# US 5,699,907 A · Pack for knives and the like

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- Number: US 5,699,907 A
- Document ID: US5699907A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/796,315
- Filed: 1997-02-07
- Granted: 1997-12-23
- Earliest claimed: 1994-09-12
- Assignees: Beiersdorf AG
- Inventors: Holger Langenstuck
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5699907A

## CPC

- B26B 29/025: {Knife sheaths or scabbards}
- B65D 73/0064: {the articles being supported by or suspended from a tag-like element}
- B65D 73/0071: {the tag-like element being doubled-over to engage the upper part of the article}
- Y10S 206/813: Adhesive
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Pack for knives and the like, which protectively encloses the blade while leaving the handle free to be taken hold of, characterized by two films (1) which have been given a one-sided self-adhesive finish and which can be stuck on both sides onto the blade (2) while overlapping it, the overlapping regions (3, 4) of the films (1) sticking to one another by means of their self-adhesive-finished sides, and the ends of the films (1) possessing a nonadhesive grip element (5) so that the pack can be pulled open, and the adhesive on the self-adhesive-finished films (1) permitting residue-free removal from the blade (2).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pack for a knife, which knife comprises a blade and a handle, said pack comprising two layers of polypropylene film, each having a thickness of from about 40 .mu.m to 160 .mu.m, and which enclose the blade of the knife, but not the handle, between them, and each of which has a self-adhesive finish on the side facing the other layer, which adheres the layers to each other, as well as to the knife blade, but which remains on the film and not on the blade when the two layers of film are separated from each other and from the knife blade, said films further comprising opposing nonadhesive grip elements at one end of the film.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1 wherein one of the films is colored.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1, wherein the films are formed from one piece of film which was turned over on itself and placed on both sides of the blade.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1, which possess a punched-out hole for the purposes of hanging the pack.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The pack according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is applied by screen printing or intaglio printing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The pack of claim 1, wherein one of the films is transparent.