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Composite carded display package with cover
Assignee: DOUBLE H PLASTICS Inc SOUTHAPTON PA A PA CORP
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Filing: 1981-05-07
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Granted: 1983-03-29
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Expires: 2001-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A composite carded display package including a paperboard advertising panel having at one end thereof an integral, hollow, paperboard and plastic pocket member for holding a packaged article and a cover for said pocket member.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard L. Bell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 01:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/20; B65D25/205; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
In a composite paperboard and plastic carded display package, the combination of: (a) a relatively thin, generally flat advertising card member, formed of paperboard, and, extending from one end thereof, a hollow pocket member for holding a packaged article; (b) said card member including a pair of front and rear panels, said panels having rear edges foldably joined to each other along a fold line, said front panel being disposed in face-to-face relation to said rear panel; (c) said pocket member including: (i) an outer paperboard shell element, formed integrally with and extending from said rear panel of said card member; (ii) an inner plastic liner element having a contour similar to said shell element and being bonded to said shell element; (iii) a molded plastic cover element positionable over said liner element, to retain said article in said pocket member; (iv) said liner and cover elements being formed integrally with latching means for interlocking engagement with each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a composite paperboard and plastic carded display package, the combination of: (a) a relatively thin, generally flat advertising card member, formed of paperboard, and, extending from one end thereof, a hollow pocket member for holding a packaged article; (b) said card member including a pair of front and rear panels, said panels having rear edges foldably joined to each other along a fold line, said front panel being disposed in face-to-face relation to said rear panel; (c) said pocket member including: (i) an outer paperboard shell element, formed integrally with and extending from said rear panel of said card member; (ii) an inner plastic liner element having a contour similar to said shell element and being bonded to said shell element; (iii) a molded plastic cover element positionable over said liner element, to retain said article in said pocket member; (iv) said liner and cover elements being formed integrally with latching means for interlocking engagement with each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said latching means, once engaged, cannot be disengaged without destroying the integrity of one of said elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A package arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said cover element is separate from said liner element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said liner and cover elements are joined to each other by integral molded hinge means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said latching means are disposed at opposite ends of said elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said latching means is disposed intermediate the ends of said elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said cover element is adapted to cover only an intermediate portion of said liner element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said cover and liner elements are hingedly attached to each other at a location remote from said card member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A package according to claim 1, wherein said cover and liner elements are hingedly attached to each other by mechanical snap together latch means.
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