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AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorAnthony W. Swenson
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A packaging sleeve for retaining a plurality of individually packaged products includes a first sidewall having a first opening that partially receives a first product of the plurality of individually packaged products, as well as a reinforcing biasing beam that exhibits a spring action to bias the first product into the first opening by applying a force to the first product in a direction toward the first opening. The biasing beam includes a first wall and a second wall, with the first wall of the biasing beam contacting and biasing the first product, and the second wall of the biasing beam contacting a second product and biasing the second product into a second opening formed in the sleeve. The biasing beam is convertible between a fully compressed state and a fully expanded state, with the biasing beam being biased to the fully expanded state.
A retail packaged product comprising:
A packaging sleeve configured to retain a plurality of individually packaged products, the packaging sleeve comprising:
A method of retaining a plurality of individually packaged products with a packaging sleeve including a plurality of walls and a biasing beam, wherein the plurality of walls together defines an interior of the packaging sleeve, the plurality of walls includes a first wall having a first opening, the biasing beam is located within the interior, and the biasing beam is configured to exhibit a spring action, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.