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US4964513A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Package

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1990-02-20
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2010-02-20
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Abstract

Abstract A cartonless recyclable package for protectively enclosing a product, such as photographic film, comprises a recyclable plastic container and mating cap with recyclably compatible plastic labels thereon bearing product information. One such label on the cap has readily tearable tab portions extending therefrom and tautly secured to the container, to tear apart when the cap is first removed. A second label, secured to the container and overlapping the tearable tab portions, includes inner and outer sheets separably adhered together. The outer sheet can be peeled back to reveal information on the interfacing surfaces of both sheets, and then re-adhered to the inner sheet. A third label, separably adhered to the first label on the cap, may be peeled away and re-adhered to some other surface for reference after the product has been removed. A thumb tab on the cap, to facilitate cap removal, is used also to orient the container and cap for appropriate placement of the labels, and to orient the resulting package in a cooperating displaying and dispensing device. That device comprises an upstanding, open-ended, transparent, tubular chute having a longitudinal slot extending down a rear side thereof and configured to receive the package through its open top end, with the thumb tab projecting rearwardly through the slot, thereby orienting the package labels to face forwardly in a desired display direction. The package is gravity-fed to the open bottom end, where it is supported and oriented for convenient removal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gaylynn F. Ingram
  • 👤 Evan W. Hutchison

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 08:59
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D55/00; B65D55/02; B65D55/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
In a package for protectively enclosing a product, the package including a container having an access opening through which the product is insertable into and removable from the container and a movable closure matable with the opening to close and open the container, the container and the closure each having an outward-facing exterior surface, an improvement comprising a label disposed on the exterior surface of one of said container and closure for displaying information relating to the product, said label including a sheet-like inner portion having an inner surface facing toward and secured to said exterior surface and an outer surface facing away from said exterior surface, said label also including a sheet-like outer portion superposed upon said inner portion, said outer portion having an inner surface facing toward and separably adhered to said inner-portion outer surface and an outer surface facing away from said inner portion, said inner-portion outer surface and said outer-portion inner and outer surfaces each having some of said information presented thereon, said outer portion being at least partially separable from said inner portion so that said information on said inner-portion outer surface and outer-portion inner surface can be viewed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
In a package for protectively enclosing a product, the package including a container having an access opening through which the product is insertable into and removable from the container and a movable closure matable with the opening to close and open the container, the container and the closure each having an outward-facing exterior surface, an improvement comprising a label disposed on the exterior surface of one of said container and closure for displaying information relating to the product, said label including a sheet-like inner portion having an inner surface facing toward and secured to said exterior surface and an outer surface facing away from said exterior surface, said label also including a sheet-like outer portion superposed upon said inner portion, said outer portion having an inner surface facing toward and separably adhered to said inner-portion outer surface and an outer surface facing away from said inner portion, said inner-portion outer surface and said outer-portion inner and outer surfaces each having some of said information presented thereon, said outer portion being at least partially separable from said inner portion so that said information on said inner-portion outer surface and outer-portion inner surface can be viewed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 58 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of said inner and outer portions has first and second opposite ends, and wherein said outer portion, when superposed upon said inner portion, is substantially coextensive therewith so that said outer-portion first and second ends are in registered overlying relation to said inner-portion first and second ends respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 68 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 2 wherein said outer portion is readily peelable away from said inner portion from said first end toward said second end thereof, but is secured to said inner portion at said second end so that said outer portion is not removed entirely when peeled away from said inner portion to view said information on said inner-portion outer and outer-portion inner surfaces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 3 wherein said outer-portion inner surface is adapted to be separately re-adhered to said inner-portion outer surface when superposed thereupon after being peeled away to view said information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said label is formed as two distinct sheet-like elements comprising said inner and outer portions secured together at said second ends thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said label is formed as a unitary sheet-like element folded over upon itself at a medial fold line thereon defining said second ends of said inner and outer portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said one of said container and closure is said container.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said one of said container and closure is said closure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said label is made of plastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 14 words
A package improvement as claimed in claim 9 wherein said plastic material includes polyethylene.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-10-22 1994-04-23 1994-10-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-10-22 1998-04-23 1998-10-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-10-22 2002-04-23 2002-10-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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