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Packaging design with separate compartments
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 2008-05-01
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Granted: 2010-03-30
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Expires: 2028-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A gum packaging design that utilizes two separate compartments, an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Each of the compartments may be formed from a separate paperboard blank. The blanks are folded to form the compartments and then the lower compartment is adhered to the upper compartment in a fashion that allows the lower compartment to be later separated therefrom by tearing along a perforation after the lower compartment is emptied. A cover flap on the upper compartment can be used to hold the package in a compact, closed position by folding the compartments to face each other and tucking an end into a receiving slot formed in the back panel of the lower compartment. Once the lower compartment is separated from the upper compartment, the same cover flap can be used to close the remaining package by tucking the same end of the cover flap into a receiving slot formed in a front panel of the upper compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen S. Aldridge
- 👤 Paul K. Bowers
- 👤 Dan Devine
- 👤 Christopher J. Feltman
- 👤 Frank Schiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:42
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/20; B65D5/2052; B65D5/2057; B65D5/009; B65D5/32; B65D5/321; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5495; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/80; Y10S206/813
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is formed by folding a first paperboard blank, the first compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the first compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product, wherein the second compartment is formed by folding a second paperboard blank, the second compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the second compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product; a cover flap connected to the first compartment; and a connecting flap connecting the first compartment to the second compartment such that the first compartment is pivotable relative to the second compartment, wherein the first compartment includes a first slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot, wherein the cover flap and the first compartment share a common edge, wherein the first slot in disposed along the front wall of the first compartment, wherein the first slot is disposed entirely within a perimeter of the front wall of the first compartment, wherein the second compartment includes a second slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the second slot, wherein the second slot is disposed entirely within a perimeter of the back wall of the second compartment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is formed by folding a first paperboard blank, the first compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the first compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product, wherein the second compartment is formed by folding a second paperboard blank, the second compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the second compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product; a cover flap connected to the first compartment; and a connecting flap connecting the first compartment to the second compartment such that the first compartment is pivotable relative to the second compartment, wherein the first compartment includes a first slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot, wherein the cover flap and the first compartment share a common edge, wherein the first slot in disposed along the front wall of the first compartment, wherein the first slot is disposed entirely within a perimeter of the front wall of the first compartment, wherein the second compartment includes a second slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the second slot, wherein the second slot is disposed entirely within a perimeter of the back wall of the second compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
187 words
A package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is formed by folding a first paperboard blank, the first compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the first compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product, wherein the second compartment is formed by folding a second paperboard blank, the second compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the second compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product; a cover flap connected to the first compartment; and a connecting flap connecting the first compartment to the second compartment such that the first compartment is pivotable relative to the second compartment, wherein the first compartment includes a first slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot, wherein the second compartment includes a second slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the second slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
187 words
A package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein the first compartment is formed by folding a first paperboard blank, the first compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the first compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product, wherein the second compartment is formed by folding a second paperboard blank, the second compartment including a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the second compartment being formed to receive and contain a plurality of individual pieces of an edible product; a cover flap connected to the first compartment; and a connecting flap connecting the first compartment to the second compartment such that the first compartment is pivotable relative to the second compartment, wherein the first compartment includes a first slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot, wherein the second compartment includes a second slot, wherein the cover flap is selectably engageable with the second slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package as defined in claim 2 , wherein the second slot is disposed along the back wall of the second compartment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A package as defined in claim 3 , wherein the second slot is disposed entirely within a perimeter of the back wall of the second compartment.
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