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US 5,499,484 AGranted
Display container
AssigneeKlearfold, Inc.
InventorMelvin B. Herrin
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Abstract
A display container comprises permanent side walls, a first end with at least two side wall flanges depending from the side walls and a second end sealable to form a closed bottom wall. At least a portion of one of the side wall flanges is permanently bonded to another side wall flange to form a closed, bonded top wall to maintain the display container in a permanently sealed condition so that product placed inside the container is inaccessible from either the top or bottom wall. A method of packaging incorporating the display container is also provided.
Claims25
A method of packaging comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a display container comprising permanent side walls, a first end comprising at least two side wall flanges depending from said side walls, and a second end sealable to form a closed bottom wall and wherein said second end is attached along at least a portion thereof and is so constructed such that when said display container is moved to its set-up position, said second end forms said closed bottom wall;
- (b) setting up said display container to its set up position to form a walled enclosure;
- (c) filling said display container with a desired product;
- (d) sealing said second end to form said closed bottom wall;
- (e) permanently bonding at least a portion of one of said side wall flanges to at least another of said side wall flanges to form a closed, bonded top wall to maintain said display container in a permanently sealed condition so that said product inside said display container is inaccessible from either said top or bottom wall.
2 more elements
A method of packaging comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a display container comprising permanent side walls, a first end comprising at least one side wall flange depending from one of said side walls, and a second end sealable to form a closed bottom wall;
- (b) setting up said display container to its set-up position to form a walled enclosure;
- (c) filling said display container with the desired product;
- (d) sealing said second end to form said closed bottom wall;
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- (e) permanently bonding at least a portion of said side wall flange to at least one of said side walls to form a closed, bonded top wall to maintain said display container in a permanently sealed condition so that said product inside said display container is inaccessible from either said bottom or top wall, and wherein said side wall flange comprises a front tuck flap and a pair of side tuck flaps extending therefrom, and said step of permanently bonding includes the step of permanently bonding at least a portion of said front and side tuck flaps to corresponding said side walls of said display container to form said closed, bonded top wall.
3 more elements
A method of packaging comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a display container comprising permanent side walls, a first end comprising at least one side wall flange depending from one of said side walls, and a second end sealable to form a closed bottom wall;
- (b) setting up said display container to its set-up position to form a walled enclosure;
- (c) filling said display container with the desired product
- (d) sealing said second end to form said closed bottom wall;
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- (e) permanently bonding at least a portion of said side wall flange to at least one of said side walls to form a closed, bonded top wall to maintain said display container in a permanently sealed condition so that said product inside said display container is inaccessible from either said bottom or top Wall, and wherein said second end comprises at least two side wall flanges depending from said side walls, and said step of sealing said second end comprises the step of permanently bonding at least a portion of one of said side wall flanges of said second end to another of said side wall flanges to form a closed, bonded bottom wall.
3 more elements
A method of packaging comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a display container comprising permanent side walls, a first end comprising at least one side wall flange depending from one of said side walls, and a second end sealable to form a closed bottom wall;
- (b) setting up said display container to its set-up position to form a walled enclosure;
- (c) filling said display container with the desired product;
- (d) sealing said second end to form said closed bottom wall;
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- (e) permanently bonding at least a portion of said side wall flange to at least one of said side walls to form a closed, bonded top wall to maintain said display container in a permanently sealed condition so that said product inside said display container is inaccessible from either said bottom or top Wall, and wherein said second end is attached along at least a portion thereof and is so constructed such that when said display container is moved to its set up position, said second end forms said closed bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.