Device for opening packages
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1. A hand-held device for opening a package having a substantially planar shape and a notch along one edge, said notch and edge forming a sharp piercing point, said notch and point serving as a cutting tool for opening the package.
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Abstract
A small, safe, and disposable package-opening device with the dimensions of a credit card or smaller that can be attached to a cardboard package for facilitating opening of the package. In one embodiment, the device has a notch in a cutting edge to form a point to pierce the package to initiate its opening.
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- 1. A hand-held device for opening a package having a substantially planar shape and a notch along one edge, said notch and edge forming a sharp piercing point, said notch and point serving as a cutting tool for opening the package.
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5. A device for opening packages, comprising:
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a flat element having an edge and a size no greater than that of a standard credit card;
a strip disposed on said edge and defining a notch; and
a cutting element having a corresponding notch and attached to said strip. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for opening packages, comprising:
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a housing formed with a slot; and
an extending element enclosed within said housing and having a flexible pin received by the slot, said extending element also having a cutting tool formed by a notch, wherein the cutting tool is retractably movable with respect to said housing due to the flexing action of the pin. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A device for opening packages, comprising:
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a flat element having an edge and a size no greater than that of a standard credit card; and
a flat strip extending out of the plane of said flat element along said edge, said flat strip forming a piercing element operable by a user to puncture cardboard or mailing tape and having a plurality of recesses defining a serrated edge for cutting cardboard. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for opening packages, comprising:
a combined package and an opener in the form of a flat element having a size no greater than that of a standard credit card and having at least one edge formed with a notch and a point, said notch and point constituting a cutting tool for opening packages, wherein said opener is affixed to the outside of said package. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. The method of advertising using a device for opening packages having a flat element having an edge formed with a notch and a point and a size no greater than that of a standard credit card, said notch and point constituting a cutting tool for opening packages, said method comprising:
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placing advertising material on at least one side of said flat element; and
displaying the advertising material on the at least one side of the device for opening packages. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of facilitating of opening a shipped package using a system for opening packages, comprising:
- a combined package and an opener in the form of a flat element having a size no greater than that of a standard credit card and having at least one edge formed with a notch and a point, said notch and point constituting a cutting tool for opening packages, wherein said opener is attachable to the outside of said package, said method comprising;
attaching said opener to the outside of said package; and
shipping said package.
- a combined package and an opener in the form of a flat element having a size no greater than that of a standard credit card and having at least one edge formed with a notch and a point, said notch and point constituting a cutting tool for opening packages, wherein said opener is attachable to the outside of said package, said method comprising;
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22. A system for opening a package, comprising:
a combined package and an opener in the form of a flat element defined by a first nonlinear edge and having a second linear sharpened edge, said first edge having a first end and a second end, and said second edge beginning at the first end of said first edge and ending at the second end of said second edge, wherein said second edge is operable by a user to open said package, and wherein said opener is affixed to the outside of said package. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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