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US 11,820,571 B2Granted
Battery package
AssigneeDuracell U.S. Operations, Inc.
InventorsScott Stewart, Joseph Cerone, Bryan Shova, Kelly Lin, Jacqueline Denham
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Abstract
A battery package is described herein that advantageously maintains separation between batteries received therein while also providing a resealable opening to sequentially retrieve batteries therefrom. Further, the battery package can include an outer covering.
Claims18
A battery package comprising:
- a tray having a recessed portion and a perimeter flange extending outwardly from edges of the recessed portion about a perimeter of the recessed portion, the tray extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a tab of the tray extending upwardly along the longitudinal axis, the tab including a hanging feature;
- curved surface portions disposed in the recessed portion, each curved surface portion configured to receive a cylindrical battery therein;
- a cover disposed over the recessed portion and at least a portion of the perimeter flange;
- an adhesive disposed between the tray and cover;
- a sleeve having body panels extending parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tray and a top panel extending transverse to the longitudinal axis and configured to at least partially form a top of the sleeve, the tray and cover being inserted into the sleeve so that the body panels extend around the cover and tray, wherein the body panels comprise a front panel, a rear panel, and side panels extending between longitudinal edges of the front panel and the rear panel, and the top panel comprises a flap extending from a top edge of the rear panel at least partially between the front panel and the rear panel of the sleeve;
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- a slot opening defined in the top of the sleeve to receive the tab of the tray therethrough;
- wherein the flap connects to the top edge of the rear panel via a line of weakness defined by perforations configured to ease removal of the flap from the sleeve wherein the front panel includes a top portion extending past the top panel along the longitudinal axis, the top portion extending along a portion of the perimeter flange with the tab inserted through the slot opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.