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US 6,672,762 B1Granted
Package with arcuate top having integral latch and hanger
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsMichael Faircloth, J. Reid London
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Abstract
A flexible package with a body portion that includes a front, a back, a bottom and two sides. A top portion extends from the front upwardly and rearwardly, ultimately engaging the back in a secured relationship with a latch. A hanger is formed in the end of the top to allow the package to be suspended or hung from a hook or peg.
Claims7
A flexible package comprising:
- a body portion having a front, a back, a bottom and two sides;
- and
- a top portion extending from the front upwardly and arcuately rearwardly, the top portion having a terminal end forming a latch to secure the top portion to the back, the top portion further comprising a hanger for displaying the package,
- wherein each side is arcuately and upwardly tapered from the front to the back, and
- wherein the back has an upper end tapered inwardly from each of the two sides and the top portion terminal end is tapered near the location where the latch is secured to the body portion.
2 more elements
A flexible one-piece package comprising:
- a body portion having integrally connected front, back, bottom and sides;
- and
- a top portion integrally connected to and extending from the front upwardly and arcuately rearwardly to a terminal end formed with a latch to secure the top portion to the back, the top portion further comprising a hanger for displaying the package, wherein the back is a tapering upper end, wherein the top portion terminal end is tapered near the location where the latch is secured to the back, wherein the sides are arcuately and upwardly tapered from the front to the back, wherein the front, back and sides each have formed an extending lower tab foldable to cooperatively engage with each other and form the bottom, wherein each side has a back joining edge that is folded to cooperatively join the side to the back in a flat surface-to-surface relationship near the location where the latch is secured to the back, and wherein the top portion terminal end latch and hanger are formed from a diecut tab, the hanger having a hole therein adjacent the latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.