# US 10,766,662 B2 · Integrated carton reclose feature

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- Number: US 10,766,662 B2
- Document ID: US10766662B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/999,402
- Filed: 2018-08-20
- Published: 2019-02-21
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-21
- Assignees: Kellogg Company
- Applicants: Kellogg Company
- Inventors: Travis Bernard Key
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766662B2

## CPC

- B65D 5/42: Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
- B65D 33/1625: {Small plates or the like made of one piece and presenting slits or a central aperture to jam the neck of the bag}
- B65D 77/062: {Flexible containers disposed within polygonal containers formed by folding a carton blank}
- B65D 2577/043: arranged side by side
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A storage assembly comprises a sleeve and a container. The sleeve defines an interior void operable to receive a foodstuff. The container defines an interior cavity operable to receive the sleeve. The container includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A first flap is attached to the first sidewall and a second flap is attached to the second sidewall. The second flap includes at least one clip removably attached to the second sidewall. The clip comprises an aperture for receiving a portion of the sleeve therein.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A storage assembly, comprising:
a container defining an interior cavity, the container comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
a first flap fixedly attached to the first sidewall; and
a second flap removably attached to the second sidewall of the container, the second flap having at least one aperture formed therethrough and a passage extending from the aperture to an outer perimeter of the second flap.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the second flap comprises a first clip and a second clip.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the second flap is attached to the second sidewall of the container along a perforated seam.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the passage comprises a tapered inlet disposed adjacent the outer perimeter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the aperture comprises a first pair of converging sidewalls and a second pair of straight sidewalls connecting the converging sidewalls.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the aperture is hourglass shaped.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The storage assembly of claim 1, wherein the first flap and the second flap are operable between an open position to at least partially expose the interior cavity of the container and a closed position to at least partially enclose the interior cavity of the container.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The storage assembly of claim 7, wherein in the closed position, second flap is concealed by the first flap.