A vent assembly includes a bag construction configured to contain a food product such as a popcorn charge. The bag construction is formed of at least one sheet of polyester film material and configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration when the food product is hea
A vent assembly includes a bag construction configured to contain a food product such as a popcorn charge. The bag construction is formed of at least one sheet of polyester film material and configured to expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration when the food product is heated in a microwave oven. The vent assembly includes a first portion of the bag construction and a second portion of the bag construction that is configured to be folded against the first portion. The second portion includes a venting structure formed in the sheet of polyester material. An adhesive is applied to at least one of the first portion or the second portion. The adhesive is configured to adhere the first portion to the second portion so that the vent is at least partially sealed while the bag construction is in the collapsed configuration and to release the first portion from the second portion as the bag construction expands to the expanded configuration to allow the vent to at least partially open.
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1. A microwave popcorn package comprising: a sidewall construction defining an interior; anda flexible bag construction formed of a polyester film material secured to the interior of the sidewall construction, the flexible bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable
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A microwave popcorn package comprising: a sidewall construction defining an interior; anda flexible bag construction formed of a polyester film material secured to the interior of the sidewall construction, the flexible bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation;a vent assembly formed in the flexible bag construction, the vent assembly including:a first portion of the bag construction;a second portion of the bag construction, the second portion including a venting structure formed in the sheet of polyester film material, wherein the venting structure comprises a butterfly vent having a first semi-circular score and a second semi-circular score, the second semi-circular score in mirrored relation to the first semi-circular score and spaced apart from the first semi-circular score to form a land area there between; andan adhesive applied to at least one of the first portion or the second portion, the adhesive configured to adhere the first portion to the second portion so that the venting structure is at least partially sealed while the bag construction is in the collapsed configuration and to release the first portion from the second portion as the bag construction expands to the expanded configuration to allow the venting structure to at least partially open. 2. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second semi-circular scores are configured to at least partially open when the first portion is released from the second portion. 3. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 2, wherein the first and second semi-circular scores define a first flap and a second flap, at least part of the first flap and the second flap configured to pull away from the second portion. 4. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 3, wherein the at least part of the first and second flap remain adhered to the first portion when the first portion is released from the second portion to form one or more vent apertures in the second portion. 5. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the first semi-circular score and the second semi-circular score have diameters of between about 0.1875 inches and about 0.3125 inches. 6. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the first semi-circular score and the second semi-circular score have diameters of about 0.25 inches and the land has a width of about 0.04 inches. 7. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the bag construction includes a gusset having at least one gusset fold, the first portion and the second portion adjacent to the gusset fold in the bag construction. 8. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the bag construction includes at least one seal, the venting structure configured to at least partially open to vent the bag construction prior to failure of the seal due to pressure within the bag construction. 9. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the polyester film material comprises biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 10. The microwave popcorn package as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyester film material is generally transparent. 11. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the bag construction and the sidewall construction form a container having vertically rigid sidewalls in the expanded configuration. 12. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the bag construction includes a top gusset, the top gusset containing the vent assembly and configured to be removed from a remainder of the bag construction following the popping operation. 13. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 1, wherein the sidewall construction if formed of a paper. 14. A microwave cooking package comprising: a sidewall construction defining an interior; anda flexible bag construction formed of a polyester film material secured to the interior of the sidewall construction, the flexible bag construction configured to contain a food product and to be expandable between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation;a vent assembly formed in the flexible bag construction, the vent assembly including:a first portion of the bag construction;a second portion of the bag construction, the second portion including a vent formed in the sheet of polyester film material, wherein the vent comprises a butterfly vent having a first semi-circular score and a second semi-circular score; andan adhesive applied to at least one of the first portion or the second portion, the adhesive configured to adhere the first portion to the second portion so that the vent is at least partially sealed while the bag construction is in the collapsed configuration and to release the first portion from the second portion as the bag construction expands to the expanded configuration to allow the vent to at least partially open. 15. A microwave popcorn package comprising: a sidewall construction defining an interior; anda flexible bag construction formed of a polyester film material secured to the interior of the sidewall construction, the flexible bag construction configured to contain a popcorn charge and to be expandable between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration when the popcorn charge is subjected to a popping operation;a vent assembly formed in the flexible bag construction, the vent assembly including:a first portion of the flexible bag construction, wherein the first portion is formed on an inner first side of a gusset that is oriented along the width of the flexible bag construction;a second portion of the flexible bag construction, wherein the second portion is formed on an inner second side of the gusset that is oriented along the width of the flexible bag construction, the second portion including a venting structure formed in the sheet of polyester film material, wherein the venting structure comprises a butterfly vent having a first semi-circular score and a second semi-circular score, the second semi-circular score in mirrored relation to the first semi-circular score and spaced apart from the first semi-circular score to form a land area there between; andan adhesive applied to at least one of the first portion or the second portion, the adhesive configured to adhere the first portion to the second portion so that the venting structure is at least partially sealed while the bag construction is in the collapsed configuration and to pull the first portion inwardly and from the second portion as the bag construction expands to the expanded configuration to allow the venting structure to at least partially open. 16. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 15, wherein the venting structure comprises one or more scores formed in the second portion, the scores configured to at least partially open when the first portion is pulled inwardly and from the second portion. 17. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 16, wherein at least one of the one or more scores has a generally curved shape. 18. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 15, wherein the bag construction includes at least one seal, the venting structure configured to at least partially open to vent the bag construction prior to failure of the seal due to pressure within the bag construction. 19. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 15, wherein the polyester film material comprises biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 20. The microwave popcorn package as claimed in claim 15, wherein the polyester film material is generally visually transparent. 21. The microwave popcorn package as recited in claim 15, wherein the bag construction and the sidewall construction form a container having vertically rigid sidewalls, with respect to the flexible bag, in the expanded configuration.
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