Packaged articles with carrier indicia bearing folded strip

Claim 2

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-byside relation in rows and in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including, a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completely encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lines; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally rectangular segments along transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, said segments being in facing relation with an adjacent segment and having substantially the entire surface of one face thereof in contact with said adjacent segment, g. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, h. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position panel bounds the pack, i. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and j. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 3

The unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the transverse fold lines are perforated.

Claim 4

The unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein a single sheet of paper is nestled between the folded segments of the pack.

Claim 5

The unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein the strip includes a pair of substantially equal sized segments.

Claim 6

The unit as set forth in claim 4 wherein the strip is provided with a flap segment reversely folded into overlaying relation of the segments of equal size along a fold line.

Claim 7

The unit as set forth in claim 5 wherein the fold line is perforated.

Claim 8

The unit as set forth in claim 5 wherein the strip is further folded into additional segments, said additional segments being folded about said flap segment to enclose the latter and act as a wrap-around portion.

Claim 9

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows and in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including, a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completely encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lineS; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally rectangular segments along perforated transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, g. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, h. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, i. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and j. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 10

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows and in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including, a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completely encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lineS; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally rectangular segments along perforated transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, g. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, h. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, i. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and j. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 11

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows and in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including, a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completing encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lines; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally equal size rectangular segments along transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, said strip being provided with a flap segment reversely folded into overlaying relation of the segments of equal size along a perforated fold line, g. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, h. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, i. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and j. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 12

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows and in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including, a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completing encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lines; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally equal size rectangular segments along transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, said strip being provided with a flap segment reversely folded into overlaying relation of the segments of equal size along a perforated fold line, g. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, h. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, i. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and j. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 13

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration x including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows aNd in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completely encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lines; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally rectangular segments along transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, g. a single sheet of paper nested between the folded segments of said pack, h. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, i. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, j. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and k. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 14

A packaged unit of generally parallelepipedal configuration x including: a. a plurality of similarly sized articles arranged in side-by-side relation in rows aNd in a generally parallelepipedal configuration; b. a folded package enveloping and confining the articles in said configuration, c. said package including a pair of opposing main elongate generally rectangular display panels bearing identifying indicia of the articles, and opposing top and bottom and side surfaces; d. a pliable transparent wrapper completely encasing said articles and package and having fold lines at the juncture of the top bottom and side surfaces of one of the display panels defining a blister cavity over the said display panel; e. said cavity being bounded by said one of the display panels and the wrapper between said fold lines; f. a strip of thin foldable indicia bearing material folded to a plurality of discrete generally rectangular segments along transverse fold lines, with the segments overlaying one another defining a folded rectangular pack, g. a single sheet of paper nested between the folded segments of said pack, h. the length of the transverse fold lines being less than the distance between the line of juncture of the display panel and the opposing sides of the package and the distance between the other edges of the pack being less than the distance between the lines of juncture between the top and bottom of the fold lines of the display panel, i. said pack of folded segments being arranged in the cavity in overlaying relation of the central zone of said one of the display panels in a position such that, as seen in elevation, the margin of the display panel bounds the pack, j. the blister cavity being slightly concave and extending outwardly of the surface of said one of the display panels a distance over said central zone substantially equal to the thickness of the pack and the wrapper portion overlaying said one of the display panels and having margins stretched and converging closely to the surface of the margin of said one of the display panels to said fold lines of the wrapper about said one of the display panels, snugly confining the pack to said position, and k. said unit including means to open said wrapper to provide access to the folded package and the pack.

Claim 15

The unit as set forth in claim 10 wherein the transverse fold lines are perforated.

Claim 16

The unit as set forth in claim 11 wherein the strip includes a pair of substantially equal sized segments and is provided with a flap segment reversely folded into overlaying relation of the segments of equal size along a fold line.

Claim 17

The unit as set forth in claim 12 wherein the fold line is perforated.

Claim 18

The unit as set forth in claim 12 wherein the strip is further folded into additional segments, said additional segments being folded about said flap segment to enclose the latter and act as a wrap-around portion.