REMOVABLE COVERING AND INTERACTIVE PACKAGING

• US 20140227483A1
• Filed: 04/17/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BRIJ Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Emrge, LLC
• Inventors: Eaves, Felmont III
• Granted Patent: US 10,092,455 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/141
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/00085 having means for facilitating the application on the skin, e.g. single hand handling facilities A61F13/0259 takes precedence; bandage applicators separate from the bandage or the packaging A61F15/005
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0259 characterised by the release liner covering the skin adhering layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24355 Continuous and nonuniform or irregular surface on layer or component [e.g., roofing, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24612 Composite web or sheet
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2486 with outer strippable or release layer

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.

Claims

1. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:

a first 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; 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.

2. The removable covering according to claim 1, 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.

3. The removable covering according to claim 2, wherein the force required to remove the removable covering from the object is greatest at the second to last zone of attachment.

4. The removable covering according to claim 1, 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.

5. The removable covering according to claim 4, wherein the removable covering is adhered to the object such that resistance to removal of the removable covering from the object is greatest at the second to last zone of attachment.

6. The removable covering according to claim 1, wherein:

the object comprises a receiving surface; and

the removable covering comprises (i) a left side that covers one half of the object'"'"'s receiving surface and (ii) a right side that covers the other half of the object'"'"'s receiving surface;

wherein the removable covering'"'"'s left side comprises the same components as the removable covering'"'"'s right side.

7. The removable covering according to claim 1, wherein said first adhered section has a surface of varying textures that faces the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.

8. The removable covering according to claim 1, wherein said first adhered section has a surface comprising a varied release coating that faces the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.

9. The removable covering according to claim 1, wherein the removable covering is less elastic than the object.

10. The removable covering according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the removable covering varies along the surface of the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.

11. A substantially planar removable covering for an object, comprising:

a first adhered section that is adhered to the object;

a tab section that is not adhered to the object;

a first free section that is not adhered to the object; and

a second free section that is not adhered to the object;

wherein said first free section and said second free section are connected to (i) opposite ends of said first adhered section and (ii) the same end of said tab 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.

12. The removable covering according to claim 11, 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.

13. The removable covering according to claim 12, wherein the force required to remove the removable covering from the object is greatest at the second to last zone of attachment.

14. The removable covering according to claim 11, 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.

15. The removable covering according to claim 14, wherein the removable covering is adhered to the object such that resistance to removal of the removable covering from the object is greatest at the second to last zone of attachment.

16. The removable covering according to claim 11, wherein:

the object comprises a receiving surface; and

the removable covering comprises (i) a left side that covers one half of the object'"'"'s receiving surface and (ii) a right side that covers the other half of the object'"'"'s receiving surface;

wherein the removable covering'"'"'s left side comprises the same components as the removable covering'"'"'s right side.

17. The removable covering according to claim 11, wherein said first adhered section has a surface of varying textures that faces the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.

18. The removable covering according to claim 11, wherein said first adhered section has a surface comprising a varied release coating that faces the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.

19. The removable covering according to claim 11, wherein the removable covering is less elastic than the object.

20. The removable covering according to claim 11, wherein the thickness of the removable covering varies along the surface of the object such that the removable covering'"'"'s resistance to removal from the object varies.