Biodegradable dental floss container
AssigneeRanir/DCP Corporation
InventorGary M. Hammerlund
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Abstract
An integral recyclable dental floss package/container/dispenser, and a blank therefor, having an integral structure of one-piece, biodegradable material, preferably paperboard, there being a hang tab integral with extending upwardly from, and separable from, the back panel. The top closure has an inner panel extending rearwardly from the fornt panel, having a floss dispensing orifice and cutter, and an outer top cover panel extending forwardly from the rear wall.
Claims17
An integral, recyclable, dental floss package/container/dispenser of a three-dimensional structure of cellulosic material, comprising:
- a front wall panel having a top edge;
- a slit in said front wall panel;
- first and second side wall panels integrally joined to said front wall panel;
- a first rear wall panel;
- a second rear wall panel inwardly of, parallel to and overlapping said first rear wall panel;
- a bottom end wall;
- a top inner panel extendible between said front and rear panels over the top of said package, and having a floss exit orifice and a floss cutter;
- a top cover panel over said top inner panel;
- a top cover panel flap having a creased juncture with said top cover panel, and having a tab engageable with said slit to retain said top cover panel closed over said top inner panel;
- a hang tab integral with and extending upwardly from said first rear wall panel;
- said hang tab having an orifice for suspending said package/container/dispenser on a display hanger;
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- a perforated integral juncture between said hang tab and said first rear wall panel for ultimate separation of said hang tab from said package/container/dispenser by a consumer.
An integral, one-piece, cellulosic, recyclable, dental floss package/container/dispenser, comprising:
- a one-piece paperboard element defining a rear wall, a front wall, a pair of side walls, a top inner panel having a floss exit orifice and a floss cutter, a top closure and a bottom closure;
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- an integral hang tab extending upwardly above said top closure for suspending said dental floss package and dental floss therein from a display hanger.
A biodegradable, one-piece dental floss container, dispenser and display mount comprising:
- a single paperboard structure having spaced front and rear walls, a pair of spaced side walls joined to said front and rear walls, and top and bottom closures formed by panels joined to said front and rear walls;
- a hang tab integral with and extending upwardly from said rear wall, and having a perforated juncture with said rear wall for separation of said hang tab from said container;
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- a floss dispensing opening through a panel of said container and a floss cutter adjacent said opening.
A two-dimensional, biodegradable paperboard blank for forming a three-dimensional dental floss display, container, and dispenser comprising:
- a first back panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, and having an outer top cover panel and flap extending from said top edge of said first back panel by a creased fold joint;
- a first side panel extending laterally from said first back panel and joined thereto by a creased fold joint;
- a front panel having a top edge and a bottom edge, and extending laterally from said first side panel and joined thereto by a creased fold joint, said front panel having an inner top panel and flap extending from said top edge of said front panel;
- a second side panel extending laterally from said front panel and joined thereto by a creased fold joint;
- a second back panel having a top edge, and extending laterally from said second side panel and joined thereto by a creased fold joint;
- a hang tab integral with and extending from said top edge of said second back panel and separable from said second back panel;
- a bottom panel extending from said bottom edge of said front panel and said side panels;
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- a floss outlet orifice in said blank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.