PACKAGING FOR PILLOWCASE
Disclosed is a packaging assembly for a home goods product, including but not limited to a packaging assembly for a pillowcase, and associated methods. The packaging can receive the home goods product in a folded configuration. The packaging can display a first side of the home goods product and a second side of the home goods product, respectively. The first and second sides of the home goods product may be displayed on a common side of the packaging. The materials of the first and second sides may differ by the fabric composition of the material and/or the color of the material.
This application relates to consumer product packaging, and more particularly (but not necessarily exclusively) to a packaging for a home goods product having one or more sides or regions made of different materials, including but not limited to bedding products such as a pillowcase.
BACKGROUNDHome goods products, such as pillows, pillowcases, linens, or other suitable type of home goods products can be packaged using various packaging solutions (e.g., product-specific packaging, etc.). For example, one or more types of linens may be positioned in other packaging for presenting the color of the material comprising the home good products to a consumer prior in situ in a store. But, the packages may not allow the consumer to view both sides of a product having different materials used for opposing sides of the product.
SUMMARYThe terms “invention,” “the invention,” “this invention” and “the present invention” used in this patent are intended to refer broadly to all of the subject matter of this patent and the patent claims below. Statements containing these terms should be understood not to limit the subject matter described herein or to limit the meaning or scope of the patent claims below. This summary is a high-level overview of various aspects of the invention and introduces some of the concepts that are further described in the Detailed Description section below. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used in isolation to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter. The subject matter should be understood by reference to appropriate portions of the entire specification of this application, and any or all drawings or figures.
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a packaging for a home goods product. The home goods product may be made of a first material positioned on a first side of the product and a second material positioned on a second side of the product. The first and second materials may differ. In some embodiments, the first material may be a different material type, a different color, and/or different texture than the second material or otherwise differ from the second material. The product may be folded such that the first and second materials are positioned adjacent one another. Moreover, the product may be folded such that the first and second materials each extend entirely or substantially entirely along the length or width of the final folded product. The packaging can receive the home goods product in a folded configuration in which the first and second material are positioned adjacent one another. The packaging includes a display feature to provide for viewing of the first and second material, in some aspects on the same side of the packaging, based on the folded configuration of the product within the packaging. By folding the product such that the first and second materials extend entirely or substantially entirely along the length of width of the final folded product the display feature may be easier to configure to provide viewing of both the first and second materials within the packaging. The display feature may be a transparent feature, including but not limited to a cover comprising a transparent material, or an access point or opening in the packaging for displaying (i.e. providing visual access) to the first and second sides of the product positioned therein. In some aspects, the access point(s) may allow the purchaser to touch the product through the opening(s). Thus, the first and second openings may be positioned relative to the packaging display the first material (e.g. on the first side) of the home goods product and the second material (e.g. on the second side) of the home goods product, respectively, while the product is positioned within the packaging, and in some aspects may allow a purchaser to touch the product. The packaging may not include access points in aspects in which the packaging includes a transparent feature over the product such that the first and second materials of the product are visible through the transparent feature. In some aspects, the transparent feature may be a plastic material.
Also disclosed is a method for presenting a home goods product, for example for presenting the product for sale in a store environment. A plurality of folding operations may be performed with respect to a home goods product having a first side and a second side. The first and second sides of the home goods product may be made of a first material and a second material, respectively. The first and second materials may differ by material type, color, texture, or other characteristic. The plurality of folding operations can result in providing the home goods product in a folded configuration. The folded configuration can define a placement of the first side and the second side, relative to one another, and thereby define a placement of the first material and the second material defining the two sides. In some aspects, the first and second side of the product may be positioned adjacent one another (i.e. on the same side) in the folded configuration. In the folded configuration the first material of the product may extend entirely or substantially entirely across a length or width of the product in the folded configuration, similarly the second material of the product may extend entirely or substantially entirely across a length of width of the product in the folded configuration. In some aspects, the first and second sides of the product may be positioned opposite one another (i.e. on different sides) in the folded configuration. The home goods product may be positioned in the folded configuration in a packaging. The packaging may include a display feature that displays or allows visual access to the first material and the second material adjacent one another via the product's position in the package in the folded configuration. For example, the display feature may include a transparent material or feature that allows visual access to the product positioned beneath the display feature within the packaging. Moreover, the packaging may display the first and second material on the same side of the packaging. In some aspects, the packaging may include one or more openings or access points which provide visual access, and optionally touch access, to each of the first and second sides of the product based on the folded configuration of the product, the location and size of the one or more openings, and the otherwise opaque appearance of the packaging. As such, the packaging may display both the first and second sides of a product for a purchaser while the product is in the packaging and displayed in a store. In some aspects, the product may include both a transparent feature and one or more access point.
The features and components of the following figures are illustrated to emphasize the general principles of the present disclosure. Corresponding features and components throughout the figures can be designated by matching reference characters for the sake of consistency and clarity.
The subject matter of embodiments of the present invention is described here with specificity to meet statutory requirements, but this description is not necessarily intended to limit the scope of the claims. The claimed subject matter may be embodied in other ways, may include different elements or steps, and may be used in conjunction with other existing or future technologies. This description should not be interpreted as implying any particular order or arrangement among or between various steps or elements except when the order of individual steps or arrangement of elements is explicitly described.
Certain aspects and features of the present disclosure relate to a packaging for a home goods product that can allow a purchaser to see a first side of the home goods product and a second side of the home goods product, or in some aspects a first region of the home goods product and a second region of the home goods product while the product is within the packaging. The home goods product can include, without limitation, a pillowcase, a pillow, one or more types of linens, a robe (or other clothing item), or other suitable home goods and consumer products that may include more than one color and/or material. According to aspects of the present disclosure, the first side of the home goods product can be made of, or otherwise include, a first material, and the second side of the home goods product can be made of, or otherwise include, a second material. In some examples, the first material may be different than the second material. For example, a pillowcase may have a first side made of a first material, for example rayon, bamboo rayon, polyester, or other suitable material or combination of materials, and a second side made of a second material, for example silk, mulberry silk, satin, or other suitable material or combinations of materials. The user can thereby select an orientation, such as which side to position towards their body (e.g. sleep on, wear, etc.) based on different characteristics of the first and second materials.
A packaging for the home goods product (e.g. a pillowcase, linens, a duvet cover, a robe, etc.) can receive the home goods product in a folded configuration for displaying both sides of the home goods product, having different materials, on the same side of the packaging. In some aspects, the packaging may also provide openings or access points touching each of the first and second sides (or in some aspects, regions) of the product so that a user may see and also feel the materials of each of the first and second sides. The home goods product can be prepared for positioning in the packaging by folding or other related or suitable techniques to present the first and second sides of the product in the desired folded configuration. In some examples, folding the home goods product can involve folding the home goods product into a final, folded configuration in which both the first side of the product and the second side of the product are presented on a single side of, or otherwise in a common direction with respect to, the final folded configuration. In some aspects, in the final folded configuration the first material of the product extends entirely or substantially entirely along the width or length of the folded product and the second material extends entirely or substantially entirely along the width or length of the folded product. In some aspects, the final, folded configuration of the product can involve the first side of the product and the second side of the product being presented on different sides of the final, folded configuration.
The home goods product (e.g., in the final, folded configuration or in other suitable configurations) can be positioned in the packaging. For example, the product can be positioned in a first component of the packaging. In this example, the product can be folded (e.g., into the final, folded configuration of the product) and can be positioned in the first component of the packaging for presenting the first side of the product and the second side of the product adjacent one another. In some examples, the first side of the product and the second side of the product can be displayed or presented on different sides of the packaging.
The first component of the packaging can be enclosed by, or otherwise positioned in, a second component of the packaging. For example, the first component may slide at least partially within the second component of the packaging. Subsequently (e.g., after positioning the second component of the packaging at least partially around the first component of the packaging), the first side of the product and the second side of the product can be visible (e.g., via the common side of the packaging) to a purchaser via a display feature. In some aspects, the first and/or second sides may also be further exposed to touch via openings or access points in the packaging such that a user may touch the first and/or second sides.
Referring now to the drawings for a better understanding of the invention,
The first side 102 and the second side 104 of the pillowcase 100 can be seamed together at a seam 105, the seam 105 as shown in
In some examples, the bound seam 105 can affix the first side 102 of the pillowcase 100 to the second side 104 of the pillowcase 100 where the first side 102 and the second side 104 differ in their materials. For example, the first side 102 can include a first material and can be characterized by a first weight. The second side 104 can include a second material and can be characterized by a second weight. The bound seam 105 can affix the first side 102, having the first weight, to the second side 104, having the second weight in a sturdy manner suitable for longevity of the product. The seam 105 can affix other suitable materials, having any suitable weight or construction, together.
In some aspects, the bound seam 105 can include twelve (12) stitches per inch of a thread to securely join together the first side 102 and the second side 104 when the first side 102 and the second side 104 are formed of different materials, for example but not limited to 100% silk and 100% rayon from bamboo, respectively. The thread may be a polyester thread. The polyester thread may be, for example but not limited to a 100% polyester thread. The bound seam 105 can improve the durability of the seam where the seam is between at least two different materials as compared to using a non-bound seam. This can reduce separation, tearing, and the like, especially in the context of the pillowcase 100 being washed repeatedly. For example, the bound seam 105 may tear less than an overlock of the seams and may be stronger and more durable than a binding made of 100% silk or nylon/wooly stretchable thread.
The bound seam 105 can be positioned in any suitable location with respect to the pillowcase 100. For example, as illustrated with respect to
The pillowcase 100 can additionally include a tag or ribbon 106 (or other suitable component) positioned on one or both of the first side 102 and the second side 104. The tag or ribbon 106 may indicate a respective side or a material associated with one or both of the first side 102 and the second side 104, such as for a user to determine which side they want to use. The pillowcase 100 can include any other suitable components.
The pillowcase 100 can be folded into a final, folded configuration according to aspects of the present disclosure via a plurality of steps, for example via the steps illustrated in
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The first component 502 and the second component 504 can be made of, or otherwise include, material used for consumer packaging. Examples of suitable material for consumer packaging can include cardboard, plastics, metals (e.g., aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, etc.), and the like. In some examples, the first component 502 and the second component 504 can include different materials. For example, the first component 502 can include a cardboard, or cardboard-like, material, and the second component 504 can include a plastic (e.g., hard plastic) material. In other examples, the first component 502 and the second component 504 can be made of, or otherwise include, similar materials. The unassembled packaging 500, including the first component 502 and the second component 504, can include other suitable amounts or types of components for presenting the home goods product or for other suitable functions.
The first component 502 can be sized to receive the pillowcase 100 in a final, folded configuration, for example as shown in
The front side 514 of the first component 502 may ultimately be overlaid with a display feature, shown in
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In this assembled position of the packaging 500 depicted in
While the packaging 500 is illustrated and described in
The assembled packaging 700 may have a different display feature as compared to the packaging depicted in
Different arrangements of the components depicted in the drawings or described above, as well as components and steps not shown or described are possible. Similarly, some features and sub-combinations are useful and may be employed without reference to other features and sub-combinations. Embodiments of the invention have been described for illustrative and not restrictive purposes, and alternative embodiments will become apparent to readers of this patent. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above or depicted in the drawings, and various embodiments and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the claims below.
Claims
1. A packaging comprising:
- a first component having an interior region sized to receive a pillowcase having a first side comprising a first material and a second side comprising a second material, wherein the first material is different from the second material,
- a cover for retaining the pillowcase in place within the interior region of the first component, the cover comprising a transparent material; and
- a second component sized to receive at least a portion of the first component and the cover when the packaging is in an assembled position such that the first and second materials are visible via the cover on a first side of the packaging.
2. The packaging of claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises:
- a first access point configured to provide touch access to the first side of the pillowcase positioned within the interior region of the first component;
- a second access point configured to provide touch access to the second side of the pillowcase positioned within the interior region of the first component.
3. The packaging of claim 2, wherein the first access point and the second access point are exposed and accessible when the packaging is in the assembled position.
4. An assembly comprising:
- a pillowcase comprising: a first side comprising a first material; and a second side comprising a second material, wherein the first material is different from the second material, wherein the pillowcase is positioned within a packaging, the packaging comprising: an interior region sized to receive the pillowcase; a transparent feature for displaying the first side and the second side of the pillowcase on a single side of the packaging when the packaging is in an assembled position with the pillowcase positioned therein in a folded configuration.
5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the packaging further comprises a first access point for providing touch access to the first side of the pillowcase, and a second access point for providing touch access to the second side of the pillowcase.
6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first access point and second access point are positioned on a first side of the packaging.
7. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the transparent feature comprises a cut-out within the packaging, the transparent feature further comprising a transparent material positioned over the cut-out.
8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the transparent feature comprises an additional cut-out within the packaging and a transparent material positioned over the additional cut-out.
9. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the transparent feature is a cover comprising a translucent material positionable over a first component of the packaging, wherein the first component defines the interior region of the packaging.
10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the cover further comprises at least one access point extending through the cover.
11. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the first material and the second material comprise different colors.
12. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the packaging further comprises a first component defining the interior region of the packaging, and a second component, wherein the first component is sized and shaped to be at least partially received within the second component when the packaging is in the assembled position.
13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the packaging further comprises a cover positionable over the first component for retaining the pillowcase in place in the interior region of the first component.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the transparent feature is the cover.
15. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the cover comprises a plastic material.
16. A method comprising:
- providing a pillowcase having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side comprises a first material and the second side comprises a second material that is different from the first material;
- performing a plurality of folding operations with respect to the pillowcase for positioning the pillowcase in a folded configuration in which the first material extends substantially across a length or a width of the pillowcase in the folded configuration and in which the second material extends substantially across the length or the width of the pillowcase in the folded configuration;
- positioning the pillowcase in the folded configuration in a packaging comprising: an interior region sized to receive the pillowcase in the folded configuration; a display feature for providing visual access to the first side and the second side of the pillowcase when the packaging is in an assembled position.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the display feature provides for visual access to each of the first side and the second side of the pillowcase on a common side of the packaging.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first material comprises silk and the second material comprises rayon from bamboo.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein the display feature is a transparent feature allowing visual access to the first and second sides of the pillowcase positioned within the packaging in the folded configuration.
20. The method of claim 16, wherein the display feature is at least one access point positioned in the packaging.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 30, 2021
Publication Date: Jun 1, 2023
Inventors: Kalle Simpson (Durham, NC), Galina Vengerov (Vengerov, NJ)
Application Number: 17/538,292