Trapped card package
OwnerPaul Appelbaum, Gary Eddington, JR.inventors
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A trapped card package includes a paperboard card having a relatively large central rectangular opening, a clear plastic blister piece with a groove extending along its perimeter and a flange, and a lower clear plastic piece has a male element extending along its perimeter, and a flange. The lower piece male element engages the card opening and its flange abuts the underside of the card and the male element projects upward beyond the top surface of the card where it is received by the perimeter groove of the blister piece as the flange of the blister pieces engages the top surface of the card, so as to trap the card and seal the package when adhesive on the engaged element is cured.
Claims13
A trapped blister package for small articles of commerce including:
- a) a generally rectangular paperboard card having a major opening, and flat top and bottom surfaces, said top surface having a recessed peripheral portion about said opening, with a perimeter edge, and said bottom surface having a recessed portion about said opening and a perimeter edge;
- b) a clear plastic blister piece including an article-receiving recess and a perimeter portion having a first connector element extending along said perimeter portion, and a flat flange having a top surface and a perimeter edge;
- c) a cover piece having a perimeter portion that includes a second connector element that extends along said perimeter portion, and a flat flange having a bottom surface and a perimeter edge;
- wherein
- d) said package has a closed configuration in which said cover piece covers said card opening and said cover piece flange engages said recessed portion in the bottom surface of said card with said flange perimeter edge engaging said recessed portion edge, and the flange of said blister piece engages said recessed portion in the top surface of said card with said flange perimeter edge engaging said recessed portion edge, and said first element engages said second element, whereby said blister flange lays flush with said card top surface, and said lower piece flange lays flush with said card bottom surface, and whereby said engaged elements can be adhesively bonded to secure said closed package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.