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US 2019/0161244 A1Published application
Opening and reclosing device for packages
OwnerAndrew Burnsinventor
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An opening and reclosing device for a container, the opening and reclosing device comprising: an affixing means for affixing the opening and reclosing device to a container; an integral cutting tool for creating an opening in the container in a prescribed manner; and a zip-locking mechanism for re-closing the created opening, the zip-locking mechanism comprising a slider, the integral cutting tool comprising: a blade tip at a first end thereof, a thumb tab at a second end thereof; and a coupling means provided between the first and second ends, which coupling means provides for pivotal connection of the integral cutting tool to the slider, such that the integral cutting tool is pivotally moveable between: a first deployed position wherein the blade tip protrudes out of the slider for cutting an opening in a container; and a second stowed position.
An opening and reclosing device for a container, the opening and reclosing device comprising:
The opening and reclosing device according to claim 5 wherein the slider comprises at least one nipple for limiting the free pivotal movement of the integral cutting tool, and wherein the integral cutting tool can be moved past the nipple to pivotally move the integral cutting tool into said first deployed position wherein the blade protrudes out of the slider for cutting an opening in a container.
The opening and reclosing device according to claim 6 wherein the nipple is substantially hemispherical in shape.
The opening and reclosing device according to claim 7, wherein the coupling means comprises at least one detent extending from a wall of said slider and disposed internally of said slider and wherein said integral cutting means comprises at least one aperture or recess for receiving said at least one detent, wherein the integral cutting tool comprises a first leg portion between the thumb tab and the coupling means, wherein the nipple comprises a blunt edge and wherein an edge of the first leg portion abuts said blunt edge for further retaining the integral cutting tool in the second stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.