Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for dispensing of tablets from an apparatus constituting a dispenser for tablets contained in a blister pack. The invention also relates to such apparatuses and to uses of such apparatuses. The invention makes use of an apparatus the operating of which greatly increases the facility of using the apparatus, increases the resistance towards tampering the apparatus and facilitates reducing the size of the apparatus when not in use.

Abstract: A display package for containing, shipping and displaying products to be sold at retail has a top and bottom portion with central recessed areas. The package is configured such that the rims defining the central recessed areas can be telescopically engaged in the recesses of similarly configured packages located in front of and behind the package. Two or more packages so assembled conveniently support each other without any additional support. When so assembled the packages form self supporting rows that lend themselves particularly well for shipping on pallets. Once at the retail outlet, the packages and packaging system are ready for immediate display and sale when the pallet is placed on the floor of the retail outlet.

Abstract: A product package is described for enclosing an item in a non-thermoformed blister-like compartment. Also described are approaches for making the package. According to various aspects of the described package and manufacturing techniques, a blank is cut out of a sheet of see-through plastic material, the blank having a plurality of panels and flange sections such that the blank can be formed, without thermoforming, into a blister-like compartment having a plurality of panels defining an enclosure with a mouth at its base and a flange at the mouth's perimeter. The blank may include printing, cutouts, perforations, or other features. The blank is then folded into a blister-like compartment and loaded with the item to be packaged. A backing is positioned to enclose the loaded blister-like compartment and affixed to the flange.

Abstract: A product package useful for a variety of display applications enables upright stability for commercial display of the package with a front side adapted for display purposes and engagement elements for providing upright stability to said product package for display of said front side by engagement with another adjacently located product package.

Abstract: A blister pack (1) with a base part (2) with at least one depression (3) that is surrounded by a shoulder, the entirety of shoulders forming a contiguous surface. A cover film (5) is sealed onto the base part (2) and covers the openings (4) of the depressions. The base part (2) is provided with arrangement (9) that facilitate the opening of the pack. The arrangement is configured as one or more flat parts that are defined by separating lines (7), preferably in the form of indentations (10). The indentations can be bent along the separating lines (7) at least partially outwards from the base part (2). At least one edge or tip so that, with the help of the bent flat part (10), the cover film (5+L) positioned above the opening (4) of the depression can be undone, perforated, broken or weakened to such an extent that the product contained therein can be forced through the depression (3) by hand.

Abstract: A merchandising display card for displaying products is a sheet that includes a number of slits that are adapted to receive tabs from the packaging of the products to be displayed. Each slit has a boss projecting into it. The boss is adapted to engage in a slot in the packaging tab. When the sheet is hung for display, the product is maintained thereon by gravity.

Abstract: Disclosed are a booklet blister package and its manufacturing method, in which a description is seal-attached to the blister package on a side of the lid foil. By the package and method, a user can safely use contents in the package, and the manufacturing cost of the package can be reduced. The method comprises the steps of: putting contents in the blister cavity formed on the base film; sealing a lid foil to the base film in such a manner as that the contents are filled between the base film and the lid foil; supplying a description from a description feeding roll and locating the description on the lid foil; selectively seal-attaching the description onto one edge of blister package on a side of the lid foil; and punching predetermined portions of the blister package sealed description, so as to produce a booklet blister package.

Abstract: An improved package for packaging items especially requiring detailed product information of the type formed by a flat base panel and a plastic bubble secured to the flat based panel and spaced apart there from to accommodate a packaged item there between, which is provided with a lower extendable panel pivotally secured to the bottom edge of the flat base panel having front and rear surfaces for accommodating informational indicia concerning the packaged item, and lock means for locking the lower panel in the closed position against the back wall of the base panel.

Abstract: A clamshell package for displaying and housing products or other objects that is substantially pilfer-resistant, yet safe to open. The clamshell packaging includes a substantially tear-resistant housing that encloses a display chamber by criss-cross grain material to provide cut or tear resistance in multiple directions. The display chamber of the clamshell package may be either substantially transparent to allow for the product to be displayed or substantially opaque display graphics and/or to prevent the contents from being viewed. The chamber is preferably seamless such that it may not be opened without the use of scissors and, when opened, such opening is readily apparent. Furthermore, when cut open, the material used does not form sharp or jagged edges that may pose a danger to anyone handling the package. In addition to clamshell packages, the tear resistant material may also be used in blister packs and other types of packaging.

Abstract: A blister cardboard pack for sensitive goods to be packaged comprising readily volatile and/or moisture-sensitive components, in a configuration preventing the entrance of moisture and/or the escape of volatile components, comprising a blister card (1), which in a manner known per se is configured either as one piece or, e.g. as a folding card (1, 1′), in two pieces, as a carrier for a blister cap (2) of transparent material containing the goods to be packaged, which blister card (1) and blister cap (2) are connected to each other by at least one sealing lacquer film (3, 3′), characterized in that between the blister card (1) and the blister cap (2) there is arranged a barrier layer (4) which is impermeable to water vapour and/or volatile components and which is connected in a media-tight manner, on the one hand, to the blister card (1) and, on the other hand, to the blister cap (2) by means of at least one sealing lacquer pressure-sensitive adhesive film (3, 3′).

Abstract: A reclosable package includes a tray, a top sheet, and a fastener. The tray has a well for receiving contents and a peripheral flange surrounding the well. The top sheet is attached to the peripheral flange. The fastener has two interlocking members, one attached to the peripheral flange and the other attached to the top sheet. A tamper-evident feature located on the package prevents access to the fastener and is connected thereto by one or two lines of weaknesses. In one embodiment with one or two lines of weakness in the top sheet, the fastener remains adjacent to the tray's peripheral flange, which is intact after the tamper-evident feature is removed by tearing along these lines of weakness. In a second embodiment with two lines of weakness, the tamper-evident feature, comprised of portions of the peripheral flange and the top sheet, is torn from the package along both lines of weakness.

Abstract: A cosmetic sampler package for a fluid product sample complies with postal regulations for subscription rate insertion in literature to be distributed through the U.S. Postal Service, and also provides a sampler unit having a transparent or translucent moisture vapor barrier layer substantially equivalent to that of a foil film. The product sampler is formed by sealing together top and bottom composite laminates to form a pouch for containing the product sample, and includes a window for viewing the product. The pouch shape includes a nozzle tip for controllably dispensing the product, and a perforated strip is cut across the nozzle so that the sampler can be easily opened. The sampler is affixed to a carrier card for insertion into a periodical, brochure or other literature. To protect the carrier card and the product, a sampling surface is provided on the carrier card under the nozzle so that the fluid product expelled from the opened pouch flows onto the sampling surface.

Abstract: A form with a well has a form layer with a top and a bottom surface and a perimeter, a die cut through the form layer that defines a portion of said form layer within said die cut, a patch layer having a perimeter and top and bottom surfaces, and an adhesive layer that is repositionable and peelable. The patch layer is adhesively but removably secured to the bottom surface of the form layer such that the die cut and form layer portion are entirely within the perimeter of the patch layer. The form has a well, that is created by removal of the form layer portion from within the die cut. The bottom of the well is the top surface of said adhesive layer and the sides of the well are the edges of said die cut. The adhesive layer has a greater affinity for the patch layer than the form layer portion such that when the form layer portion is removed from the form, the adhesive stays adhered to the patch layer. Articles such as photographs may then be inserted into the well.

Abstract: A battery pack suitable for use with button cell batteries. The battery pack includes a flexible card and a cover rotatably fixed relative to said flexible card. A backing is interposed between the card and said cover, and fixed relative to said card. The backing and cover define an enclosed space interposed between the cover and the backing for receiving batteries. Batteries disposed in the space are enclosed by the cover and backing. An air access channel formed in the backing diffuses air to the batteries.

Abstract: A paper packaging accommodating a product that includes a support member having an opening; a box section protruding through said opening from a back side to a front side of said support member; and a backing sheet covering said back side of said support member.

Abstract: A blister pack display holder for holding a plurality of blister packs arranged vertically comprising a back plate adapted to be hung on a vertical structure, a frame with an open top end arranged adjacent to the back plate with a slight gap therebetween, wherein the back plate and right and left edges of the frame sandwich margins horizontally separated at sides of the blister pack respectively from the front and back so that the packs are slidably held vertically on a front surface of the back plate.

Abstract: A card gripper cap for a container is provided having one end releasably connectable to a container and an opposing end having a slot formed by adjacent flanges for receiving a display card. The flanges are interposed by fingers having hooks at their exposed ends for gripping or extending through the display card. The cap further has a piercer for perforating a product seal over an opening in the container and a nozzle releasably connected thereto.

Abstract: A security sleeve for merchandise storage containers includes a frame that defines a storage compartment. The frame defines an insertion opening through which the merchandise is loaded into the storage compartment. The frame may be configured to hold any of a variety of merchandise packages including various items of recorded media such as video cassettes, CDs, and DVDs. The sleeve includes at least one locking member that blocks a portion of the insertion opening to prevent the merchandise from being removed from the storage compartment until the frame is destroyed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage device that can accommodate medicinal dosages. In a preferred embodiment, the storage device comprises two body portions having a cavity formed therein. The cavity is of a size such that the cavity may accommodate the medicinal dosages with a minimal amount of movement. The storage device is opened by applying a snapping force along the axis of a hinge that couples. The medicinal dosages are extracted from the storage device by tilting the opened storage device such that the cavity is facing downward.

Abstract: Self-contained wrap for a gift comprising, a first panel; a second panel, having a perimeter, fixed to the first panel along a first portion of the perimeter, so that a cavity is formed between the first panel and the second panel which is adapted to enclose the gift therein, and so that at least one opening to the cavity is defined along a second portion of the perimeter which is adapted to allow the gift to be passed through the opening into the cavity; and at least one flap, fixed to the second panel, which is adapted to fold over the opening and to adhere to the front panel; and method for using the wrap.

Abstract: A sales packaging for electric storage batteries having a backing and a cover fastened thereto. The storage battery has a connecting cable and a connector. The cover encloses the storage battery. The connecting cable and connector are brought out of the sales packaging and are accessible without damaging the cover. The connector is arranged in an opening in the backing, removable therefrom, and the opening is surrounded by slits.

Abstract: A heat seal blister package having an improved moisture vapor transmission barrier hindering penetration of moisture into the blister package from the surrounding environment to support and protect a product therewithin, and a method for forming same. The blister package includes a substantially paperboard substrate, a coating having moisture vapor transmission barrier properties and heat seal capabilities and a plastic blister attached to at least one side of the substrate over a coated portion of the substrate by a heat seal, to create an enclosed pocket isolated from the surrounding environment, in which to house a product. The coating imparts a moisture vapor transmission barrier to the paperboard substrate to reduce penetration of moisture through the substrate, while simultaneously imparting heat sealing capabilities to the coated portion of the substrate to make the coated portion of the substrate susceptible to a heat seal.

Abstract: A packaging laminate useful as a lidstock comprises first and second films, and an image between the first and second films. The first film comprises a sealant layer forming the inside surface of the first film. The first film has a free shrink at 220° F. in at least one direction of at least about 7%. The second film comprises an outside layer forming the outside surface of the second film. The outside layer comprises at least about 40% by weight of the outside layer of one or more relatively high-melt polymers each having a melting point at least about 25° F. higher than the lowest melting point polymer of the sealant layer. The second film has a free shrink at 185° F. of no more than about 10% in each of the machine and transverse directions. The outside surface of the first film is directly laminated to the inside surface of the second film. The first film has an oxygen transmission rate greater than the oxygen transmission rate of the second film.

Abstract: A clear package for enabling a packaged product to appear to be floating therein in an appealing and highly visible form. The package of the present invention comprises a sleeve having two pairs of opposing flat walls extending from a base, one pair being relatively thin and the other being relatively wide. At each end of each pair of relatively thin walls is an orifice. The package also comprises a pair of caps, one being placed on each end of the sleeve and comprising a pair of flat sides and a pair of convex, curved sides. On each flat side lies a protrusion having a triangular cross-section, corresponding to the orifice on each end of the sleeve. The package additionally comprises a support therein having an intermediate portion, which in turn has an indented envelope for holding the product.

Abstract: A package for the display and housing of a device that changes appearance upon a change in viewing angle includes a shaped bottom. When urged from a static position, the package and the device move on the shaped bottom permitting an observer to view the changing appearance until the movement gradually dampens out.

Abstract: A hairpiece securing device has a sheath having a front and rear wall in between which a hairpiece is received. The hairpiece in inserted through an opening in the sheath. At least one receiving hole extends through the sheath. A securing means prevents the hairpiece from falling to the bottom of the sheath and an optional closing means can close the opening in the sheath. A method of securing hairpieces involves inserting a hairpiece into an opening in a sheath. The sheath has a front wall and a rear wall, and the hairpiece is received in between these two walls. At least one receiving hole extends through the sheath and a securing means in inserted through the at least one receiving hole and through the hairpiece.

Abstract: A card package assembly is disclosed having a carrier for holding a card, a card having a back surface which has account-related indicia thereon, the account-related indicia being concealed by a scratch-off material layer adhered to an inner region of the back surface of the card, wherein the scratch-off material is removable to reveal the indicia. A dry-release adhesive is used to adhere the elements of the assembly such that separation of the elements exposes the scratch-off material and prevents reassembling of the assembly using the same adhesive. A label is preferably attached to the back of the card having at least two layers, the scratch-off material being applied between the layers on the first layer covering the indicia. The two layers are adhered together using the dry-release adhesive, and the second layer is preferably adhered to the carrier via a high tack adhesive. A method for assembling the card package assembly by providing the elements described above is also disclosed.

Abstract: A display device for holding and displaying an article comprises a panel and one or more straps. The strap is movable between an article receiving position whereat the strap and panel form a laterally extending opening for laterally receiving the article therethrough, and an article engaging position whereat the article is frictionally engaged by the strap and panel in a direction perpendicular to the laterally extending opening to restrain lateral movement of the article from the opening. A pair of straps may be adjacent one another to provide vertical spacing between adjacent articles held in the respective straps. A pair of straps may be laterally spaced apart to display at least a portion of the article between the straps.

Abstract: A point-of-sale hanger for footwear includes a bracket having a rear part inserted into a header, and a front part having a pair of shoe holders arranged in a mirror symmetrical relationship. The hanger has a reinforced hook-shaped cutout by which it is suspended from a support rod.

Abstract: A point-of-sale hanger for footwear includes a bracket having a rear part inserted into a header, and a front part having a pair of shoe holders arranged in a mirror symmetrical relationship. The hanger has a reinforced hook-shaped cutout by which it is suspended from a support rod.

Abstract: A package for storing and displaying product has a display member with partially overlapping paperboard front and rear layers, a reusable product container attachable to the display panel and a plastic shell for securing the reusable product container to the panel. Flange portions on the plastic shell are snugly wedged or trapped between the partially overlapping layers of paperboard material of the display panel. Latching members formed on the reusable product container and lid and a release latch enable easy opening and closing of the reusable product container for accessing and securing product therein.

Abstract: A card gripper cap for a container is provided having one end releasably connectable to a container and an opposing end having a slot formed by adjacent flanges for receiving a display card. The flanges are interposed by fingers having hooks at their exposed ends for gripping or extending through the display card. The cap further has a piercer for perforating a product seal over an opening in the container and a nozzle releasably connected thereto.

Abstract: A low-cost tamper-resistant product package is provided. The package comprises a substantially flat thermoplastic sheet forming a package backing, and a molded plastic cover sealed to the backing. The backing and cover are preferably formed of a plastic, such as polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene, that is difficult to puncture, cut or tear. The seal between the backing and cover is preferably difficult to compromise, so that human hands have great difficulty separating the backing and cover. RF welding and ultrasonic welding are preferred methods of sealing the package. The plastic backing is adapted to be printed upon directly. The cover preferably includes a ridge around its perimeter to inhibit bending of the package and assist in package display. The cover also preferably includes at least one bulge, forming therein a hollow recess for housing a product.

Abstract: An attachment mechanism for a first object to be releasably attached to a second object includes a backer/stabilizer that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The backer/stabilizer is semi-rigid, and may be formed out of plastic, poster board, card stock, or the like. The attachment mechanism includes a first Velcro® pad that has a front side with a Velcro® surface and a back side that is adhered to a second surface of the backer/stabilizer. The attachment mechanism also includes a second Velcro® pad that has a front side with a Velcro® surface and which is configured to be releasably attached to the front side of the first Velcro® pad. The attachment mechanism further includes a second adhesive strip that has a first adhering surface for adhering to a back side of the second Velcro® pad, and a second adhering surface for adhering to a surface of the second object.

Abstract: Package for elongated products, comprising a base plate (11) of strong elastic material, an intermediate plate (21) of a low strength material and a lid (31) of strong material, where one or more products are originally enclosed in the package by pressing the lid against the intermediate and base plates, and where the intermediate plate prevents displacement of the lid. The package is opened by tearing the intermediate plate apart and away, making the lid displaceable relative to the base plate, thereby permitting opening and closing of the package.

Abstract: A card and gift delivery system that provides the user a vehicle for gift delivery. A card and gift delivery system is comprised of a card, a gift receptacle, and a predetermined theme. The gift receptacle provides for receiving a gift item. The gift receptacle has a first surface bearing a graphical image corresponding to the predetermined theme. The card includes text that corresponds to a predetermined theme, and has at least one surface. The predetermined theme may include Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any special holiday or particular occasion.

Abstract: A card and gift delivery system that provides the user a vehicle for gift delivery. A card and gift delivery system is comprised of a card, a gift receptacle, and a predetermined theme. The gift receptacle provides for receiving a gift item. The gift receptacle has a first surface bearing a graphical image corresponding to the predetermined theme. The card includes text that corresponds to a predetermined theme, and has at least one surface. The predetermined theme may include Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any special holiday or particular occasion.

Abstract: A socket suspender includes a support plate, a positioning rack detachably mounted on the support plate, and a positioning bolt for securing the positioning rack on the support plate. In such a manner, the positioning rack may be secured on and detached from the support plate easily and quickly by screwing or unscrewing the positioning bolt, so that the socket may be stored in the socket suspender when not in use or taken out from the socket suspender when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sales pack for receiving one or more products having inherent stability, and in particular tools, with a protective packaging of plastic for at least partially receiving the product, the protective packaging being made in the form of a rigid film of plastic with its own stability, which hugs the outer contour of the product at least partially with a form fit—in the manner of a skin pack—and an additional rear covering of paper, paperboard, card, plastic or the like being joined to the rigid film of plastic. In this case, the covering (4) comprises only a subregion of the rear side of the rigid film of plastic (2).

Abstract: A socket suspender includes a support plate, a positioning rack detachably mounted on the support plate, and a positioning bolt for securing the positioning rack on the support plate. In such a manner, the positioning rack may be secured on and detached from the support plate easily and quickly by screwing or unscrewing the positioning bolt, so that the socket may be stored in the socket suspender when not in use or taken out from the socket suspender when in use easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user using or storing the socket.

Abstract: A hanger provides for the display of an article container having wall structure extending from a floor of the container to an open end permitting viewing of the article and a lid for the container, the hanger including a hanger portion and a support portion depending from the hanger portion and having a first course extending transversely forwardly of the hanger portion, a second course defining a bend continuous with an end of the first course, a third course extending transversely from the second course toward the hanger portion and continuous with the second course, a fourth course extending transversely rearwardly of the hanger portion and a fifth course extending downwardly from an end of the fourth course, the first and third courses defining a slot therebetween having one slot end closed by the second course and a second open slot end. One using the hanger places container wall structure in the slot by inserting the third hanger course into the open end of the container.

Abstract: The invention provides a retail sales package adapted for mounting on a peg display. The package is formed of two opposed sheets of plastic. At least one of the sheets of plastic is formed with a cavity into which a card and a product are placed. One of the sheets is printed on its inside surface. The two sheets of plastic are brought into contact and sealed together at their peripheral edges. A hang hole is formed during sealing and has its periphery sealed to form a fused edge. The printed card or paper is placed into the cavity with the product prior to the second sheet being sealed to the first sheet. The invention further provides a method for assembling the opposed sheets of plastic by placing them sequentially on a tool having protruding pins adapted for only allowing selected sheets to be mated.

Abstract: An improved greeting card and gift combination assembly is provided, wherein the gift is preferably a candle. The assembly comprises a greeting card, a candle, and a transparent packaging that contains and protects the candle, and positions the candle adjacent to the front surface of the card. Both the card and the candle have artwork and/or messages thereon, wherein they complement and complete each other to form a “two-layer” artwork and/or message. Demands for attractiveness, ease of display at the point of sale, simplicity of comprehension and use by the customer, economical cost of product, and low mailing cost are achieved.

Abstract: A point-of-sale security system is provided herein. The security system includes a container for containing the product and a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a closure device for closing the container. The holder assembly and the container are operatively coupled together by means of cooperative members. The cooperative members being configured in a special way, i.e., when an associated stop member is enabled, the cooperative members prevent decoupling of the holder assembly from the container, and when the stop member is disabled, the cooperative members enable decoupling of the holder assembly from the container.

Abstract: There is provided a container useful to hold a document such as a photograph for transport such as mailing. The container comprises a first panel, a second panel and securing means. The first panel has a peripheral edge and includes a document securing face. The second panel is hingedly secured to the peripheral edge of said first panel. The first and second panels are moveable between an open position wherein the document securing face is spaced apart from said second panel such that in operation a document secured thereto would be visible, and a closed position wherein the document securing face is substantially covered by said second panel such that in operation a document secured thereto would not be visible and would be secured between said panels. The securing means is adapted to releasably secure said first and second panels in the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retail sale package consisting of an envelope card containing a compact disc. The compact disc has a selectively activatable device for activating the compact disc. Once activated, the compact disc is used in conjunction with the internet to access a web site for browsing and to download music or other desired electronic files onto a separate data storage device. Payment for the internet access is typically the cost of purchasing the package.

Abstract: A package has a holder for holding an ink cartridge, a container for accommodating the holder, and a mount for sealing an opening of the container. The holder is made from recycled materials and the internal shape of the holder conforms to the external shape of the cartridge. The container has a transparent portion and substantially conforms to the holder. The mount is made from recycled materials. The mount is attached to the container in a depressurized environment. The cartridge is visible through the transparent portion of the container. Since the holder and the mount are made from recycled materials, the package is environmentally sound. The holder may hold a used cartridge.

Abstract: The invention provides a package for a prepasted orthodontic bracket that includes a cover having a hollow projection thereon and a lateral flange extending from and surrounding an open end of the projection, and a base having a flat upper surface. An orthodontic bracket having a layer of light-curable paste thereon is placed with the paste layer in contact with a flat upper surface of the base. The bracket is surrounded by and spaced from the cover. Each of the cover and base are opaque to visible light and actinic radiation. The cover, or both cover and base, comprise a bilayered plastic structure including a first plastic layer containing particles of an opaque filler in an amount effective to render the first layer opaque to visible light, and a second plastic layer containing an effective amount of an actinic blocking agent.

Abstract: A product package is described for enclosing an item in a non-thermoformed blister-like compartment. Also described are approaches for making the package. According to various aspects of the described package and manufacturing techniques, a blank is cut out of a sheet of see-through plastic material, the blank having a plurality of panels and flange sections such that the blank can be formed, without thermoforming, into a blister-like compartment having a plurality of panels defining an enclosure with a mouth at its base and a flange at the mouth's perimeter. The blank may include printing, cutouts, perforations, or other features. The blank is then folded into a blister-like compartment and loaded with the item to be packaged. A backing is positioned to enclose the loaded blister-like compartment and affixed to the flange.

Abstract: A large eyeglass hanger is provided that mounts eyeglasses so that they do not project beyond the outer edges of a holder assembly for the glasses to avoid having adjacent hung glasses on a display engage each other with the potential for damage this creates. The large hanger also enables use of a correspondingly large indicia receiving member of the holder assembly for receiving printed matter, such as an eyechart and operating instructions that may be provided for specialized eyeglasses that can be displayed. Despite the large size of the hanger, the holder has an arm securing portion that, in one form, has only one of the temple arms of conventionally operated eyeglasses secured thereto to allow for sampling and in a manner that the potential purchasers get a clear view of their front facial area as the still attached hanger extends along the side of their head.