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US 11,767,143 B2Granted
Package covers and associated assemblies and methods
AssigneeSanford, L.P.
InventorsRandel Kert Canlas, Timothy James Ruth
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Abstract
Package covers, assemblies, and methods of making the same are provided herein. A package cover is formed of a foldable paperboard blank that has a front panel, a rear panel, a tab extending from the front panel, and a shoulder connecting the front and rear panels, wherein the rear panel defines a notch configured to receive the tab therethrough when the blank is folded into a cover configuration, and wherein the front panel is printed.
Claims20
A package assembly, comprising:
- a package tray comprising a plurality of walls defining a storage volume therein, the plurality of walls comprising a bottom wall and a front wall extending from the bottom wall, the front wall defining an upper lip, wherein the package tray comprises a slot extending from an outer surface of the package tray to the storage volume, the slot extending through the front wall or through an area connecting the front wall and the bottom wall;
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- a package cover comprising a foldable paperboard blank comprising a printed front panel, a rear panel, a tab extending from the front panel, and a shoulder connecting the front and rear panels, wherein the rear panel defines a notch configured to receive the tab therethrough when the blank is folded into a cover configuration;
- wherein the tab is sized and shaped to fit through the slot, and the front and rear panels are sized and shaped to be folded over the upper lip of the front wall and secured in the cover configuration, such that the printed front panel is disposed at the front wall of the package tray.
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A package assembly comprising:
- a package tray comprising a plurality of walls defining a storage volume therein, the plurality of walls comprising a bottom wall and a front wall extending from the bottom wall, the front wall defining an upper lip, wherein the package tray comprises a slot extending from an outer surface of the package tray to the storage volume, the slot extending through the front wall or through an area connecting the front wall and the bottom wall;
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- a package cover comprising a foldable paperboard blank comprising a printed front panel, a rear panel, a tab extending from the front panel, and a shoulder connecting the front and rear panels, wherein the rear panel defines a notch configured to receive the tab therethrough when the blank is folded into a cover configuration;
- wherein the tab is sized and shaped to fit through the slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.