Composite package
US8622216B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D73/0092
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A composite package having a folded paperboard card and two plastic components shaped to interfit with one another when the package is closed. The plastic components define a space for containing one or more articles. The folded paperboard card may be a dual-panel card with two panels joined to one another along a fold line or other hinge. Each paperboard panel may define an opening to seat a plastic component. The paperboard is configured to bring the two plastic components into registration when the panels are folded together along the hinge. The plastic components may be configured to releasably interlock with one another when the package is closed. One of the two plastic components may include a shoulder that is configured to be snap-fitted or otherwise frictionally into the other plastic component. The opening may include a seat shaped to closely receive the shoulder and provide a stop against which the shoulder abuts when the package is closed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.