CUTLERY UTENSIL DISPENSING PACKAGE

• US 20140069930A1
• Filed: 07/30/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Oakes, Shawn A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,266,646 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 220/525
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/24 with moulded compartments or partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/26 Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations B65D1/165 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/42 Integral or attached nozzles or spouts
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/046 Closures with swivelling dispensing devices containers with swivelling devices comprising a bottom wall and two side walls B65D25/525
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/02 for dispensing rod-shaped articles, e.g. needles packages for cigarettes provided with dispensing means B65D85/1009; dispensers for drinking straws A47G21/184

Abstract

The present application provides a dispensing package for a number of articles therein. The dispensing package may include a tub and a reclosable lid enclosing the tub. The reclosable lid may include a dispensing aperture, one or more mating slots, and a spout flap forming a reclosable spout.

Claims

1. A dispensing package for a number of articles therein, comprising:

a tub; and

a reclosable lid enclosing the tub;

the reclosable lid comprising a dispensing aperture, one or more mating slots, and a spout flap forming a reclosable spout.

2. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the dispensing package comprises a thermoplastic material.

3. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the reclosable lid comprises a central panel with a peripheral lip.

4. The dispensing package of claim 3, wherein the peripheral lip comprises an undercut and a recess.

5. The dispensing package of claim 3, wherein the peripheral lip is surrounded by an outer flange and one or more opening tabs.

6. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the reclosable lid comprises a spout hinge connecting the spout flap to a central panel.

7. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the spout flap comprises one or more guide flaps sized to accommodate the one or more mating slots.

8. The dispensing package of claim 7, wherein the one or more guide flaps comprise a curved shape and a protrusion thereon.

9. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the spout flap comprises a spout lip sized to accommodate the dispensing aperture.

10. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the tub comprises one or more feet on one or more ends thereof

11. The dispensing package of claim 10, wherein the one or more ends comprise one or more ramps thereon.

12. The dispensing package of claim 11, wherein the one or more feet comprise a flat configuration and the one or more ramps comprise an angled configuration.

13. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the tub comprises a pair of sidewalls with a plurality of ribs thereon.

14. The dispensing package of claim 1, wherein the tub comprises a raised lip thereon.

15. A method of dispensing articles from a package, comprising:

receiving the package with the articles therein;

opening a lid or a spout of the lid on one end of the package;

removing one or more articles from the package;

reclosing the lid or the spout; and

storing the package for future use.

16. A dispensing package for a number of cutlery utensils therein, comprising:

a tub;

the tub comprising one or more feet on one or more ends thereof; and

a lid enclosing the tub;

the lid comprising a dispensing aperture, a pair of mating slots, and a spout flap forming a spout so as to access the number of cutlery utensils through the dispensing aperture.

17. The dispensing package of claim 16, wherein the dispensing package comprises a thermoplastic material.

18. The dispensing package of claim 16, wherein the lid comprises a spout hinge connecting the spout flap to a central panel.

19. The dispensing package of claim 16, wherein the spout flap comprises a pair of guide flaps sized to accommodate the pair of mating slots.

20. The dispensing package of claim 16, wherein the one or more ends comprise one or more ramps positioned between the one or more feet.