US 12,214,943 B2 · Packaging hang tab assembly

Abstract

A hang tab assembly includes a paper outer layer and inner layer. The outer layer may include a hanging panel, a tear-away panel adjacent to the hanging panel, a first kiss-cut path on an upper surface of the outer layer, and a second kiss-cut path on a lower surface of the tear-away panel, the second kiss-cut path offset from the first. The assembly may include a first adhesive disposed on the lower surface of the tear-away panel, and a second adhesive disposed on a lower surface of the inner layer facing away from the outer layer. The outer layer may include a tear-away portion that tears transversely between offset kiss-cut paths to unseal a sealed package and expose internal paper material to provide visual indication that the package has been unsealed.

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Dependent claims

A hang tab assembly for sealing and hanging a package, the assembly comprising:

a paper outer layer comprising:
a hanging panel including a first opening;
a tear-away panel adjacent to the hanging panel;
a first kiss-cut path extending in a longitudinal direction along a boundary between the hanging panel and the tear-away panel on an upper surface of the outer layer;
and
a second kiss-cut path extending in the longitudinal direction on a lower surface of the tear-away panel, wherein the second kiss-cut path is offset from the first kiss-cut path in a transverse direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction;
a paper inner layer having a second opening corresponding to the first opening, the inner layer coupled to the outer layer;
a first adhesive disposed on the lower surface of the tear-away panel entirely to one side of the second-kiss-cut path;
and
a second adhesive disposed on a lower surface of the inner layer facing away from the upper surface of the outer layer.

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An apparatus for sealing a package, the apparatus comprising:

a first panel formed of paper;
a second panel formed of paper and extending from the first panel in a first direction in an integrated manner, wherein the second panel comprises at least one grip portion extending outward in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a primary kiss-cut path extending along a boundary between the first panel and the second panel at a first surface of the second panel and the first panel;
and
a pair of secondary kiss-cut paths extending on the second panel parallel to the primary kiss-cut path on a second surface of the second panel opposite the first surface,
wherein the pair of secondary kiss-cut paths is offset from the primary kiss-cut path in the first direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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