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US 11,299,325 B2Granted
Packages with raised portions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsHugh Joseph O'Donnell, Edward Daniel Theiss, III
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Abstract
Packages having raised portions that provide improvements in displaying graphics, such as images and branding.
Claims20
A flexible package for retail sale of discrete articles of a consumer product, the package comprising:
- a flexible film panel, wherein the flexible film panel is formed only of a film;
- external artwork that comprises an image of the discrete article form of the consumer product;
- a raised area having an overall height of 40-5000 microns disposed on an outside of the flexible film panel, wherein the raised area comprises a different material than a material of the flexible film panel, and wherein at least part of the image of the consumer product is disposed on the raised area;
- a plurality of raised reinforcing lines disposed on the flexible film panel, wherein:
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines are separate elements from the flexible film panel;
- at least some of the plurality of raised reinforcing lines have an overall height of about 40 microns to about 5,000 microns;
- at least some of the raised reinforcing lines have an overall width of about 25 microns to about 25,000 microns;
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines surround about 50% to about 100% of an outer perimeter of the raised area;
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines extend over a reinforcing area that is about 35% to about 100% of a total area of the flexible film panel;
- and
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines cover a total line area on the flexible film panel, and the total line area is about 1% to about 35% of the reinforcing area;
- and
- the discrete articles of the consumer product are contained within the package;
- wherein at least part of the flexible package is opaque, such that an entire discrete article of the consumer product cannot be seen from outside of the flexible package when the flexible package is standing upright on a horizontal support surface.
11 more elements
A flexible package for retail sale of discrete articles of a consumer product, the package comprising:
- a flexible film panel, wherein the flexible film panel is formed only of a film, and wherein the flexible film panel has a flexibility factor of about 1,000 N/m to about 250,900 N/m;
- external artwork that comprises an image of the discrete article form of the consumer product;
- a raised area having an overall height of 40-5000 microns disposed on an outside of the flexible film panel, wherein the raised area comprises a different material than a material of the flexible film panel, and wherein at least part of the image of the consumer product is disposed on the raised area;
- a plurality of raised reinforcing lines disposed on the flexible film panel, wherein:
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines comprise a curable coating and a photoinitiator;
- at least some of the plurality of raised reinforcing lines have an overall height of about 40 microns to about 5,000 microns;
- at least some of the raised reinforcing lines have an overall width of about 25 microns to about 25,000 microns;
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines surround about 50% to about 100% of an outer perimeter of the raised area;
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines extend over a reinforcing area that is about 35% to about 100% of a total area of the flexible film panel;
- and
- the plurality of raised reinforcing lines cover a total line area on the flexible film panel, and the total line area is about 1% to about 35% of the reinforcing area;
- and
- the discrete articles of the consumer product are contained within the package;
- wherein at least part of the flexible package is opaque, such that an entire discrete article of the consumer product cannot be seen from outside of the flexible package when the flexible package is standing upright on a horizontal support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.