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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832624 | Drawer type packing box A pull type packing box comprises inner and outer containers. The outer container is a tube type box for receiving the inner container like a drawer. The outer container is provided with handles and performs the function of a shopping bag. As the outer container par... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7597243 | Packing box An exemplary box includes two sleeves and a receptacle sleeved with the sleeves. Each sleeve includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and two sidewalls perpendicular to the top and bottom walls. The receptacle includes a rack and two blocking plates depending from the si... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7392899 | Sleeve with pull tab for cigarette pack and method of making A sleeve is wrapped around a package and enveloped within a film. The sleeve can be removed from the interior of the film and used independently of the package and film. The sleeve can include printed information for use by consumers such as product identifier infor... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389875 | Locking sleeve package and blank therefor A package includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel connecting the top panel and the bottom panel to each other and a second side panel also connecting the top panel and the bottom panel to each other. The bottom panel, the first side panel, the top p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377385 | Rigid carton of packets of cigarettes including finger hole A rigid carton of packets of cigarettes, having a first container, which houses a group of packets of cigarettes and is in turn housed inside a second container so as to slide, with respect to the second container, between a closed position wherein the first contain... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364065 | Flexible closure for a container A container for a fluid, comprising a pouring element comprises a pouring spout manufactured from a flexible material which is connected by a sealing connection (5) to the container. A pouring spout manufactured from flexible material, for instance plastic fo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7299968 | Container The present invention relates to a container, which comprises an inner part (3) for accommodating objects, in particular screws or the like, and an outer part (2) which surrounds the inner part (3) in the closed state of the accommodating contai... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249674 | Multi-functional shoe storage box A multi-functional shoe storage box comprises a substantially transparent outer container defined by a bottom plate and first to fourth side plates, the first and second side plates facing each other, the third side plate facing the bottom plate, an opposing side of... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7102111 | Multi-purpose food-serving apparatus A folds-as-you-eat multi-purpose food-serving apparatus (‘MPFSA’) that is supportable from one end by one hand during eating, and has optional exhibiting means for providing multi-minute close-proximity exposures promoting observer-discernible content and/or use... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090079 | Child resistant package with slidable tray section A package made of cardboard, includes a sleeve and an insert, the sleeve being provided with at least one catch tab located on the inside of the sleeve and provided with at least one projection, so that the catch tab forms an angle with the upper wall of the sleeve.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7004377 | Food serving apparatus A food serving apparatus having a flat food-supporting member consisting of a material sized to prevent served food from contacting unsanitary surfaces, and having sufficient rigidity, to support one or more food items. The food-supporting member has at least one fo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955290 | Folding box A folding box (10) has a polygonal outer contour unit (12), which is closed in cross section and has outer wall elements (30.1, 30.2, 30.3, 30.4) connected via outer-contour folding lines (32), a lid unit (18), a base unit (20 | 10/18/2005 |
| 6874636 | Lock and release mechanism of child resistant unit dose package A lock and release mechanism of a unit dose package has a cut away formed in the second panel of an outer sleeve of the package, the cut away having a pair of legs extending therefrom and defining a node therebetween. A cut line and a throat region are formed in an ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6676013 | Carton and carton blank A carton for packaging one or more articles, for example frozen or chilled foodstuff, comprising an inner tray slidable within an outer sleeve. At least one of the inner tray and the outer sleeve is provided with a plurality of panels for forming a void a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6641031 | Child resistant carton and method for using the same A child resistant carton assembly includes a carton including a body panel. A locking panel is spaced apart from the body panel. The locking panel and the body panel define a locking chamber therebetween. A tray is slidably mounted in the carton. The tray... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6491211 | Child resistant carton and method for using the same A child resistant carton assembly includes a carton including a body panel. A locking panel is spaced apart from the body panel. The locking panel and the body panel define a locking chamber therebetween. A tray is slidably mounted in the carton. The tray... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491212 | Foldable and stackable box assembly A foldable, stackable box assembly, having a collapsible sleeve component and a foldable container which is insertable into and out of the sleeve by a built-in handle mechanism. The container and sleeve are formed of these folding blanks which, when assem... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6412636 | Unit dose packaging system with child resistance and senior friendly features A two-piece package for housing and dispensing a unit dose product. The product to be dispensed is contained on an internal slide card that is removably and lockably engaged within an outer sleeve. The package provides a child resistant and user-friendly ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6230917 | Lockable two-piece container A two-piece, lockable, wedge-shaped container is disclosed which includes a tray portion having upstanding peripheral walls, the front wall of which is higher than the other side walls, and a sleeve portion having a top wall for covering the tray, a small... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6230893 | Unit dose packaging system (udps) having a child resistant locking feature A two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6168073 | Container having a sliding inner member A storage container (20) having integrally formed inner and outer members (24, 22) is disclosed. The outer member (22) includes opposing top and bottom walls (71, 77), opposing side walls (73, 75), a back wall (79) and a front opening (80). The inner memb... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6047829 | Unit dose packaging system (UDPS) having a child resistant locking feature This invention relates to a two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pull... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5779048 | Bin loader package and method A bin loader package for shipping, storing and dispensing cut paper directly into the paper supply bin of a photocopier, printer or other equipment which uses the paper and which has a storage compartment for storing a supply of paper used in the operatio... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5685420 | Composite packaging arrangement for contact lenses A composite or secondary packaging arrangement for the containment of hydrophilic contact lenses in a sterile aqueous solution. More specifically disclosed is a composite or secondary packaging arrangement wherein pluralities of disposable hydrophilic con... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5673796 | Gift box with reversible drawer A packaging box convertible from a box suitable for retail display of its contents to a box suitable for a gift box. The packaging box includes a sleeve and a drawer. The sleeve has a window opening in its top wall. When the drawer is inserted into the sl... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5655656 | Sleeve package for compact discs A package for a compact disc and a booklet of lyrics. The package comprises an outer container and an inner sleeve with the inner sleeve being divided into two compartments, one for the compact disk and a separate compartment for the booklet. The inner sl... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5655660 | Container for use in robotic drug retrieval system A pharmaceutical distribution container is provided having a sleeve and a tray. The tray has four walls, also known as sidewall portions, each preferably of a trapezoidal configuration. At least a portion of the thickness of each of the opposed first and ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5462158 | Disc package A disc package comprised of a paperboard carton adapted to store, e.g., a compact disc, and a separate paperboard sleeve of substantially the same thickness as the carton. The carton is slideable into and out of a shallow seat defined at one end of the sl... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5183199 | Container device and method for making same A container includes a sleeve-like member having a plurality of interconnected wall panel panels defining an interior storage cavity having two open ends. A foldable insert member is adapted to be inserted through the storage cavity from at least one of t... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5181649 | Sandwich serving container A food serving container which includes a tray upon which the food product is to be located. This tray is composed of a front section and a back section which are connected together at a bend line. During consumption, the food product is to be held by one... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5180100 | Wraparound carton lock Lock arrangements for wraparound cartons of the type having primary and secondary locks, or latches, for holding the carton in tubular form for containing one or more beverage or food containers, or other articles or packages. A preferred secondary lock p... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5088599 | Jacket for a compact disc The jacket for a compact disc carrier comprises a generally rectangular space defined by a top panel, bottom panel, two side panels and an end panel. A compact disc carrier is slidable within the space in the direction of the jacket and carrier lengths. P... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5061501 | Display package for meat item A package to display a meat item has a tray with a support surface on which a meat item can be placed and an envelope defining a pocket for reception of the tray with the meat item thereon. The envelope has an open end to facilitate introduction of the tr... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5054612 | Facial tissue sanitary system including closure sealer The facial tissue sanitary system is a unitized system having a container with a tissue dispensing section and a tissue disposal section, separated from one another by an intervening wall. Each section has a opening through which tissue passes, with a rem... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5020670 | Shipping carton and dipsenser for sponge articles A shipping container for sponge articles converts into a dispensing container for the articles by simply unfastening a hinged bottom on the container. The shipping container holds many more sponge articles than its size would apparently allow by holding t... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4998985 | Method of utilizing a videocassette identifying storage and display sleeve The present invention relates to a videocassette storage and display sleeve having identifying indicia thereon for use with or without the videocassette. The sleeve is convertible from its rectangular box-like original form to a flattened display form wit... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4967909 | Package with sliding closure/sheet product elevator A cartonboard container for housing and facilitating removal of sheet products one at a time. The container includes a receptacle for housing a stack of individual sheet products. The receptacle has a top wall, bottom wall and a side wall encompassing and... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4889239 | Food and beverage cup package A method and package for holding food and a beverage cup wherein the package includes a paperboard sleeve defining an elongated enclosure of rectangular cross-section extending therethrough and including a rectangular opening at one end thereof into said ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4779723 | Pack comprising a slide and shell A pack consisting of a shell (10) and a slide (11) and intended for receiving cigarettes (cigarette blocks 12, 13) has an octagonal cross-section of the shell (10), with longitudinal edges (27) which each consist of two individual edges (28and 29) joined ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4741435 | Package assembly including a transparent sleeve having locking flanges A package assembly comprising a main container portion having an open side, a tubular sleeve member of transparent material engageable over the container portion and locking flanges for detaching mounting the sleeve member on the main container portion.... | 05/03/1988 |
