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Snap lock package for granular detergents having a reduced liner to prevent bulging

  • US 5,373,960 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1993
  • Issued: 12/20/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A snap lock top opening package for powdered or granular products, said package comprising:

  • a) a container comprising opposing top and bottom walls, opposing front and back walls and opposing side walls, all of which are connected together to form an interior compartment for containing said product, said container having a tear-strip extending across said front wall and at least partially across each of said side walls so that when said tear-strip is removed a lid, having front and side portions, is defined, said lid being hinged along at least one of said top wall and said back wall; and

    b) a liner disposed within said interior compartment of said container, said liner having a front panel and two opposing side panels connected to said front panel, said front and side panels being contiguous with said front and side walls of said container, said liner having a top edge which extends above portions of said front and side walls of said container below said tear-strip, said front panel having a locking flap extending longitudinally along said top edge of said front panel along a fold line, said locking flap extending outwardly from said package when said lid is opened, said locking flap cooperating with a securing tab, extending longitudinally along the interior of said front portion of said lid, so as to form a snap lock for said lid, said liner further including two back panel flaps, one extending from each of said side panels, each of said back panel flaps extending longitudinally along said back wall of said container at a distance less than one half of the length of said back wall, between said side walls.

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