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US 4,300,682 AGranted
Blister package
AssigneeAmerican Can Company
InventorMorris W. Kuchenbecker
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Abstract
A blister card package has a product with an enlarged portion, and a conforming blister. Interference between the resilient blister and the enlarged portion retains the product in the package when the product is subjected to moderate removal forces, such as gravity. The product may also be returned to the package for resilient retainment and storage.
Claims5
A blister package having an opening end defined thereon comprising:
- a backing board having an end disposed toward said package opening end;
- and a blister member, with a product-holding portion defined therein, secured to one surface of said backing board, said blister member having a peripheral flange extending thereabout, said package having contained therein a product having an enlarged portion, said blister being dimensioned and configured to interfere with said enlarged portion to inhibit movement of said product toward said opening end;
- said board having a hinge crease extending thereacross in a direction transverse to said package opening end in the area of said enlarged portion, and substantialy between said enlarged portion and said opening end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.