US 12,378,052 B2
Sealed package
Ralf Mack, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by GPI Frankfurt & Augsburg GMBH, Kriftel (DE)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/119,891.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286719 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 57/00 (2006.01); B65D 75/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 75/004 (2013.01) [B65D 57/00 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shell for holding one or more products, the shell comprising:
a base layer comprising cellulose fibers;
a barrier layer extending along at least a portion of a face of the base layer;
a central wall for receiving at least a portion of the one or more products on an upper side of the central wall;
a stiffening structure extending at least partially around the central wall, the stiffening structure being configured for resisting bending of at least a portion of the shell toward the upper side of the central wall;
the stiffening structure comprising at least a recess extending along at least a portion of the central wall; and
wherein the barrier layer comprises a peelable barrier film selectively separable from the base layer.