted into the inside of the container.

Alternatively, the outer carton may be of the bowl-shaped type shown in FIGS. 88 through 22 and designated by the numeral '100. The carton 100 has a solo square bottom 102
and a flat protruding 6-shaped hole 104, a flat bamboo knee 1' received from the name of the carton manufacturer and a reciprocal body or bowl from the flat shaft 1 feeding state to the shape of the bamboo body or bowl or carton. Expandable food products can be conveniently prepared without the use of a light source and can be prepared in a multi-product manufacturing facility.

As with the carton 20, the top opening or mouth 104 is bound to the abdomen 102 by the trapezoidal id 11 wall 105. 7), the 0111 walls 1 (15) are reliably connected to each other along the tension ribs 106 and the notches 106. The hexagonal upper opening or mouth 104 is inserted Petal-shaped ■ 1 @ Tab 1 [J8 is opened, and the tabs are joined to each side wall 105 by a notch 109 that allows each tab to be folded over each other in sequence. One petal-shaped tab 108 is , has a sealing tab 110 of any suitable shape, e.g. circular, hexagonal size or diamond-shaped, which tab 110 is shown in FIG. The tabs 108 are generally seated or sealed by the adjacent tabs 108.

Carton 100 is formed from a single flat thick blank 120 shown in FIG. The blank 120 has a pair of trapezoidal bottom portions 102a joined by an undercut or serrated cutout 122.

102b. Triangular joining tabs 134 are joined by cut greens 132 at each edge of the trapezoidal bottoms 102a, 102b. The short parallel edges of one trapezoidal side wall panel 105a are attached to the bottom 102a. A pair of trapezoidal side wall panels 105b, 105c, 105d
, 105e are connected to both side edges of the trapezoidal side wall panel 105a by notches 106, respectively. Petal-shaped opening tab IL
I8 is trapezoidal! ll wall panels 105a, 105b,
105c+105d and 105e are connected to the longer parallel edges of each at a score line 109. The diamond-shaped seal tab 110 is bent U into the trapezoidal side wall panel 105d]
It is connected to the petal-shaped ``button tab 108'' by intermittent cutting, undercutting, or ``4.

A single trapezoidal wall path 105f has a bottom portion 102b.
It is bently connected to the outer edge or upper end H by a 91-filled rice grain 126. 1-petal-like quarter tabs of mushrooms 10
8 is foldably connected to the longer parallel edge of the trapezoidal wall panel 105f at a notch 109. Adhesive tabs 128 are bonded to the 1h11 wall panels 1050, 105e at score glands 130 to form a blank structure.

The blank 120 is shown in FIGS.
Each 10U carton is bent to form J5y.

The adhesive tab 128 is attached to the inner sacrum surface of the trapezoidal 11411 wall 105f, which is in contact with the lateral edge of the trapezoidal wall 105f. The hexagonal tab 134 is bent around the notches 132 that are in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. Next, the trapezoidal bottom portions 102a, 102
11 to 15, the portions b are bent in such a manner that they face each other in the form of a cut groove 122 which is cut down as shown in FIGS. 11 to 15.

In this folded flat state, the blank is configured to be conveniently sent to the food processing facility, where the processor
4) Using a separate machine 1 - The blank 120 can be raised to form a carton 100 without any hassle and the carton can be filled on the spot.

In order to assemble and fill cartons 100 as shown in FIGS. 16 through 18, the blanks in FIG. trapezoidal bottom portions 102a with respect to each other;
Opened by turning 102b&1 so°. The regular walls 1osa to 105f extend upwardly at a predetermined angle with respect to the hexagonal counterfeit parts 102a, 102b so as to form an inverted truncated body with a hexagonal flat protruding mouth portion 104. Triangular joining tabs 134 serve to secure the structure by joining to the trapezoid 1p) wall. Optionally, a separate hexagonal panel 136 (head 91) is provided on the bottom 10.
2a, 102b are folded around the lower notch 122 to stop the carton 10 from being folded to the bottom.
It may be dropped within 0 (see Figure 17). Nogunuru 13
6 is a combined flat abdomen 102a, , 10
It has the same shape and dimensions as 2b.

Next, the expandable food bag 10 is inserted into a bowl-shaped carton 100 as shown in FIG. The cough bag is dimensioned such that the central food portion 1-2 extends along the periphery t8: 104 of the bowl-shaped carton or container 100 to provide a periphery. . The remainder of the concentric resin portion of the bag 10 is then folded over the central food containing portion 12 to give bulk to the pack, and the petal-shaped opening tab 108 is folded over as shown in the 191st section 1, 20th direction. Then, the opening 104 of the carton 100 is folded around the opening 109 of the carton 100 in an interlocking manner. s*'1-filter closure tab 10 on 5
8 by gluing or other methods.

Since the carton 100 is used, the seal tab 110 is
It is opened and removed from the carton 100 by tearing it along the uniformly undercut score line 111 shown in FIG. The inserted petal-like lid 108 tends to open elastically. Next, the carton 100 is loaded into a microwave oven and the bag 10 and its food 12 are loaded into the microwave oven.
After being heated in a microwave oven, the bag 10 and the prize 12 were placed inside the outer dimensions of the bowl-shaped container in a controlled manner and supported vertically as shown in FIG. Inflated in embodiments. Round food 12, the area around the bag 100 is the opening 10 of the container 100
Approaching the periphery of 4 and spreading the oil along the periphery.
Since it has a diameter of 1-1, when the bag 10 expands in the container 100, the cooking oil and fat mixed with the food is
The food flows down the wall 105 to the bottom of the bag 10, allowing the food to continue cooking until done.

FIG. 26 schematically depicts a preferred method of forming and filling a food bag 10 according to the present invention. The film forming the bottom of the two horizontally opposed surfaces of the synthetic high polymer film material is supported by a conveyor 32 that moves in the direction of film advance with rolls 30. . A device 33 for dispensing measured amounts of expandable food onto the film at spaced intervals is located above the horizontally advancing film. M
and a mixture of 7 quarts or vegetable oil, approximately 92
y o) The parts are weighed and placed on a polyethylene terephthalate film or a Fitzlem film with a predetermined interval of cin. Zhanhai polyethylene terephthalate film has a roughness of about 0.0152 mm and its Q
It is treated by overlaying the vinylidene fluoride to improve the oxygen and moisture barrier. According to this preferred embodiment, a roll 34 of film identical to the film of roll 30 is positioned over the food product 12, which is placed by pasting the top 4 of the film (7) against the lower layer. From this point on, the opposing layers of film with the food product placed between them are sent to the device 36, which
At the same time, the two opposing sheets are cut into circular sheets having the food placed approximately in the center, and the outer edges are sealed with a heat sealing member. The sealing and cutting operations are preferably carried out simultaneously, but may also be carried out in sequence by first carrying out the thermal sole and then cutting.

The packaged food product 1υ is sent from the sealing device 36 along γd to the conveyor 38 for final packaging.

If desired, the bank 10 may be inserted into a carton 20 of the type shown in FIG. 4 or a carton 100 shown in FIGS. 19 and 20. A single packaged commercial unit of expandable food takes up only a small amount of space inside a shelf or vending machine, and yet expands in such a way as to provide a significantly larger portion of the food when heated. This is the eleventh aspect of the present invention. This packaged food is
It is made by the simplest procedure at a very reasonable cost, using available shell material for l:1'9.

The foregoing description is intended to sufficiently describe the invention to enable one skilled in the art to carry it out. However, it is not intended to be detailed as each and every obvious modification and modification of the present invention will be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the specification. However, it is intended that the scope of all such modifications and variations of the invention be limited by the scope of the claims.

4. IXI jlli (7,) ffr+Simple Description FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of the food product according to the present invention capable of being expanded into packs or squeezed products, and FIG. 2 is a combination of FIG. 2-2; Figure 6 is a cross-section at the same position as Figure 2, but after the food and bag have been inflated; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2; Expansion of the pack of the present invention located in Figure 1, Figure 5 is an immediate view taken along the plane indicated by 5-5 in Section 41, and Figure 6 is a protected prize fish. FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the outer carton blank shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6;
Fig. 8 is a plan view of different shapes of blanks forming one outer carton, Fig. 9 is a plan view of a reinforcing panel formed for use in the blank of Fig. 8, Figs. 10 to 18 12, 15, 17 or 11, 16, 16, respectively, the continuing procedure for folding the blank of FIG. 8 into an outer carton is shown.
15-15.17-17, section 14 is the folded blank of figure 16, and figure 19 is the folded blank of figure 8. Formed and expanded 6f
top plan view of one carton of functional food strangely filled outer legs,
Figure 20 is a sectional view taken along line 120-20 in Figure 19;
FIG. 21 is a view similar to FIG. 19, or a view with the outer carton opened in preparation for cooking expandable food in a microwave oven, and FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 20. Figure 23 shows a schematic illustration of preferred processing equipment for forming the bags of the invention; .

10. Pack 12. Expandable food 14. 16. Synthesis 1 - Layer of polymer film 100.
- Outside 114i: Carton 102...June-shaped bottom 102a, 102b=II-shaped bottom 104...June-shaped opening 105...-Wall-shaped space 1j wall 105a, It) 5b, 105c, 105d.

1058.105f... Trap shaped side wall panel 11J6.10
9.111,122,124゜12bi, 130.13
2... Cut line 108... Petal-shaped 1; I'f @ tab 110... Seal tab 120... Embedded paper blank 128... Adhesive tab 134... Hexagonal joining tab agent Haru Mura of the drawing Engraving (no change in content) Procedural amendment (formality) September 7, 1955 Mr. Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 1, Indication of the case Showa, Patent Application No. g, λ)/j';'1 No. 3, Amendment Relationship with the case of Patent No. 7'1 applicant 4, agent 5, date of amendment order 1945, month α and day 6, number of inventions increased by amendment

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A combination of a non-metallic container and the food bag with a quick release mechanism for accommodating an inflatable food bag in an inflated stored state and in an increased volume inflated state. In the assembly, the container is divided into three equal parts along the score line, and the container is divided into three equal parts along the score line.
ζ A bottom support panel in the shape of a regular polygon configured to be folded; and a bottom support panel in the shape of a cough polygon coupled to at least one of the edges of the bottom support panel and extending upwardly and outwardly. and a bottom having side panels, each side panel having an adjacent side panel such that when the bottom support panel is opened across the score line, each side panel forms a bowl with the bottom support panel. the bowl is configured to house an inflatable food bag, the container further comprising a plurality of overlapping separate top panels, each top panel comprising: having an edge resiliently and bendably connected to one of the side panels, the food bag is capable of maintaining the freshness of the food product for a long period of time and has a volume when packed. between a pair of twisted polyester films capable of withstanding the temperatures and water vapor encountered in heating the cupak-packed food for the time required to expand the food in the microwave to at least twice its volume. The overlapping polyester film is heat sealed around the outer periphery of the container containing the expandable food product sealed in a circular shape.
The food, which is sealed between the sheets, covers a circular inner portion of the bag that is concentric with the outer periphery of the bag, and the concentric circular inner portion of the non-metallic outer container. When located on a regular polygonal bottom, the circumference of the circular inner portion is equal to the length of the mouth of the bowl formed by the side panel of the container joined to the bottom. diameter of the circular inner portion containing the food product sealed between the overlapping sheets of the bag so that a portion of the food product is also located on the sloping side panels of the outer container. The said combination in which is selected. 2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the outer container is made of cardboard material. (3) The combination of claim 1, wherein the floor support panel and mouth of the outer container are hexagonal in shape. (4) The combination according to claim 1, wherein the expandable food product comprises popcorn and fat or oil. (5) The combination according to claim 1, wherein the polyester film is polyethylene terephthalate. (6) In a quick-open nonmetallic container containing an inflatable food bag in an uninflated state and an inflated state. a regular polygonal shaped floor support panel configured to be divided into three equal parts by a score line and folded around the score line;
a bottom portion having sidewall panels extending upwardly and outwardly coupled to a bottom one of the edges of the polygonal shaped floor support panel, each sidewall panel extending the floor support panel along the score line; coupled to an adjacent side wall panel so as to form a bowl with the floor support panel when opened about the floor support panel, the bowl configured to store the inflatable food bag, and further comprising a plurality of cages. a container comprising separate top panels, each top panel having an edge resiliently and bendably coupled to one of the sidewall panels. (7) The floor support panel and mouth of the outer container are 6
7. The container according to claim 6, which has a rectangular shape. 7. A container according to claim 6, wherein the side walls are trapezoidal in shape. - (9) Separate overlapping top panels are inserted. 7. The container of claim 6, wherein one of the top panels has a sealing tab configured such that it is adhesively coupled to an adjacent top panel. (IO) The container according to claim 9, wherein the top panel is in the shape of a solo rectangle. 11. A container according to claim 10, wherein the sealing tab is connected to one of the top panels by a undercut heel such that it is removable from the top panel upon opening of the front valve. (12) The hexagonal bottom support panel is configured to be installed in contact with an adjacent side wall panel inside the container, and the bend is connectable to a predetermined one of the side edges of the hexagonal bottom support panel.
7. A container according to claim 6, comprising a square joining tab. (13) A container according to claim 6, which is formed from a cardboard material. u4) In blanks forming quick-open containers containing inflatable food bags. a pair of trapezoid-shaped bottom panels that are bendably coupled along the score line and are opposite to each other; and a trapezoid-shaped bottom panel that is foldably coupled to the remaining parallel edges of the valley bottom panels. a pair of trapezoidal side panels that are foldably coupled to each other and to opposite edges of the trapezoidal panel that is foldably coupled to the bottom panel; and a solo-gonal nog having an arcuate side edge, the blank having an arcuate side edge bendably coupled to the long base edge of each trapezoidal side panel. 1 [51] The blank of claim 14, comprising a hexagonal joining panel metal foldably coupled to each side edge of each bottom panel. (16) A blank according to claim 15, comprising an adhesive tab foldably coupled to a side edge of each pair of trapezoidal side panels. (17) The trapezoidal side panel coupled to one of the bottom panels is separate from the pair of trapezoidal side panels coupled to the other of the trapezoidal side panels. The blank according to item 16. (18) Said 6 coupled to each said trapezoidal side panel.
18. A blank according to claim 17, comprising a sealing tab joined by a cut scarlet cut down to the outer periphery of one of the rectangular panels.