Disposable food pouch

Abstract

A disposable food pouch is disclosed herein. The disposable food pouch can include a unitary blank of paper extending a lateral blank width and a longitudinal blank width between edges. Upper and lower surfaces can be defined on opposite sides of the unitary blank. Quantities of adhesive can be applied to the unitary blank. A plurality of fold lines can extend across the unitary blank and define panels. The panels can be folded about fold lines to be brought in confronting relationship. The quantities of adhesive can fix the panels together. A layer of moisture impregnable coating can be disposed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface and covers at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of fold lines.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable food pouch comprising:
 a unitary blank of paper extending a lateral blank width along a first axis between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge and extending a longitudinal blank width along a second axis between a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;   an upper surface defined on a first side of said unitary blank;   a lower surface defined on a second side of said unitary blank opposite said first side;   a first quantity of adhesive disposed along said first longitudinal edge on said upper surface and extending along said second axis a first adhesive width;   a second quantity of adhesive disposed along said second longitudinal edge on said upper surface and extending along said second axis a second adhesive width;   a third quantity of adhesive disposed along said first longitudinal edge on said lower surface and extending along said second axis a third adhesive width;   a fourth quantity of adhesive disposed along said second longitudinal edge on said lower surface and extending along said second axis a fourth adhesive width;   wherein said first quantity of adhesive and said second quantity of adhesive extend further along said first axis than said third quantity of adhesive and said fourth quantity of adhesive;   a plurality of fold lines extending parallel to said second axis and evenly spaced from one another along said first axis;   a first panel defined by said unitary blank between said first lateral edge and a first fold line of said plurality of fold lines;   a second panel defined by said unitary blank between the first fold line of said plurality of fold lines and a second fold line of said plurality of fold lines;   a third panel defined by said unitary blank between the second fold line of said plurality of fold lines and a third fold line of said plurality of fold lines;   a fourth panel defined by said unitary blank between the third fold line of said plurality of fold lines and said second lateral edge;   wherein said first panel and said second panel are folded about said first fold line such that first and second portions of said upper surface are brought in confronting relationship;   wherein said third panel and said fourth panel are folded about said third fold line such that third and fourth portions of said upper surface are brought in confronting relationship;   wherein said second panel and said third panel are foldable about said second fold line such that first and second portions of said lower surface are brought in confronting relationship;   wherein said first panel and said second panel are fixed together with said first quantity of adhesive and said second quantity of adhesive;   wherein said third panel and said fourth panel are fixed together with said first quantity of adhesive and said second quantity of adhesive;   wherein said second panel and said third panel are fixed together with said third quantity of adhesive and said fourth quantity of adhesive; and   a layer of moisture impregnable coating disposed on at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface and covering at least a portion of at least one of said plurality of fold lines.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 1  wherein said layer of moisture impregnable coating is further defined as disposed on only one of said upper surface and said lower surface. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 1  wherein said layer of moisture impregnable coating is further defined as disposed on both of said upper surface and said lower surface. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 1  wherein said layer of moisture impregnable coating is further defined as disposed on less than all of said at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 4  wherein said layer of moisture impregnable coating is further defined as disposed in a circle pattern on said at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 1  wherein said first quantity of adhesive and said second quantity of adhesive extend respective full lengths of said lateral blank width. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable food pouch of  claim 1  wherein said first quantity of adhesive and said second quantity of adhesive extend continuously between said first lateral edge and said second lateral edge.