Package with break-away clamshell
AssigneeAventisub II Inc.
InventorNancy Gail Limback
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Abstract
A package for accommodating, storing, displaying and transporting an article, such as, pharmaceutical products. The package has a receptacle mountable to a paperboard. The mountable receptacle has a clamshell for receiving, for example, one or more blister cards. The clamshell has a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge, which opposes the first edge. The mountable receptacle has an extension connected at least to the second edge through a breakable mechanism. The extension is attached to a surface of the paperboard, such that the clamshell can be detached from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism.
Claims15
A package for an article, comprising:
- a paperboard on which information related to the article is shown;
- and
- a receptacle detachably mounted to the paperboard, the receptacle comprising:
- a clamshell comprising a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge which opposes the first edge, wherein the clamshell further comprises a hinge for pivotably joining the first portion and the second portion;
- and the receptacle further comprising
- at least one substantially flat extension connected at least to the second edge through a breakable mechanism,
- wherein the at least one substantially flat extension is attached to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard,
- wherein the clamshell is detachable from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism while maintaining the attachment of the at least one substantially flat extension to the surface of the paperboard.
A method of producing a package for an article, the package comprising a paperboard and a clamshell detachably mounted to the paperboard, the method comprising:
- providing at least one substantially planar extension for the clamshell, wherein the clamshell comprises a first portion, a second portion and a hinge for pivotably joining the first portion and the second portion;
- connecting the at least one substantially planar extension to an edge of the clamshell through a breakable mechanism;
- and
- attaching the at least one substantially planar extension to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard,
- wherein the clamshell is detachable from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism while maintaining the attachment of the at least one substantially flat extension to the surface of the paperboard.
A package for an article, comprising:
- a paperboard on which information related to the article is shown;
- and
- a receptacle detachably mounted to the paperboard, the receptacle comprising:
- a clamshell comprising a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge which opposes the first edge, wherein the clamshell further comprises a hinge for pivotably joining the first portion and the second portion;
- and the receptacle further comprising
- a pair of longitudinal wings disposed at either side of the clamshell, opposite to one another, wherein each wing is directly connected to both the first edge of the first portion and the second edge of the second portion through a breakable mechanism,
- wherein the pair of longitudinal wings are attached to a surface of the paperboard to attach the clamshell to the paperboard,
- wherein the clamshell is detachable from the paperboard by breaking the breakable mechanism, and
- wherein the breakable mechanism comprises a plurality of perforations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.