Product package and related method
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1. A package comprising:
- a carton having a front access port and at least one catch; and
a tray slidably mounted in said carton and having a pair of riders positioned to successively engage said at least one catch in order to restrict outward movement of said tray, said at least one catch comprising one or more flaps at said front access port that is manually depressible to clear at least one of said pair of riders and increase outward mobility of said tray,a first one of said pair of riders and said one or more flaps being arranged to hold said tray in a retracted position in response to inward movement of said tray to said retracted position, said first one of said pair of riders and said one or more flaps at said front access port being operable to release said tray from said retracted position, a second one of said pair of riders being operable on release of said tray from the retracted position to limit outward travel of said tray from said retracted position to a predetermined amount.
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Abstract
A package has a tray slidably mounted in a carton. The carton has a front access port and at least one catch. The tray has a pair of stops positioned to successively engage at least one catch in order to restrict outward movement of the tray. The tray can be positioned with the pair of stops located inwardly of, and locked in place by, at least one catch. The catch on the carton can be manipulated to clear one of the pair of stops and allow it to move outwardly past the catch.
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22 Claims
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1. A package comprising:
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a carton having a front access port and at least one catch; and a tray slidably mounted in said carton and having a pair of riders positioned to successively engage said at least one catch in order to restrict outward movement of said tray, said at least one catch comprising one or more flaps at said front access port that is manually depressible to clear at least one of said pair of riders and increase outward mobility of said tray, a first one of said pair of riders and said one or more flaps being arranged to hold said tray in a retracted position in response to inward movement of said tray to said retracted position, said first one of said pair of riders and said one or more flaps at said front access port being operable to release said tray from said retracted position, a second one of said pair of riders being operable on release of said tray from the retracted position to limit outward travel of said tray from said retracted position to a predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A package comprising:
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a carton having a front access port and at least one catch; and a tray slidably mounted in said carton and having a pair of riders positioned to successively engage said at least one catch in order to restrict outward movement of said tray, said tray having a longitudinal socket for holding an elongate product, wherein said tray comprises; a holder sized to fit into said socket and hold the product in place; and a tether connecting between said tray and said holder. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A package comprising:
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a carton having a front access port and at least one catch; and a tray slidably mounted in said carton and having a pair of riders positioned to successively engage said at least one catch in order to restrict outward movement of said tray, said tray comprising; a container having a rim; and a lid having a front and rear section that are hinged together, said lid being arranged to fit in the rim of said container, said front section being releasable from said rim with said rear section remaining in said rim, said front section being able to articulate from said rear section upon being released from said rim.
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21. A packaging method employing a tray slidably mounted in a carton that has a front access port bordered by one or more flaps, the tray having a pair of riders, wherein said pair of riders successively engages said one or more flaps in order to restrict outward movement of said tray, the method comprising the steps of:
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inwardly moving said tray to a retracted position; using a first one of said pair of riders and said one or more flaps to hold said tray in said retracted position in response to inward movement of said tray to said retracted position; manually depressing at least one of said one or more flaps to clear at least one of said pair of riders to increase outward mobility of said tray and allow said at least one of said pair of riders to move outwardly past said one or more flaps, the step of depressing at least one of said one or more flaps including the step of operating said one or more flaps and a first one of said pair of riders to release said tray from said retracted position; and on release of said tray from the retracted position, a second one of said pair of riders operating to limit outward travel of said tray from said retracted position to a predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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