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US 9,481,500 B2Granted
Package for holding articles
AssigneePulpWorks, Inc.
InventorsPaul Stephen Tasner, Elena Olivari
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Abstract
The invention provides for a recyclable and compostable package that includes a molded pulp backing piece and a front or face card connected/interlocked to that. The backing piece is molded with a cavity to hold an article. The face card covers and protects the article, the cavity, and may cover most, if not all, of the backing piece. Each piece can comprise recycled paper, paperboard, molded pulp or some combination thereof.
Claims20
A package comprising:
- a backing made from a recyclable molded pulp product;
- a card made from a recyclable paper product;
- a cavity formed in the backing;
- a slot formed in the backing;
- and
- a tab disposed on the card, wherein the slot is configured to receive the tab.
3 more elements
A packaging assembly comprising:
- a back piece made from a recyclable molded pulp product;
- a front made from recyclable paperboard;
- a cavity formed in the back piece for receiving an article;
- slots formed in the back piece;
- tabs disposed on the front;
- a hole formed in the back piece;
- a hole formed in the front;
- and
- wherein the slots are configured to receive the tabs, and
- wherein at least a portion of the hole formed in the back piece and the hole formed in the front coincide when the slots have received the tabs.
7 more elements
A package comprising:
- a backing made from a recyclable molded pulp product;
- a card made from a recyclable paper product;
- a cavity formed in the backing;
- a die cut formed in the card wherein the backing and the card are glued together;
- and
- at least a portion of the cavity is visible via the die cut.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.