US 2013/0256165 A1 · THERMOFORMED BLISTER PACKAGE

Abstract

A blister package (10) and method for manufacturing the blister package include an upper wall member (14) (e.g., front panel), a lower wall member (16) (e.g., backer) and a printing (20) (e.g., print, decoration, advertising), where the upper wall member is formed to effectively hold an article (12) (e.g., toothbrush, razor) preferably by accommodating specific geometry of the article. The lower wall member is preferably formed (e.g., molded, thermoformed) after printing from a flat sheet of material (e.g., plastic) to resemble a cylindrical or cone based final shape linearly along or parallel to the lower wall member's longitudinal axis (46). The printing is applied to the flat sheet of material without distortion and appears on the final shaped lower wall member without the appearance of distortion.

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Dependent claims

A blister package for housing an article, comprising:

a front panel;
a backer molded from a planar film and defining an outline portion laving a longitudinal axis and a convex curve cross-section;
and
a printing, on the outline portion;
wherein the outline portion is linear along the longitudinal axis and has not been deformed along or parallel to the longitudinal axis but has only been deformed transversely to the axis, wherein the front panel and the backer are secured together to define a region for holding an article, and wherein the printing is legible on the backer.

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A backer sealed to a front panel to form a blister package for housing an article, the front panel including a first three-dimensional thermoformed structure and a planar rim extending about the periphery of the first three-dimensional thermoformed structure, the first three-dimensional thermoformed structure molded from a first planar film and protruding from the planar rim to define an article receiving portion, the first three-dimensional thermoformed structure including a first transparent section for visual access to the article, the backer comprising:

a second three-dimensional thermoformed structure;
a planar flange extending about the periphery of the second three-dimensional thermoformed structure;
and
a printing,
wherein the second three-dimensional thermoformed structure is molded from a second planar film and protrudes from the planar flange to define an outline portion having a longitudinal axis and a convex curve cross-section, wherein the outline portion is linear along the longitudinal axis and has not been deformed along or parallel to the longitudinal axis but has only been deformed transversely to the axis;
the backer being sealed to the front panel by a bonding of the planar rim to the planar flange to define a sealed region, the first and second three-dimensional thermoformed structures cooperating to form an article receiving pocket for the article, the printing being on the outline portion and being legible on the backer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Thermoformed blister package

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Thermoformed blister package

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Abstract

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