REUSABLE SILICONE WRAPS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
Reusable silicone wraps for use, alone or in conjunction with another storage container, to form an air-tight seal around a perishable item, such as a foodstuff.
1 . A reusable silicone wrap, the wrap having a shore A hardness value ranging from about 20 to about 70 and a thickness ranging from about 0.02 mm to about 1.0 mm.
2 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the shore A hardness value ranges from about 20 to about 60.
3 - 5 . (canceled)
6 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the shore A hardness value ranges from about 30 to about 40.
7 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the thickness ranges from about 0.5 mm to about 1.0 mm.
8 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the thickness ranges from about 0.02 mm to about 0.5 mm.
9 . (canceled)
10 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the wrap is dimensioned to wrap around a foodstuff to form an air-tight seal around the foodstuff.
11 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the wrap is dimensioned to engage one or more surfaces of a piece of kitchenware to form an air-tight seal between the reusable silicone wrap and the piece of kitchenware.
12 . (canceled)
13 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the wrap is made from a liquid silicone rubber (LSR) composition.
14 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 13 , wherein the LSR composition comprises a liquid silicone rubber and one or more additives.
15 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 14 , wherein the one or more additives are selected from the group consisting of fillers, antimicrobial agents, biodegradable agents, anti-yellowing agents, and anti-static agents.
16 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 14 , wherein the LSR composition comprises from about 97 wt % to about 99.8 wt % of a liquid silicone rubber and from about 0.2 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of the one or more additives.
17 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 14 , wherein the LSR composition comprises from about 0.2 wt % to about 3.0 wt % of fillers, antimicrobial agents, biodegradable agents, anti-yellowing agents and/or anti-static agents.
18 - 21 . (canceled)
22 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the wrap comprises a foodstuff-facing surface and an environment facing surface.
23 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 22 , wherein the foodstuff-facing surface is microtextured surface.
24 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 22 , wherein the environment-facing surface is microtextured surface.
25 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 22 , wherein the foodstuff-facing surface is microtextured and the environment-facing surface is microtextured.
26 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 22 , further comprising an aesthetic layer immobilized on the environment-facing surface.
27 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 26 , wherein the aesthetic layer comprises a colorant or graphics.
28 . The reusable silicone wrap of claim 1 , wherein the wrap is produced by any one of an injection molding process, a compression molding process, a calendering process, or a coating process.
29 - 30 . (canceled)