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US4666040A
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Small article holding package
Assignee: ASO PHARMACEUTICAL CO Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-21
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2005-05-21
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to packages for holding therein small articles, particularly those which are relatively thin or those which can be packed together into a sheet-like shape, the package comprising a base sheet having at least one small article placed on the front surface thereof and at least one cover sheet covering the small article for holding the small article between the base sheet and the cover sheet, the cover sheet having a marginal portion surrounding the small article and removably adhered to the base sheet surface so that the small article can be taken out from the package.
Inventors
- 👤 Takaaki Murata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:26
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5827; B65D75/5833; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32; B65D75/325; B65D75/327; B65D2575/00; B65D2575/28; B65D2575/30; B65D2575/32; B65D2575/3209; B65D2575/3218; B65D2575/3227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A small article holding package comprising a base sheet having small articles placed but not adhered on the front surface thereof and a plurality of cover sheets each covering a small article for holding the small article between the base sheet and the cover sheet, each said cover sheet including means for removably adhering to the base sheet with the adhered portions of the cover sheet completely surrounding the small article to leave no marginal portion open and thus maintain said article in antiseptic state, each cover sheet further including means for peeling it off the base sheet to take out the small article from the package while keeping the base sheet substantially intact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A small article holding package comprising a base sheet having small articles placed but not adhered on the front surface thereof and a plurality of cover sheets each covering a small article for holding the small article between the base sheet and the cover sheet, each said cover sheet including means for removably adhering to the base sheet with the adhered portions of the cover sheet completely surrounding the small article to leave no marginal portion open and thus maintain said article in antiseptic state, each cover sheet further including means for peeling it off the base sheet to take out the small article from the package while keeping the base sheet substantially intact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein the base sheet has card insertion slits for retaining a name card on the rear surface of the base sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A package as defined in claim 2, wherein the base sheet has said card insertion slits at the portions of the base sheet on which the small articles are placed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for adhering the cover sheeet to the base sheet is a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package as defined in claim 4, wherein the adhesive consists essentially of a copolymer of acrylic resin and natural crude rubber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for peeling includes a peripheral edge portion of each cover sheet not adhered to the base sheet surface so that the unadhered portion can be nipped by fingers when the cover sheet is to be peeled off.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A package as defined in claim 1, in which the cover sheets are arranged together in the form of a continuous sheet having a cut line at the boundary between the adjoining cover sheets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A package as defined in claim 7, wherein the cut line is in the form of perforations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A package as defined in claim 7, wherein the cut line is in the form of an incision.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein at least part of the base sheet bears information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein the portions of the base sheet covered with the cover sheets bear information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein the cover sheets bear information.
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