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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7584855 | Container and method for tie-less storage and transport of secured contents A container for tie-less securing and transport of contents includes an inner case member positionable within an interior of an outer case member. The inner case member includes at least two side panels, a top panel, and a base panel, forming a second interior, a co... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7546924 | Display carton A carton includes a base panel, a rear panel extending upwardly from a rear edge of the base panel, a right side panel extending forwardly from a right side edge of the rear panel, a left side panel extending forwardly from a left side edge of the rear panel, a cavi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7533774 | Combined container, activity tray and mailer An improved, multiple use container (20) is provided having a primary container (22), a shelf insert (24) and a tray inset (26). The preferred container (20) provides a storage area (229) sized to receive a video cassette ( | 05/19/2009 |
| 7395926 | Packaging for a plant container Packaging for protecting or for sending of plants or plant containers in which the packaging is formed from at least two parts. A lower part is connected to an upper part in such a manner that a recess is present between a wall of the lower part and an inner wall of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7347326 | Multiple angle tubular container A tubular container that can be bent at multiple angles to hold and protect irregular (non-straight) items. The container comprises at least one rigid, hollow straight section and at least one hollow tubular connector piece. The connector piece is configured to fit ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7219797 | Box with insert that extends from a side and that divides the box into compartments and methods for forming and using A box, a blank that can be easily formed into the box via an intermediate box assembly, and methods for generating and using the box allows one to quickly and easily package flowers and accessories for shipment to a consumer without bending, bruising or otherwise da... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208209 | Tear resistant container The invention teaches a container formed from a synthetic substrate. The synthetic substrate is substantially tear resistant and includes polyethylene and inorganic minerals. The synthetic substrate is cut and scored to form a container blank of desired shapes and s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204369 | Wraparound carton with inclined beam structure and blank therefor A wraparound carton comprises wall panels hingedly interconnected in series, wherein the wall panels include a pair of base wall panels at the opposite end of the blank. One of the base wall panels is connected to an adjacent wall panel through a beam forming portio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172779 | Container for sliced and fluffed food products A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a b... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165676 | Heat seal blister package having improved moisture vapor transmission barrier and method for forming same A heat seal blister package having an improved moisture vapor transmission barrier hindering penetration of moisture into the blister package from the surrounding environment to support and protect a product therewithin, and a method for forming same. The blister pa... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159717 | Packaging design with separate compartments 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 ad... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143892 | Hanger for jewelry and the like A hanger for jewelry includes a substrate having first and second end portions and first and second interior portions, the first end portion being foldable relative to the first interior portion, the second end portion being foldable relative to the second interior ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097043 | Packaging carton A packaging carton is disclosed, suitable for packaging an electronic product, such as a peripheral product, a mobile phone, or a spare part. The packing carton is formed by folding a paper material and is one piece, and is fabricated by linking two clip slots. Furt... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080772 | Tray container and blank A tray and a blank for forming a tray for holding foodstuff or the like which tray is formed from paperboard or like foldable sheet material and can be erected from a flat collapsed condition into a position of use. The tray comprises a plurality of panels for formi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055694 | Blister tray with a package for a small device A kit is disclosed which includes a blister tray and a package for a small device insertable within the blister tray. The blister tray has at least one medical device contained therein. The package includes a pair of end flaps engageable with the medical device such... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025199 | Folding serving tray An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, cardboard or fiberboard that includes a plurality of perimeter panels that are folded into a three-dimensional apparatus. When formed, the apparatus includes a compartm... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007837 | Box with article-retaining structure A box comprising one or both of first and second article-retaining structures, with the first article-retaining structure comprising a first panel attached to a top edge of a wall panel of the box and the second article-retaining structure comprising a first panel a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000774 | Universal packaging for hand-held electronic devices and accessories A universal packaging solution for use in packaging cellular telephones and other hand-held electronic devices in cartons adapted with an insert formed from a single piece of cardboard that is die-cut and folded so as to form a packaging container suitable for housi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997323 | Packaging system for a component including a compressive and shock-absorbent packing insert A packaging system for a component is disclosed. The packaging system comprises a box and a compressible and shock-absorbent packing insert. The packing insert is placed in the box after nesting a component within the insert. The insert comprises a main panel, a fir... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983847 | Needle packaging A needle package (1), particularly for packaging needles (N), has a hold-down device (23) that is disposed in an interior space (I) and serves to secure the needles (N) in the interior space (I). The hold-down device (23) is formed, for example,... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6971524 | One-piece gift box A one-piece gift box that includes an angled gift support. Gift restraints are provided for restraining the gift on the gift support. Preferably, the gift is in the shape of a card, such as the shape of a credit card, and is preferably what is known as a giftcard, s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926153 | Shipping box for retail products and method of assembling same A shipping box includes a bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls extending from the bottom wall, a pair of top wall portions each extending from one of the side walls, a pair of top inserts each extending from one of the top wall portions, a pair of opposing end... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918488 | Packaging for disposable items A package for dispensing articles intended for one time use only, such as skin plasters or adhesive bandages, medicaments, and disposable handkerchiefs, where the articles are placed on top of each other, or on top of and side-by-side of each other, to form a layer ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913140 | Box with pocket of high stability for illustrative leaflet A box formed from a single piece of cardboard and defining in its interior a highly stable pocket into which an illustrative leaflet can be inserted during the box manufacture. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901934 | System and methods for designing and displaying artificial nails A system and related methods provide the artisan and his customer with artificial nails that can be magnetically coupled to a special nail holding tool, aesthetic design elements, such as geometric shapes, nail borders, exotic shapes, and the like, and a special dis... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902062 | Dispensing package A dispensing package that is capable of accommodating relatively a large number of stick-like articles, of separating old and new articles and of storing remaining articles as disclosed. This dispensing package comprises a case for accommodating therein unit package... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899223 | Form for a package and method of making same A form for a package for holding consumer articles including optically-based media. The form is a base sheet with a central section and a series of foldable adjoining flaps extending from the central section in alternate first and second directions. The flaps are ad... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877609 | Product packaging The invention relates to a package and method of transportation for items of electrical apparatus. The items are required to be packaged for transport from the manufacturing location to a storage facility and then on to an end user. At the storage facility, preinsta... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6854597 | Package which demonstrates utility of two cooperating attachable pieces A package which demonstrates utility of two cooperating attachable pieces includes a first package portion for retaining a first piece having a first releasably connectable surface thereon, wherein the first package portion includes a reveal surface to expose part o... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6843408 | Device in packaging A device at a package comprises a bottom and walls protruding upwards therefrom. The package is formed by a foldable blank and comprises an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. The locking arrangement comprises locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6793071 | Cover/pan packaging Packaging is provided for removably holding a pan and cover together. The packaging includes a sheet provided with a top and bottom panel and adapted to accommodate a cover of a pan between the top and bottom panels when expanded to form a loop. The top panel may de... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779666 | Packaging envelope and method for making the same An envelope, bag or other mailing device for preventing the shifting of an item located within the envelope and a method for making the same is provided. The envelope includes a front panel, a back panel and at least one protrusion. The back panel is coupled to the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6619483 | Binder carrier pack and corresponding blank A binder (10) comprises a first panel (12) divided by a first fold line (14) from a second panel (16) which is divided by a second fold line (18) from a third panel (20), the first and second fold lines (14, 18) being intersected by three slits (22, 24, 2... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612482 | Collapsible carton sleeve A sleeve is provided which in assembled form slides over an openable carton with a protuberance to maintain the carton in its closed position. The sleeve may be assembled prior to production and stored flat or in a roll to minimize storage space and save ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6568585 | Carton and carton blank An article carrier and a blank for an article carrier for holding an article, for example a tray, comprising a top wall, opposed side walls and a base wall hingedly connected together to form a tubular structure and wherein there further comprises an arti... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6270005 | Shipping carton with slotted flaps A packaging assembly is provided for containers such as plastic tubs with snap-on removable lids. A carton is provided to receive multiple containers co-planar arranged to form a tier. The containers are also stacked one on top of another to form multiple... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6186327 | Carpet sample book A carpet sample book is constructed from a single sheet of cardboard or other suitable material. The sheet is creased to define a number of panels. The sheet may be folded over itself to make the panels several layers thick. Cutouts are made through some ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6112893 | Packaging box having wedging flaps A box for packaging a tubular container whose bottom is formed with a closing line, the container having a width that increases in the direction towards the closing line. The box is obtained by successively folding a blank in a single piece so as to be ab... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6105759 | Folding box for receiving a rod-like article A folding carton for an elongated object, such as a double ended electric mp is disclosed. The carton includes cut out retentions formed in the end flaps of the carton to position the elongated object.... | 08/22/2000 |
