Latchable package
AssigneeDuff Design Limited
InventorDane Whitehurst
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Abstract
A latchable package comprises: a support (200) for supporting one or more items; a structure (300) for selectively blocking access to the one or more items; and a latchable insert (400). The latchable insert comprises a substantially planar tab member that is coupled to the support such that the insert and support are movable together in an opening direction from a first position in which the structure blocks access to the one or more items to a second position in which the one or more items are accessibly clear of the structure. The structure and the latchable insert comprise co-operating latch features (380) configured to engage when the insert and support are arranged in the first position.
Claims18
A latchable package comprising:
- a support for supporting one or more items,
- a structure for selectively blocking access to the one or more items;
- and
- a substantially planar tab member comprising an upper side and a lower side, the tab member being coupled to the support such that the tab member and support are movable together in a single opening direction from a first position in which the structure blocks access to the one or more items to a second position in which the one or more items are accessibly clear of the structure;
- wherein:
- the structure and the tab member comprise co-operating latch features configured to engage when the tab member and support are arranged in the first position;
- the tab member is coupled to a base of the support;
- the base of the support defines a first plane, the lower side of the substantially planar tab member defines a second plane, and the upper side of the substantially planar tab member defines a third plane, wherein each of the second plane and the third plane are substantially parallel to the first plane when the tab member and the support are in the first position, and the second plane is spaced from the third plane by a thickness of the substantially planar tab, and
- the tab member lies against the base of the support when the tab member and the support are in the first position, such that the tab member and the support are stacked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.