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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7104435 | Carton with dispenser A package comprises an article group formed of at least two vertically arranged tiers of cylindrical articles disposed on their sides in a side-by-side parallel fashion, and a carton disposed around the group. The carton comprises a top wall, opposed side walls, an ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7032810 | Sealed package for pourable food products There is described a sealed package (1, 15) for pourable food products, formed from a multilayer packaging material (2, 16) and having an opening (10, 26) closed, on the inside of the package (1, 15), by a sheet element (11, 27), a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000824 | Carton and carton blank therefor A carton and a blank for forming a carton for holding a plurality of articles, for example bottles, comprising a collapsible tubular corner post formed from an extension of a carton side wall. The corner post is adapted to move from a flat collapsed condition when e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976588 | Easy-open display shipping container An easy-open display shipping container formed from a tray and a cover secured to the tray. A portion of the tray may be covered with a material having a releasing property. An adhesive strip secures the cover to the tray. The material having a releasing property al... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6951301 | Combination closure and tear tape, packaging materials containing it, and method of using it to seal and later open packages A combination closure tape and tear strip, an object comprising the combination closure tape and tear strip, and a method of sealing and later opening said object utilizing the combination closure tape and tear strip are disclosed. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932265 | Box convertible to a display container and method of making same A container for the shipping and display of goods includes a box formed from a first blank. The box includes a front panel having upper and lower flaps, a first side panel having upper and lower flaps, a second side panel having upper and lower flaps, and a rear pan... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6328203 | Opening feature for beverage container An opening feature for a beverage container with at least one extrusion over void area, a pull tab affixed to the package in the perimeter of the void area, and a perforation of the package film in the perimeter of the pull tab to allow for a simple low c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6228450 | Label for re-closable packaging A label (6) for re-closable packages (1) has an application side (8) on which a layer of self-adhesive glue (20) is spread for application to a surface (7) of a re-closable package (1) to achieve a predetermined adhesive strength. The application side (8)... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5947316 | Device for opening and closing a package, and package provided with such a device A package opening and closing device for a brick-type package is fastened thereon near an opening region defining a pouring region for the product contained in the package. The opening region is provided with prescoring to allow the package to be opened d... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5897052 | Easily laterally opened type paper container The provision of an easily laterally opened type paper container includes: a paper base material which is made of material having thermoplastic resin layers on both sides thereof; an opening piece which is formed of a resin film, and sandwiched and bonded... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5851608 | Paper container for liquid and process for producing the same A paper container for a liquid including a base material including: a paper layer, a polyolefin type resin layer disposed on one side of the paper layer, for providing an outer surface, and a saturated polyester resin layer disposed on the other side of t... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5806757 | Device for unsealing pour opening of liquid container Provided is a device, made of a resion material, for unsealing a pour opening of a liquid container, which comprises: an unsealing portion 11 for unsealing a sealing member, an actuating portion 12 for actuating the unsealing portion 11, and a support por... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5538180 | Paper cup having a collapsible bottom A paper cup comprises a cylindrical body having an open top and a bottom which is provided on the underside thereof with a plurality of waterproof tearing traces radiating from the center of the underside and is further provided centrally on the underside... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5505375 | Wrapped article The outer surface of an article is covered with a wrapping film, and both ends of the wrapping film are lap-welded by heating, so that a body seal section is created. An unbonded part is formed on the periphery of the edge of an upper overlapping film of ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503327 | Attached carton container opener An attached container opener for facilitating ease of opening of a paperboard carton container. The inventive device includes a container body having a pair of lateral panels coupled to a connecting panel to form an openable pouring spout. A pull tab exte... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5489060 | Reclosable packet A reclosable chewing gum packet, and a blank for making that packet. The packet includes a multitude of side panels and a tear strip attached to and transversely extending across each of those side panels. The tear strip is cut through, adjacent a first e... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5464151 | Tear tape system and container including the same A container made of double faced corrugated board incorporates a tear tape (10,27) for opening it which is secured to the inside surface of walls (1,2,3,4,22) of the container. The tear tape is arranged to be pulled through one or more lines of weakness (... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5363981 | Bridged integral liner A carton blank having an integral liner, an erected carton made from the blank and a process for making the carton blank. The integral liner includes portions excised therefrom to reduce paperboard resource and refuse. The blanks are preferably made by cu... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5333735 | Soft pack, especially cuboid paper tissue pack Soft packs for paper tissues are usually made of a thin foil. A tear-open flap is formed from weakening lines and can be torn with an attached adhesive tape (22) in order to open the pack. To avoid a further accidental tearing of the pack, reinforcements ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5322214 | Opening arrangement for a packaging container An opening arrangement for packaging containers manufactured from a laminate material includes an opening strip that is inlaid in a transverse sealing fin of the packaging container. The opening strip extends through a longitudinal sealing seam of the pac... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5307988 | Soft pack for paper tissues A soft pack for paper tissues is disclosed. Soft packs for paper tissues which have a reclosable tear-open flap (21) are often provided with large-surfaced wide adhesive labels (24) to ensure a better stability. These adhesive labels are made by punching ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5228616 | Package container provided with a strip-type opening arrangement A package container fabricated from plastic-coated packaging material includes an upper end wall and a sealing fin that extends across the upper end wall of the container. The sealing fin includes mutually facing material layers between which is located a... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5203634 | Double guide strip opening device A tear strip opening device for containers, packages, letters, etc. which comprises opposed, preferably mirror image guide strip structures, mounted externally and internally of the panel to be opened. Each of the structures is constructed to be tearable ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5135790 | Tear tape opening system There is provided a tear tape opening system for packages constructed from a tearable substrate such as kraft paper, paperboard or corrugated board materials wherein the resulting tear line is substantially precisely defined with even tearing of the packa... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5100004 | Carton having a barrier construction and method of making the same A paperboard carton blank including a first panel having side walls connected thereto by scored fold lines formed between a respective one of the side walls and a respective edge of the first panel is disclosed. A second panel is provided having a side wa... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5098757 | Tear tape opening system A tear tape opening system is provided for establishing an opening in a package or carton formed of corrugated board wherein the corrugated board consists of an outside liner, an inside liner and a corrugating medium thereinbetween, wherein the outside li... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096113 | Pack with opening aid Film packs (51) for receiving paper hankerchiefs are equipped with a recloseable opening aid consisting of a tear-open tab (34) or a folding tab and of an adhesive label (40) or adhesive strip (47). For the efficient production and special design of packs... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5050741 | Container with wide tear strip opening feature A tear strip opening construction is disclosed, for providing a wide tear strip opening feature for corrugated cartons and other containers. A pair of spaced-apart tear band elements are mounted in parallel relation to the inside surface of the container ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5035328 | Composite tear strip opening device with carrier strip feature A composite guide strip structure is disclosed, for use as a tear opening element for a container wall. A pair of guide strip elements are mounted on a carrier strip in spaced-apart, parallel relation. The carrier strip is of a material that tears easily,... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5035329 | Tear strip opening device A tear strip opening device disposed on a sealing portion of a container which comprises a non-tearable plastic strip or ridge positioned on the inside thereof along a perforated punch line and a non-tearable material e.g. a small plastic band disposed ou... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5000321 | Pack made of compound foil and corresponding production method A package for holding commodities is fabricated from a multilayer compound foil material. The package includes at least one transversely extending closure seam and an opening arrangement positioned adjacent the closure seam. The opening arrangement includ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993555 | Pack, composite sheet for producing a pack, apparatus for producing the composite sheet, and process for producing vacuum packs Pack. Packs consisting of a multilayer composite sheet are frequently used for holding aroma-sensitive commodities, particularly ground roasted coffee. The pack is composed of a central (coffee) block (10) and of fin folds projecting at both ends. In the ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4944408 | Opening arrangement for cardboard package A cardboard/plastics film laminate package (1) is provided with an opening arrangement consisting of a channel (6) fixed to the top wall of the package over an opening area (4) bounded by a tearing line (3) part thickness perforations and an opening eleme... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4927028 | Package having a tear-open strip A package for holding pourable products includes a body of composite sheet material having a closure seam that extends across the body. A tear-open strip is positioned on the body between the block and the closure seam and a side weld is located along a p... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4877139 | Container with an opening device comprising a guide strip and tear band A tear band opening device disposed on an opening-closing flap of a container which comprises a non-tearable plastic or metal tear band positioned on the inside thereof along a perforated punch line and a non-tearable plastic guide strip. Thus, the tear b... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4856709 | Folding box A folding box of cardboard or similar material, comprising a casing having a longitudinal joint and top and bottom end closures and preferably sealing membranes attached to flaps of said end closures. The longitudinal joint of the folding box is formed as... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4848649 | Package with tear opening strip device A package for foods is disclosed and comprises a container having a peripheral flange at its mouth. The container is made of or lined with a plastics material so as to provide a plastics surface at the flange. The container is covered by a lid which is he... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4813578 | Self opening pour spout and screw cap A pour spout construction particularly adapted for longer shelf life barrier paperboard containers, such as containers of the gable top type. Barrier containers often carry products and the interior surfaces of the former are lined or covered with a barri... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4802619 | Storage and transport containers for heavy and/or fragile objects A box tray has rectangular bottom wall and opposing pairs of perpendicular side and end walls. Each of the side and end walls are formed from integral extensions of the corresponding edges of said bottom wall foldable into a tubular rectilinear cross-sect... | 02/07/1989 |
