Packaging insert
AssigneeBurgopak Limited
InventorDane Whitehurst
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a package comprising a sleeve and an insert received in the sleeve, where the insert is movable between a retracted and extended configuration. The insert includes a carrier having a passage, and a band extending around a wall of the carrier and through the passage. The insert further includes a first member located within the passage when the insert is in the retracted configuration, the first member being attached to the band, wherein at least a portion of the band that overlies the wall is exposed for attachment to the sleeve of the package at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band.
Claims20
An insert for a package, the insert being movable between retracted and extended configurations and comprising:
- a carrier having first and second walls defining a passage therebetween, the first wall defining an interior surface that faces the passage, and an exterior surface that faces away from the passage;
- a band extending around the first wall of the carrier and through the passage;
- and
- a first member located inside the passage when the insert is in the retracted configuration and attached to the band at a first coupling location inside the passage;
- wherein at least a portion of the band that overlies the exterior surface of the first wall is exposed for attachment to the sleeve of the package at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band;
- and
- wherein the insert is receivable in a sleeve of the package and the band is coupleable to the sleeve at the second coupling location such that the carrier and the first member are movable between the retracted configuration in which the carrier and the first member are housed in the sleeve, and the extended configuration in which the carrier and the first member protrude from the sleeve, wherein the first member protrudes from the sleeve to a greater extent than the carrier in the extended configuration.
A package comprising:
- a sleeve;
- and
- an insert, the insert further comprising:
- a carrier having first and second walls defining a passage therebetween, the first wall defining an interior surface that faces the passage, and an exterior surface that faces away from the passage;
- a band extending around the first wall of the carrier and through the passage;
- and
- a first member located inside the passage when the insert is in the retracted configuration and attached to the band at a first coupling location inside the passage, wherein at least a portion of the band that overlies the exterior surface of the first wall is exposed for attachment to the sleeve of the package at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band,
- the insert being arranged in the sleeve, and the band of the insert being bonded to the sleeve at the second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band, such that the carrier and the first member of the insert are movable between a retracted configuration in which the carrier and the first member are housed in the sleeve, and an extended configuration in which the carrier and the first member protrude from the sleeve, wherein the first member protrudes from the sleeve to a greater extent than the carrier in the extended configuration.
A method of manufacturing a package, the package comprising an insert and a sleeve, the insert further comprising a carrier having first and second walls defining a passage therebetween, the first wall defining an interior surface the faces the passage, and an exterior surface that faces away from the passage;
- a band extending around the first wall of the carrier and through the passage;
- and a first member located inside the passage when the insert is in the retracted configuration and attached to the band at a first coupling location inside the passage, wherein at least a portion of the band that overlies the exterior surface of the first wall is exposed for attachment to the sleeve of the package at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band, the method comprising:
- arranging the insert in the sleeve;
- and
- coupling the insert to the sleeve at a second coupling location on the exposed portion of the band member, such that the carrier and the first member of the insert are movable between a retracted configuration in which the carrier and the first member are housed in the sleeve, and an extended configuration in which the carrier and the first member protrude from the sleeve, wherein the first member protrudes from the sleeve to a greater extent than the carrier in the extended configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.