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US 8,881,902 B2Granted
Packaging assembly
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorCarl A. Bulls, Jr.
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Abstract
A packaging assembly includes a base and a divider. The base includes a bottom piece and first, second, third, and fourth walls extending from the bottom piece. The bottom piece of the base and the first, second, third, and fourth walls of the base define a product receptacle. The divider is connected to the bottom piece of the base and extends through the product receptacle. The base and the divider are jointly formed from an integral planar member having a plurality of folds therein. Other products, assemblies, and associated methods are also disclosed.
Claims21
A packaging assembly comprising:
- a base having a bottom piece and first, second, third, and fourth walls extending from the bottom piece, the bottom piece and the first, second, third, and fourth walls defining a product receptacle;
- a divider connected to the bottom piece of the base and extending through the product receptacle, wherein the divider comprises at least one enclosed opening extending through an interior portion of the divider;
- and
- a band extending through the at least one enclosed opening and around the base;
- wherein the base and the divider are jointly formed from an integral planar member having a plurality of folds therein.
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A product container comprising:
- a sheet of material having a central portion, side portions extending from opposing sides of the central portion, and end portions extending from opposing ends of the of the central portion,
- wherein:
- the side portions are folded toward the central portion to jointly form a hanging member substantially extending from the central portion and at least partially form side walls on the opposing sides of the central portion,
- each of the side walls is formed of a double thickness of the sheet of material,
- each thickness of the sheet of material forming a corresponding one of the side walls is separated from the other thickness of the sheet material forming the corresponding side wall by a fold line along a top edge of the corresponding one of the side walls,
- an aperture is formed in the sheet of material and bisected by the fold line such that when the sheet of material is folded along the fold line opposing edges of the aperture align to form a depression in the top edge of the corresponding one of the side walls, and
- the end portions are folded toward the central portion to at least partially form end walls on the opposing ends of the central portion, the central portion of the sheet of material, the side walls, and the end walls jointly forming a carton through which the hanging member extends.
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A product assembly comprising:
- a product container comprising:
- a sheet of material having a central portion, side portions extending from opposing sides of the central portion, and end portions extending from opposing ends of the of the central portion, wherein:
- the side portions are folded toward the central portion to jointly form a hanging member substantially extending from the central portion and at least partially form side walls on the opposing sides of the central portion,
- each of the side walls is formed of a double thickness of the sheet of material,
- each thickness of the sheet of material forming a corresponding one of the side walls is separated from the other thickness of the sheet material forming the corresponding side wall by a fold line along a top edge of the corresponding one of the side walls,
- an aperture is formed in the sheet of material and bisected by the fold line such that when the sheet of material is folded along the fold line opposing edges of the aperture align to form a depression in the top edge of the corresponding one of the side walls, and
- the end portions are folded toward the central portion to at least partially form end walls on the opposing ends of the central portion, the central portion of the sheet of material, the side walls, and the end walls jointly forming a carton through which the hanging member extends;
- and
- a plurality of products maintained within the product container on either side of the hanging member, wherein:
- the hanging member defines a hole extending therethrough, and
- during use of the product container, at least one of the plurality of products includes a protruding section that is positioned immediately adjacent the hanging member and extends through the hole defined by the hanging member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.