Package with pilfer proof assembly
OwnerRichard Thibaultinventor
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Abstract
A product package and method for product packaging including an internal product container (14) having an external mating surface (118,326) and an external sleeve (12) configured to substantially enclose the product container (14) and having an opposing internal mating surface (112,347) and in which the package is assembled by sliding the product container (14) into the external sleeve (12) until the external mating surface (118,326) on the product container 14 and the internal mating surface (112,347) on the sleeve (12) matingly engage to lock the product container (14) in place within the external sleeve (12) to prevent pilferage of and tampering with the product.
Claims43
A product package, comprising:
- a product container having an external mating surface;
- and
- an outer sleeve retaining said product container, said outer sleeve also including an internal opposing mating surface engaging said external mating surface of said product container, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the internal opposing mating surface.
A product package, comprising:
- a product container having at least one external tab;
- and
- a resilient outer sleeve retaining and substantially enclosing said product container, said resilient outer sleeve further including at least one corresponding tab receiving recess matingly engaging said at least one external tab, wherein a portion of the resilient outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the tab receiving recess.
A product package, comprising:
- a product container having at least one resilient external tab;
- and
- an outer sleeve retaining and substantially enclosing said product container, said outer sleeve further including at least one corresponding tab receiving recess matingly engaging said at least one external tab, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the tab receiving recess.
A product package, comprising:
- a product container having at least one resilient external tab;
- and
- an outer sleeve having at least one opening configured to enable said outer sleeve to slide over said product container to retain and substantially enclose said product container and having at least one corresponding internal recess matingly engaged with said at least one resilient external tab, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the internal recess.
A product package, comprising:
- a product container having at least one recess in its outer surface;
- and
- an outer sleeve having at least one opening configured to enable said outer sleeve to slide over said product container to retain and substantially enclose said product container and having at least one corresponding resilient internal tab matingly engaged with said at least one recess in the outer surface of said product container, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the resilient internal tab.
A method for packaging a product in a product container, comprising the following steps:
- placing the product in the product container having at least one external mating surface;
- inserting the product container into a product packaging enclosure of a shape suitable for retaining and substantially enclosing said product container, said product packaging enclosure having at least one corresponding opposing mating surface;
- and
- engaging said at least one external mating surface and said at least one corresponding opposing mating surface to lock the product container in position within said product packaging enclosure, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the opposing mating surface.
A product packaging assembly to prevent product pilfering, comprising:
- a molded tray shaped to contain a specified product and having at least one indentation disposed along at least one edge to function as part of a locking mechanism;
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- a sleeve retaining said molded tray having at least one extended tab disposed along an internal edge matingly interlocking with said at least one indention, wherein a portion of the sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the extended tab.
A packaging assembly to prevent product pilfering comprising:
- a molded tray shaped to contain a specified product and having at least one tab disposed along an edge to function as part of a locking mechanism;
- and
- a sleeve retaining said molded tray having at least one corresponding indention disposed along an internal edge of said sleeve matingly interlocking with said at least one tab, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the indentation.
A packaging assembly to prevent product pilfering comprising:
- an outer sleeve of tapered shape configured so that the openings of the sleeve are different sizes and containing at least one notched internal edge;
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- a clamshell molded tray configured to fully enclose a specific product and to be partially inserted within said outer sleeve, said tray having at least one extended tab matingly engaging with said at least one notched internal edge of said outer sleeve, wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier preventing access to the notched internal edge.
A product package comprising a complementary locking mechanism, wherein the package comprises a product container having a first part of a complementary locking mechanism and an outer sleeve comprising a second part of a complementary locking mechanism such that the complementary locking mechanism prevents the product container from being slidably moved within the outer sleeve wherein a portion of the outer sleeve provides a barrier to prevent access to the complementary locking mechanism to prevent tampering with the complementary locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.