Package with closure, aperture, and insert

Abstract

Described are packages useful for food and non-food items, wherein the packages include a closure, an aperture located on the closure, and an insert that covers the aperture; the package can optionally be pressurized and certain embodiments can be designed to contain a dough product for refrigerated storage.

1 . A package capable of being pressurized internally to above atmospheric pressure, the package comprising
 an interior space defined by a hollow container having sidewalls and an opening at an end of the sidewalls, and   a closure at the opening, the closure comprising
 a perimeter that engages the end of the sidewalls, 
 a surface extending between locations of the perimeter, 
 an aperture in the surface, and 
 an insert that covers the aperture. 
   
     
     
         2 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the package is a vented package capable of being sealed by expansion of dough within the interior space. 
     
     
         3 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the surface contains no more than one aperture. 
     
     
         4 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the insert comprises plastic. 
     
     
         5 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the insert is at least partially transparent and the insert allows viewing of the interior space. 
     
     
         6 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the hollow container comprises an elongate cylinder having sidewalls extending between two openings at opposing ends of the sidewalls, and a closure at each opening, each closure comprising
 a perimeter that engages an end of the sidewalls, 
 a surface extending between locations of the perimeter, 
 aperture in the surface, and 
 an insert in the interior side of the surface, covering the aperture. 
 
     
     
         7 . A package according to  claim 6  wherein the hollow container comprises an elongate cylinder comprising material selected from: a wound cardboard cylinder, a non-wound cardboard cylinder, and a plastic cylinder. 
     
     
         8 . A package according to  claim 1  comprising a vent between the perimeter and the end of the sidewalls. 
     
     
         9 . A package according to  claim 1  comprising a vent between the closure aperture and the insert. 
     
     
         10 . A packaged dough composition comprising a package according to  claim 1  containing a dough and having an internal pressure in the range from greater than 0 to 30 pounds per square inch (gauge). 
     
     
         11 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the perimeter is circular and has diameter in a range from 3 to 12 centimeters, and the aperture is circular and has a dimension in the range from 0.3 to 11 centimeters. 
     
     
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         20 . A packaged dough composition according to  claim 10 , wherein the dough comprises from 30 to 50 weight percent flour, from 15 to 40 weight percent water, and less than 20 weight percent fat, based on the total weight of dough composition. 
     
     
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         22 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the sidewalls comprise an inner layer comprising an anaconda fold. 
     
     
         23 . A package according to  claim 1  wherein the sidewalls do not include an anaconda fold. 
     
     
         24 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises a metal and the insert comprises a non-metal. 
     
     
         25 . A package according to  claim 24  wherein the non-metal is selected from a polymeric material, cardboard, and paperboard. 
     
     
         26 . A package according to  claim 1 , comprising adhesive between a surface of the closure and a surface of the insert. 
     
     
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