Releasably closable product accommodating package

• US 8,893,955 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2011
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV (Perfetti Van Melle S.P.A.)
• Original Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC (Mondelez International, Inc.)
• Inventors: Clark, Kerri, Hawthorne, Brian, Rodriguez, Maximiliano, Aldridge, Allen Sydney, Gainey, Simon Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): ELKINS, GARY E
• Application Number:
  US13/880,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20130327820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: 229/120.01, 229/120.09, 229/120.011, 229/120.18, 229/87.07, 229/125.37, 229/125.39, 229/146, 229/153, 206/38, 206/256, 206/257, 206/264, 206/800
• US Class Current: 229/120.09
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/04 of magnetic type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/0085 the container body comprising two mating compartments hinged together B65D77/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/427 Individual packages joined together, e.g. by means of integral tabs B65D5/5495 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/643 held in closed position by application of separate elements, e.g. clips, straps B65D5/6611, B65D5/6673 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/006 Containers simulating a book pencil cases A45C11/34; books, book covers B42D; albums, filing appliances, e.g. boxes, B42F; for videos G11B
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/60 for sweets or like confectionery products

Abstract

A releasable closure provides for the opening and closing of a package assembly which accommodates a plurality of elongate consumable products. The assembly includes a package housing for supporting the products. The package housing includes a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge. Each of the product accommodating compartments has an open end adjacent the hinge. The product accommodating compartments are foldable about the hinge in a book-like fashion. The releasable closure is applied to each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding the compartments about the hinge.

Claims

1. A package assembly for accommodating and dispensing a plurality of elongate consumable products comprising:

a package housing for supporting said products;

said package housing including a first product accommodating compartment and a second product accommodating compartment separated by a hinge;

said first and second product accommodating compartments being formed by separate blanks having edges, respectively;

said edges of said first and second product accommodating compartments being overlapped and secured together, thereby assembling the package housing, using an overlapped portion of the edges as said hinge,

each said product accommodating compartment having an open end adjacent said hinge, said product accommodating compartments being foldable about said hinge in a book-like fashion; and

a releasable closure on each compartment and positioned to be in aligned facing relationship for mutual engagement upon closably folding said compartments about said hinge;

wherein said releasable closure is selected from the group consisting of;

a clip, mating hook and loop fasteners, magnetic fasteners, pressure sensitive labels, static cling film, pressure sensitive adhesives and interfitting mechanical devices.

2. A package assembly of claim 1 wherein each said product compartment includes an open area defined by said open end and a closed area, and wherein said open area is greater than said closed area.

3. A package assembly of claim 2 wherein said closed area is defined by a front wall.

4. A package assembly of claim 3 wherein said front wall includes said releasable closure.

5. A package assembly of claim 1 wherein said clip is adhesively secured to one of said product accommodating compartments, said clip having a hinge and a portion removably attachable to said other product accommodating compartment for providing said releasable closing of said package housing.

6. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said mating hook and loop fasteners includes said hook fastener being placed on one said compartment and said loop fastener being placed on the other said compartment.

7. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said magnetic fasteners are separately applied to said compartments and are mutually attractable.

8. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said pressure sensitive labels are separately applied to said compartments.

9. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said static cling film is separately applied to said compartments.

10. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive is separately applied to said compartments.

11. A package assembly of claim 10 wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive is separately applied to selective locations on said front wall of said compartments.

12. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said interfitting mechanical device includes mating zipper type locks.

13. A package assembly of claim 12 wherein said zipper type lock includes an extending member applied to one said compartment and an interfitting receiving member applied to the other said compartment.

14. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said interfitting mechanical device includes a mating latch and receptacle, wherein said latch is placed on one of said compartments and said receptacle is placed on the other said compartment.

15. A package assembly of claim 4 wherein said interfitting mechanical device includes at least one mating tab and receptacle, wherein said tab is placed on one of said compartments and said receptacle is placed on the other said compartment.