Container with a releasable hinged closure panel and a fixed closure panel

• US 4,884,718 A
• Filed: 02/23/1989
• Issued: 12/05/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Company (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Dennison Manufacturing Company (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Inventors: Leahy, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gehman, Bryon P.
• Application Number:
  US07/314,529
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• Field of Search: 206/461, 206/470, 206/806, 206/215, 206/45.14, 206/45.31, 206/45.33, 206/45.34, 220/334, 220/335, 220/337, 220/339, 229/2.5 R
• US Class Current: 220/835
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/1041 The closure having a part penetrating in the dispensing aperture and retained by snapping over integral beads or projections
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/1083 Closures formed of several sections hinged to the container or base
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/162 the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece B65D43/161 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/225 the sheet or blank comprising more than one fold line B65D75/245 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/806 Suspension

Abstract

Containers of one piece construction for labels, stick on items and the like. The containers are provided with an integrally molded cover which is easily opened to provide ready access to the contents. The cover is easily closed and automatically relocks to protect unused contents. The containers have an integrally molded planar extension for hanging on a display. The cover locking system readily releases when the cover is opened and easily reengages when the cover is closed.

Claims

1. A container of one-piece plastic construction for housing articles such as labels and the like, comprising;

a chamber for the articles, said chamber having an opening on one side for easy access to said articles therein,

a relockable cover system extending from opposite ends of said chamber, said cover system being manually releasable to provide access to said articles so that the articles may be easily removed from the chamber, said cover system being reclosable to cover and seal said chamber opening,

the cover system comprising a releasable panel and a fixed immobilized panel, the releasable panel being manually closeable over the chamber opening and at least partially covering the fixed panel to seal said chamber opening, the releasable panel in closed position having a lip edge extending over an exposed edge of the fixed panel to seal the chamber opening, and said releasable panel being permanently connected to the chamber by an integrally molded hinge,

means integrally molded with said container for relocking the cover system over the chamber opening so that the cover system will not self open after it is closed over the chamber opening, wherein said relocking means functions to lock said releasable panel to the fixed panel so that even if the container is tilted the releasable panel will not self open after it has been closed over the chamber opening, said relocking means comprising a panel extending from the releasable panel in the direction of the chamber opening, said extending panel terminating at one end thereof with an inclined edge and a grooved portion over the incline, so that as the releasable panel is closed over the chamber opening the exposed edge of the fixed panel contacts said incline and thence said exposed edge of the fixed panel engages said grooved portion thereby locking said releasable panel to said fixed panel.

2. A container as in claim 1 wherein the container is molded of transparent plastic material.

3. A container as in claim 1 wherein the releasable panel is larger than the fixed panel.

4. A container as in claim 1 further comprising a planar extension extending from an end of the chamber, said planar extension having an aperture therein for hanging the container on a display rack.

5. A container as in claim 1 wherein the container is comprised of polyvinylchloride plastic.