Package opening feature
First Claim
1. A package for a medical device, comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel opposite the front panel, the front panel and the back panel each including a top end and a bottom end;
a first side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel; and
a second side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel opposite the first side panel;
wherein the front panel includes a front panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, the front panel perforation being disposed between the top end of the front panel and the bottom end of the front panel;
wherein the back panel includes a back panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, the back panel perforation being disposed between the top end of the back panel and the bottom end of the back panel;
wherein the first side panel includes a first side panel perforation extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation;
wherein the second side panel includes a hinge element extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation;
wherein the first side panel includes a first weakened bend element extending from the first side panel perforation toward a top end of the first side panel;
wherein the first side panel includes a second weakened bend element extending from the first side panel perforation toward a bottom end of the first side panel;
wherein the first weakened bend element extends substantially perpendicular to the first side panel perforation.
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Abstract
A package may include a front panel and a back panel opposite the front panel, each including a top end and a bottom end, and a first side panel and a second side panel each extending between the front panel and the back panel. The front panel includes a front panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel. The back panel includes a back panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel. The front panel perforation and the back panel perforation may be disposed between the top and bottom ends of the front and back panels, respectively. The first side panel includes a first side panel perforation extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation. The second side panel includes a hinge element extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation.
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16 Claims
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1. A package for a medical device, comprising:
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a front panel and a back panel opposite the front panel, the front panel and the back panel each including a top end and a bottom end; a first side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel; and a second side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel opposite the first side panel; wherein the front panel includes a front panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, the front panel perforation being disposed between the top end of the front panel and the bottom end of the front panel; wherein the back panel includes a back panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel, the back panel perforation being disposed between the top end of the back panel and the bottom end of the back panel; wherein the first side panel includes a first side panel perforation extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation; wherein the second side panel includes a hinge element extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation; wherein the first side panel includes a first weakened bend element extending from the first side panel perforation toward a top end of the first side panel; wherein the first side panel includes a second weakened bend element extending from the first side panel perforation toward a bottom end of the first side panel; wherein the first weakened bend element extends substantially perpendicular to the first side panel perforation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of opening a package for a medical device, comprising:
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grasping a top portion of the package with a first hand and a bottom portion of the package with a second hand, the package comprising; a front panel and a back panel opposite the front panel, the front panel and the back panel each including a top end and a bottom end; a first side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel; and a second side panel extending between the front panel and the back panel opposite the first side panel; wherein the front panel includes a front panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel and the back panel includes a back panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel; wherein the first side panel includes a first side panel perforation extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation; wherein the second side panel includes a hinge element extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation; squeezing the top portion of the package adjacent the front panel perforation and the back panel perforation with the first hand, thereby initiating separation of the top portion from the bottom portion adjacent the first side panel; wherein squeezing the top portion of the package bends the first side panel at a first weakened bend element disposed between the front panel and the back panel and at a second weakened bend element disposed between the front panel and the back panel; wherein the first weakened bend element extends from the first side panel perforation toward a top end of the first side panel and the second weakened bend element extends from the first side panel perforation toward a bottom end of the first side panel; wherein the first weakened bend element extends substantially perpendicular to the first side panel perforation; pulling the top portion of the package away from the bottom portion of the package to tear the front panel perforation and the back panel perforation from the first side panel to the second side panel; and rotating the top portion at the hinge element with the first hand. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification