Package means for photoflash unit
AssigneeGTE Products Corporation
InventorDonald E. Armstrong
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Abstract
A packaging means for a multilamp photoflash unit ("flip-flash") having an elongated body portion and a pair of connectors extending therefrom. The packaging means comprises a single ply sheet member (e.g., paperboard) having a pair of foldable tabs spacedly located thereon. Each tab is designed for projecting from the planar sheet member to engage and surround a respective connector and thus retain the unit flush against the planar front surface of the sheet member. A fully packaged photoflash unit including the aforementioned packaging means and a multilamp photoflash unit is also described.
Claims10
Packaging means for a photoflash unit having a body portion and a pair of connectors extending form opposing ends of said body portion, said packaging means comprising:
- a sheet member having a substantially planar front surface;
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- a pair of foldable tabs forming a part of or secured to said sheet member at spaced locations thereon, each of said foldable tabs adapted for projecting from said sheet member to engage a respective one of said connectors of said photoflash unit and retain said unit against said substantially planar front surface of said sheet member, the front part of said body portion of said photoflash unit being uncovered to enable inspection thereof, each of said foldable tabs including a substantially planar main segment for engaging a respective one of said ends of said body portion of said photoflash unit from which said connector extends during said retention and a tongue segment projecting from said main segment for engaging said connector to provide said retention against said sheet member.
A packaged photoflash unit comprising:
- a photoflash unit including a body portion and a pair of connectors extending from opposing ends of said body portion;
- a sheet member having a substantially planar front surface, said photoflash unit positioned on said front surface;
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- a pair of foldable tabs forming a part of or secured to said sheet member at spaced locations thereon, each of said foldable tabs projecting from said sheet member and engaging a respective one of said connectors of said photoflash unit to retain said unit against said substantially planar front surface of said sheet member, the front part of said body portion of said photoflash unit being uncovered to enable inspection thereof, each of said foldable tabs including a substantially planar main segment for engaging a respective one of said ends of said body portion of said photoflash unit from which said connector extends during said retention and a tongue segment projecting from said main segment for engaging said connector to provide said retention against said sheet member.
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