Theft-resistant and senior-friendly packaging of consumer products
AssigneeKey-Pak Technologies, LLC
InventorWade E. Williams-Hartman
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Abstract
The present invention is a novel, theft-resistant, and senior-friendly packaging for consumer and retail products that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging is designed to prevent individuals from gaining access to the enclosed product through tampering with the packaging while at the same time meeting or exceeding federal child-resistant and senior-friendly guidelines. The packaging incorporates plastic material and multiple cuts to be tear-resistant and to halt the propagation of a tear, if one should occur.
Claims30
An apparatus for packaging at least one consumer product comprising:
- a front panel having at least one aperture;
- a rear panel having at least one removable section with at least two cuts along said removable panel's perimeter;
- wherein a laminate material is applied to at least one surface of at least one of said front panel and said rear panel;
- wherein said laminate material contains a cut-score;
- and
- wherein said laminate material contains a perforated cut.
An apparatus for packaging at least one consumer product comprising:
- a front panel having at least one aperture;
- a rear panel having at least one removable section with two cuts along said removable panel's perimeter;
- wherein said front panel and said rear panel are configured such that said aperture aligns with said removable section;
- wherein said front panel and said rear panel are configured to hold at least one blister therebetween, said blister comprising a backing and at least one protrusion containing said product;
- wherein a laminate material is applied to the surface of at least one of said front panel and said rear panel;
- wherein said laminate material contains a perforated cut;
- and
- wherein said laminate material contains a cut-score.
A method of manufacturing packaging for at least one consumer product, said method comprising the steps of:
- cutting a sheet of material to create a front panel such that at least one aperture is created for each object to be packaged;
- cutting a second sheet of material to create a rear panel such that at least one removable section is created for each object to be packaged and said removable section is defined by at least one cut;
- applying a laminate material to the surface of at least one of said front panel and said rear panel;
- applying a cut-score to said laminate material;
- applying a perforated cut to said laminate material;
- wherein said perforated cut surrounds said cut-score;
- wherein a blister is inserted between said front and rear panels;
- wherein said aperture accepts a protrusion of said blister containing said object to be inserted through said aperture;
- wherein said removable section contains at least two cuts that facilitates clean removal of said removable section.
An apparatus for packaging at least one consumer product comprising:
- a front panel having at least one aperture;
- a partially laminated rear panel having at least one removable section with at least two cuts along its perimeter;
- wherein said cuts define said removable section and at least one of said cuts provide a path to facilitate clean removal of said removable section;
- and
- at least one perforated cut in said laminate material;
- at least one cut-score in said laminate material;
- and
- wherein said perforated cut surrounds said cut-score.
A method for increasing the durability and theft resistance of packaging comprising:
- providing at least one sheet of paperboard;
- laminating at least a portion of said sheet of paperboard;
- applying at least one cut-score;
- applying at least one perforated cut to said film, wherein said perforated cut surrounds said cut score.
An apparatus for packaging at least one product comprising:
- a front panel comprising paperboard;
- a rear panel comprising paperboard;
- wherein a laminate material is applied to at least one surface of at least one of said front panel and said rear panel;
- wherein said laminate material contains at least one perforated cut;
- wherein said laminate material contains at least one cut-score;
- wherein said perforated cut surround said at least one cut score.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.