Removable covering and interactive packaging
First Claim
1. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:
- a first free section that is not adhered to the object;
a second free section that is not adhered to the object;
a first adhered section that is adhered to the object; and
a second adhered section that is adhered to the object;
wherein said first adhered section and said second adhered section are connected to opposite ends of said first free section so that said first free section is positioned between said first adhered section and said second adhered section;
wherein said first free section and said second free section are connected to opposite ends of said second adhered section so that said second adhered section is positioned between said first free section and said second free section;
wherein said second free section is positioned between said first free section and said second adhered section; and
wherein the removable covering is sufficiently flexible to allow at least partial removal of said first adhered section from the object by application of a force to the removable covering.
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Abstract
A removable covering for an object includes an adhered section that is adhered to the object (e.g., adhered to a receiving surface of the object via an adhesive layer) and a free section that is not adhered to the object. The removable covering is sufficiently flexible to allow at least partial removal of the adhered section from the object by application of a force to the removable covering. Typically, the removable covering is adhered to the object such that resistance to removal of the covering from the object varies at different zones of attachment between the removable covering and the object. The resistance variation may be achieved, for example, by employing tabs, loops, folds, varying-strength adhesive strips, textures and/or release coatings. Exemplary packaging systems (e.g., containing removable coverings and/or objects) include features such that resistance to removal of the packaging system from an object varies at different phases of removal.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:
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a first free section that is not adhered to the object; a second free section that is not adhered to the object; a first adhered section that is adhered to the object; and a second adhered section that is adhered to the object; wherein said first adhered section and said second adhered section are connected to opposite ends of said first free section so that said first free section is positioned between said first adhered section and said second adhered section; wherein said first free section and said second free section are connected to opposite ends of said second adhered section so that said second adhered section is positioned between said first free section and said second free section; wherein said second free section is positioned between said first free section and said second adhered section; and wherein the removable covering is sufficiently flexible to allow at least partial removal of said first adhered section from the object by application of a force to the removable covering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:
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a first free section that is not adhered to the object; a second free section that is not adhered to the object; a first adhered section that is adhered to the object; and a second adhered section that is adhered to the object; wherein said first adhered section and said second adhered section are connected to opposite ends of said first free section; wherein said first free section and said second free section are connected to opposite ends of said second adhered section; wherein said second free section is positioned between said first free section and said second adhered section; wherein the removable covering is sufficiently flexible to allow at least partial removal of said first adhered section from the object by application of a force to the removable covering; and wherein the force required to remove the removable covering from the object varies at different zones of attachment between the removable covering and the object. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:
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a first free section that is not adhered to the object; a second free section that is not adhered to the object; a first adhered section that is adhered to the object; and a second adhered section that is adhered to the object; wherein said first adhered section and said second adhered section are connected to opposite ends of said first free section; wherein said first free section and said second free section are connected to opposite ends of said second adhered section; wherein said second free section is positioned between said first free section and said second adhered section; wherein the removable covering is sufficiently flexible to allow at least partial removal of said first adhered section from the object by application of a force to the removable covering; and wherein the removable covering is adhered to the object such that resistance to removal of the removable covering from the object varies at different zones of attachment between the removable covering and the object. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification