Packaging
AssigneeMulti Packaging Solutions UK Limited
InventorsCarol Lynn Hammond, Nigel Davis
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Abstract
A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end, and a slider slidably mounted within the container. A releasable locking feature is provided at a side of the package, which comprises a pair of locking edges, one associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges. The release area is provided in the sidewall of the container having the locking edge, and the locking edge of the slider comprises two or more plies of a material used to provide the slider. The package includes means for biasing the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container. The biasing means extends from a blister pack carrier connected to the slider.
Claims14
A package comprising:
- a container having an open end and a closed end, and comprising a pair of sidewalls, at least one facing panel connecting the sidewalls, and an end wall;
- a slider for holding a product, the slider being slidably mounted within the container and comprising at least one sidewall and at least one facing panel;
- wherein the package comprises at least one releasable locking feature at a side of the package, the releasable locking feature comprising a pair of locking edges, one associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges, the release area being provided in the sidewall of the container having the locking edge;
- wherein the locking edges cooperate to prevent movement of the slider out of the open end of the container for permitting access to the product until a user manually applies pressure to the release area to deform the release area and thereby deflect the locking edge of the slider out of abutment with the locking edge of the container to permit the slider to slide past the locking edge of the container;
- wherein the package comprises means for biasing the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container;
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- wherein the biasing means comprises a projection which biases the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container.
A package comprising:
- a container having an open end and a closed end, and comprising a pair of sidewalls, at least one facing panel connecting the sidewalls, and an end wall;
- a slider for holding a product, the slider being slidably mounted within the container and comprising at least one sidewall and at least one facing panel;
- wherein the package comprises at least one releasable locking feature at a side of the package, the releasable locking feature comprising a pair of locking edges, one associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges, the release area being provided in the sidewall of the container having the locking edge;
- wherein the locking edges cooperate to prevent movement of the slider out of the open end of the container for permitting access to the product until a user manually applies pressure to the release area to deform the release area and thereby deflect the locking edge of the slider out of abutment with the locking edge of the container to permit the slider to slide past the locking edge of the container;
- wherein the package comprises means for biasing the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container;
- wherein the slider is configured to hold a product in the form of a blister pack, and the package further comprises a carrier for the blister pack, and a panel of the carrier is connected to the slider;
- and wherein the biasing means comprises a projection, and wherein the projection projects from a side edge of the blister pack carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.