Packing, method for its manufacture and means for carrying out said method of manufacture in practice

A method for manufacturing a resealable package, for an article of sale and the like, comprising the steps of:

• preparing a first, transparent member, having a receptacle portion with an opening, a brim around the opening of the receptacle portion and structure forming one part of a snap-in lock formed in the brim;
• preparing a flat second member corresponding in size to the transparent member and having structure forming the other part of the snap-in lock;
• foldably connecting the second member to the first, transparent member along an edge of the brim opposite the snap-in lock structure, the first and second members being thereby detachably connectable, the brim lying flat against the second member when so connected;
• inserting the article in the receptacle portion;
• interposing a removable sheet member, of relatively stiff material, fully between the first and second members, and extending from the fold, over the brim and the opening, and past the snap-in lock structure for reinforcing both the receptacle portion and the brim, the removable member having been provided with an aperture through which only a portion of only the snap-in lock structure may project;
• and,
• sealing the package by forcefully folding together the first and second members causing secure engagement of the snap-in lock structure, whereby the first, second and removable members are securely but releasably held together, with the article held in the receptacle portion of the first member, the brim of the first member, the flat second member and the removable sheet member lying in substantially parallel planes, the snap-in lock structure projecting substantially perpendicular to the planes.