Patent · US Expired

Dispensing container

US5040680A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Filing dateAug 22, 1990
Grant dateAug 20, 1991
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/812
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dispensing container for packaging a product for presentation upon a retail shelf comprising of a bottom sheet, a thermoformed concave tray attached to the bottom sheet and defining therebetween a space, product within the space, the thermoformed concave tray defining an opening, a thermoformed semirigid lid covering the opening, a flexible adhesive substrate attached to the thermoformed lid and the thermoformed concave tray hinging the thermoformed lid to the thermoformed concave tray; and printed indicia on the adhesive substrate hinge.

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