Patents by Inventor Alfred Kalin

Alfred Kalin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8490794
    Abstract: A pack (1) has a basic body (2) and a carrier (3) which is mounted in a displaceable manner therein and is intended for blisters or the like. The basic body (2) is of two-part design and comprises a floor part (5) made of cardboard and a moulding (6) made of plastics material. For childproofing purposes, the blister carrier (3) has a latching tongue (11), which is articulated in a resilient manner on a base portion (13), and the basic body (2) has a housing wall with a latching shoulder (10), wherein the latching shoulder (10) interacts with the latching tongue (11) in order to create a latching connection in the rest position. The latching shoulder (10) is formed here by a step in the housing wall in the region of the upper side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Rondo AG
    Inventors: Alfred Kälin, Martin Krause
  • Publication number: 20110163155
    Abstract: A pack (1) has a basic body (2) and a carrier (3) which is mounted in a displaceable manner therein and is intended for blisters or the like. The basic body (2) is of two-part design and comprises a floor part (5) made of cardboard and a moulding (6) made of plastics material. For childproofing purposes, the blister carrier (3) has a latching tongue (11), which is articulated in a resilient manner on a base portion (13), and the basic body (2) has a housing wall with a latching shoulder (10), wherein the latching shoulder (10) interacts with the latching tongue (11) in order to create a latching connection in the rest position. The latching shoulder (10) is formed here by a step in the housing wall in the region of the upper side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: RONDO AG
    Inventors: Alfred KÄLIN, Martin KRAUSE
  • Publication number: 20050173291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging (1) comprising an insertable cover (4) having at least one insertable tongue which can be inserted into a receiving opening (5) in order to close the packaging. In order to render the packaging childproof, said insertable tongue comprises a blocking means, preferably in the form of a blocking strip (7) which engages behind a blocking ledge (10) when the cover is closed. A targeted force must be exerted on the blocking strip in order to open the insertable cover, to which end a releasing opening (14) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Erich Specker, Alfred Kalin, Marc Helfenstein