Abstract: A mould for cast moulding a contact lens includes a first cup member having a male mould surface and a second cup member with a female mould surface. The two cup members form a piston and cylinder and are used in a pressure vessel so as to apply loading pressure to deflect the mould surfaces to maintain the surfaces in contact with a lens being cast. The mould is opened with the mould surface facing upwardly. Hydrating fluid is added to the first cup member and a cover sealed to the top of the first cup member.

Abstract: A package includes a planar base part, a hood part including a top wall and a plurality of side walls oriented at an angle to each other and the top wall. A flap joins each side wall and extends angularly therefrom. The flaps are secured face-to-face to the base part. There are further provided first and second panels carried by two oppositely located side walls, each projecting beyond a plane of a side wall which interconnects the oppositely located side walls. The interconnecting side wall extends toward an external edge of the base part. Such external edge of the base part and the external edges of the first and second panels define a standing plane for an upright positioning of the package on a supporting surface.

Abstract: A reusable package for transporting articles such as jewelry chains and necklaces and the like includes a base and a complementary, similarly configured cover hingedly connected thereto. The base includes a base plate having a channel-like recess for receiving the jewelry chains, and the cover includes a cover plate having a ring-like projection configured similar and complementary to the base plate so as to encase the jewelry chain therein. The package also includes a pendant securing depression on its cover for receiving a pendant attached to the jewelry chain which releasably engages a pendant securing projection on the base to encase the pendant therein. Engagement means for releasably interconnecting the cover and the base may include a snap projection on the base which may be forcibly engaged to a snap depression on the cover to securely close the package.

Abstract: A package for holding a pair of articles having a foldable insert with a top portion, bottom portion, a dividing portion connecting the top and bottom portions, and a display flap associated with the bottom portion. A clear shell houses the insert and pair of articles and has a front, two sides, a bottom and a back, the back having flaps moveable from the closed position holding the pair of articles within the shell to an open position permitting the articles to be removed.

Abstract: A display card for holding an item attached to the card for display has a flat surface defining a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the item is a butterfly-molded item having an integral hinge joining a pair of molded item halves that are foldable along the hinge, wherein the card includes a pair of opposed, inwardly-pointed attachment fingers defined by a notch that interrupts the bottom edge, one of the fingers being a foldable finger that is foldable along an angled crease between a folded position directed away from the notch and an extended position directed toward the other finger, whereby, when the foldable finger is in its extended position, the fingers are disposed and oriented so as to be capable of being removably captured between the item halves under the integral hinge, with a portion of the item fitting in the notch when the item is folded with the fingers disposed between the item halves.

Abstract: A compact disc holder for a conventional jewel box has a unitary body and a closure plate. The unitary body has a chamber with a planar top for the jewel box and an attached tab. The tab has a ridge which rises out of the plane of the tab and is angled towards the planar top of the chamber. The ridged tab renders the compact disc holder resistant to folding and facilitates proper placement of the compact disc holder in a display box.

Abstract: A package holder comprises a top panel portion extending into a pair of opposed receiving panel portions. Each receiving panel comprises a plurality of slots being adapted to receive upper opposed corners of a package. Each package may comprise laterally opposed cut-outs into which respective edge strips of each receiving panel may extend for the purpose of carrying.

Abstract: A deodorant system includes a compact container for an odor absorbent, which may be temporarily secured to another surface such as an interior wall of a refrigerator or a garbage container, and which includes a calendar to assist in determining a replacement date for the deodorant system. A plastic housing is attached to a front face of a cardboard base plate to provide a container for the powdered odor absorbent. Several apertures are provided through a wall of the housing opposite the base plate, and an adhesive label is adhered over substantially the entire front face of the housing wall. Removal of the adhesive label exposes the odor absorbent, which consists primarily of calcium carbonate and activated carbon. Either a suction cup or an adhesive strip may be fixed to a rear face of the base plate for purposes of temporarily securing the packaging to another surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blister package comprising:A) a first sheet selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated with polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) having a blister which forms a compartment;B) a second sheet releasably adhered to said first sheet, said second sheet comprising an oriented polypropylene (OPP) peel seal film having its side proximal to said first sheet coated with a first adhesive having controlled adhesion of 300-1200 grams per inch; andC) a third sheet of card or paper stock which is adhered to said second sheet at at least fiber tear adhesion levels with a second adhesive.

Abstract: A package for a plurality of product items (such as intimate apparel) is made of transparent material. Two halves of the package are connected by an integral hinge. Each half is contour molded to provide distinct compartments for each of the product items and to provide a recess for retaining an insert in place within the package by the expansible qualities of the intimate apparel, without the use of adhesives. The packaging system is flexible to accommodate a wide variety of garments, quantities, styles, colors, patterns, sizes and brands. More particularly, the sculpture of the package and integrated insert shape provides the ability to differentiate at retail the garment style and fabric, all as a result of the geometry of the package.

Abstract: A press-through foil (2) for press-through packaging (1) is formed from a plastic mixture made up of such plastics that, in the melt and in the foil formed therefrom, they form at least two phases, that is non-homogeneities, so that the tensile strength and impact resistance are reduced. A packaged product can be appropriately easily pressed through this foil, but is completely sealed prior to that.

Abstract: A display hanger for an article such as a screwdriver includes a body having an aperture for receiving a hanger hook, and a downwardly depending tongue. The tongue includes a pair of arch-shaped pockets which are open at a rear face of the body. An elastomeric grommet is installable into the body. The grommet is formed of one piece and includes two arch-shaped sections and an integral web interconnecting the sections to define a hinge. The grommet sections include respective holes which can be brought into alignment by folding the grommet about the hinge. The sections of the folded grommet can be inserted simultaneously into the pockets and held therein by friction and/or rib-and-groove couplings. The screwdriver is inserted vertically through both holes of the grommet and retained therein by friction fit.

Abstract: A lens storage container includes an integrally formed receptacle member having a bottom wall and a sidewall providing a cavity. An upstanding post on the upper surface of the bottom wall has a convexly curved upper end which is spaced below the upper end of the sidewall and seats a contact lens. The post is spaced inwardly from the sidewall along one axis of the receptacle to allow a pair of the users's fingers to be placed upon the post below its upper end and to move upwardly into contact with the periphery of a lens seated thereon. A closure extends across the cavity and is secured to the receptacle member.

Abstract: The packaging for a catheter comprises a flat air tight support member and a cover member formed of an air tight and flexible sheet adhered by its periphery on the support member. A vacuum is exerted between the support member and the cover member by connection of a duct to a vacuum pump, and the duct is then sealed. The cover member thus takes the relief of the shapes of the catheter whatever they are.

Abstract: A unit display package assembly for packaging articles for hanging from display hooks or for free-standing display comprises a foldable paperboard blank having a flat heat shrinkable film adhered thereto, said paperboard blank being cut, scored, and folded to define a central header portion having contiguous first and second header wings articulated thereto; film support legs depending from each of said first and second header wings; lower edges of said central header and said wings and the inner side edges of said support legs defining an elongated U-shaped opening of predetermined width; said heat shrinkable film being adhered to said support legs and bridging said opening; a glue lap articulated to said first support leg and folded over one edge of said film to sandwich the film therebetween; said header wings being adapted to be folded into juxtaposition with said central header portion while said glue lap is folded into juxtaposition with said second support leg to form a three layer header having a depe

Abstract: A protective package system for containing a delivery cartridge for volatile substances such as fragrances, deodorizers, air fresheners and the like, wherein the cartridge includes an active ingredient reservoir with a permeable surface through which substances may move from the reservoir. The packaging system preferably includes a cartridge container having a storage area for receiving the cartridge, and a substantially open top with an outer periphery. A peelable lid is sealingly attached to the outer periphery of the container, and a blotter is attached to at least a portion of the inner surface of the peelable lid and preferably spaced inwardly from the outer edge of the lid so as not to interfere with the sealing attachment of the lid to the container. The blotter is thereby held in face-to-face contact with the permeable surface of the cartridge within the packaging system when the lid is in sealed condition and remains captively attached to the lid upon opening of the packaging system.

Abstract: A unique clamshell-type holding and displaying member is attained which is capable of securely retaining an arcuately pivotable product therein, with the product being able to be tested prior to purchase, by incorporating product a holding and locking member which peripherally surrounds and securely lockingly engages one arm of the product. In the preferred embodiment, the holding and displaying member is constructed for securing scissors or shear-type products and the product holding and locking member is constructed to peripherally envelope one finger loop forming handle thereof, thereby assuring secure, retained interengagement of the product in the holding and displaying member.

Abstract: Display package for electric batteries, constituted by the glued assembly of two parts of recyclable cardboard sheet, comprising, as a first part, a supporting plate (1) provided with a suitable eyelet (6) for being hung up, and as a second part a parallelepipedal receptacle (2) containing the batteries (7) and glued to the front, the lateral vertical walls (2b) of said parallelepipedal receptacle (2) each forming at their lower ends vertical prolongations (3) which extend until reaching the lower edge (1c) of the supporting plate (1) with which they cooperate in forming a base that is orthogonal to the supporting plate (1) and which makes it possible for the package to be self-supporting in the vertical position.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing container particularly for single-use dispensing of eye medication and self-application of eye drop. The container for the liquid storage cavity has a molded plastic housing and at least one metallic foil wall secured to form an exterior wall of the housing and a flexible cavity wall. The foil wall is manually squeezable or deformable to enable a reduction in the volume of the cavity and compression and displacement of the medication therefrom. The foil wall is impervious to water vapor transmission out of the cavity which extends the shelf life of the stored container. The foil wall is also conveniently printed with labelling text and color. The plastic housing has an integrally molded nozzle which combine to control displaced flow and drop size of the dispensed medication.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaged stipple brush and its method of construction. The stipple brush is constructed of brush receptacles retaining brush elements for transferring a generally radial pattern to topping compound applied to a surface. The brush receptacles are acutely angled with respect to the centerline of the brush which predisposes the brush elements to lie in a flattened manner, thus eliminating the need for the craftsman or other user to train the stipple brush prior to its use. The brush elements are further trained to lie flat by the method in which a fully assembled brush is removably captively retained against a flat surface, such as a point of sale display, during it shipping, storage, and display. In this manner the package becomes part of the manufacturing process for the stipple brush.

Abstract: There is contained a first package for holding the surgical instruments. The package contains a blister, with a flange surrounding the blister cavity, and an adhesive sealed lid attached to the blister flange. There is also contained a second package which has a lower surface, a pair of side walls extending perpendicularly from the lower surface, a pair of back walls perpendicular to both the side walls and the lower surface, and four inner walls each of which is parallel to one of the side walls or the back walls. A top surface connects the inner walls to one of the side walls or the back wall. The inner walls abut one another to form a "well" through which the blister can be displayed. Finally, the flange of the first package fits between each of the inner walls and the lower surface of the second package.

Abstract: A display strip and product support combination for mounting a product for display is provided in the form of a first strip of flexible material having a hanging section and a supporting section, the hanging section being positioned above the supporting section and comprising a means for hanging the first strip. The supporting section comprises a support member or first tongue defined by cut lines and a bend area in the supporting section. A second material has provided therein die cut lines and a second bend area defining a flap member or second tongue. Each of the support members and flap members are complimentary in shape and size such that the first strip is lockingly engageable to the second material. Alternatively, either the support member or the flap member may be replaced by a circular aperture or hole that is complimentary in shape and size to the remaining tongue for locking engagement of the two strips.

Abstract: A packaging card for displaying multiple units of a product is convertible into multiple packaging cards for displaying individual units of a product. The multiple unit packaging card contains an appropriate UPC symbol and the individual packaging cards contain individual UPC symbols which are hidden when multiple units of the product are displayed.

Abstract: A package for a surgical device such as a stapler is described. The package includes a top portion, a bottom portion, sidewalls which define a cavity that receives the stapler, bearing surfaces to abut the stapler and a flexible cover. The package also includes a conformable member situated between the cover and the stapler which deforms about the stapler to hold the stapler relative to the package when the cover is attached to the top portion, and which is released from the stapler when the cover is removed from the top portion.

Abstract: An ecologically-acceptable and easy-to-open package formed exclusively of paperboard for the display and sale of a plurality of cylindrical articles (such as batteries) as a unit. The package includes a base for maintaining a plurality of cylindrical articles upright and parallel in a compact, horizontally-aligned configuration. The base includes a base top, a base bottom, and a base sidewall connecting the base top and the base bottom. A header extends upwardly from the base top. Where there are two such articles in the package, the base sidewall is trapezoidal; where there are four, hexagonal.

Abstract: A packet for use in treating a surface and having an applicator formed of a plastic sheet material. The applicator has at least one hole therein and has a first and second sides. A reservoir of a liquid is formed on the second side of the applicator. A plastic sheet overlies the first side of the applicator and the hole therein. A first inner heat seal circumscribes the hole and bonds the plastic sheet to the applicator. A removable plastic pull tab sheet is provided. A second inner heat seal secures the pull tab sheet to the plastic sheet and is disposed within the first heat seal and circumscribes the hole whereby when the pull tab sheet is lifted off of the plastic sheet an opening is provided which exposes the hole to permit liquid carried within the liquid reservoir to be expelled through the opening for application to the surface to be treated.

Abstract: A blister card display package including a display card and a blister pack mounted on the card and including a blister portion for containing an article to be displayed. The card is folded in half to define identical front and rear portions having free edges which are aligned with the card in its folded configuration and the blister pack is mounted on the front face of the front portion of the card and includes a tab portion adapted to fit over the aligned free edges of the folded card. The tab portion releasably maintains the card in its folded configuration but readily allows the card, following removal from a display peg, to be moved to its open position to allow the potential purchaser to examine the descriptive and advertising material contained on the outer and inner surfaces of the front and rear portions of the card.

Abstract: A container for packaging and displaying cutlery and the like having a display area for displaying one of the items contained therein. The container allows a consumer to touch and feel the handle of the item on display while preventing easy removal of the item from the container. The container comprises an outer box and an integrated inner tray holder formed from a single blank of flexible material. The outer box comprises a rear panel, top and bottom flaps hingedly connected to the rear panel, a front panel having a window, top and bottom flaps hingedly connected to the front panel, an outer right side panel and a left side panel. The integrated inner tray holder is hingedly connected to the rear panel along a foldline and comprises an inner right side panel, a tray holder bottom panel, a tray holder side panel and a joiner panel. Where the item on display is a knife, the knife is affixed to a tray by a plastic sheath and a tie.

Abstract: A food package comprising a rigid plastic base tray having at least three compartments, the tray being covered by a flexible film which is airtightly sealed to flanges of the tray to airtightly or hermetically seal the respective compartments. A label structure integrally associated with the flexible film has opaque areas for label information and transparent areas for viewing the product. The label structure may be formed by separate pressure sensitive labels, by printing on the flexible film itself or by a shrink wrapped band with printing thereon. A structure associated with the bottom of the tray may provide rigidity, protect the bottom of the tray, provide an additional area for commercial information and/or provide a stand-up feature. The materials of the package may be selected to maximize recyclability.

Abstract: The invention herein relates to a kind of self-assembly type interchangeable windshield wiper structure of which the components can be formed through a single injection molding process and, furthermore can be packaged onto a single card to provide the user a casual selection of components to assemble a windshield wiper of appropriate length and thus effectively achieving the objective of precision application and ease of utilization which comprises the unique characteristics of the invention herein.

Abstract: A display package, enabling a user to manipulate a tool having a pair of tool openings that is positioned within the display package. The display package has a base and a plate having a plate opening having an edge. A first support element extends from the base to the plate where the first support element expansively engages the edge of the plate opening. A second support element is also present that extends from the base to the plate, where the first support element has a portion of a size to be inserted through the first tool opening and the second support element has a portion of a size to be inserted through the second tool opening.

Abstract: An insert for an outer package for a thermoformed blister package, wherein the blister package has an outwardly extending flange. The foldable insert is placed within the outer package so that the flange of a blister package is rigidly supported and the outer package has improved stiffness and resistance to flexing. The insert has a pair of hingingly connected members having a rectangular cross-section. A longitudinal based panel having a pair of opposed major and a pair of opposed minor sides is foldably connected to a first end panel along the minor sides of the base panel. A first longitudinal side panel is foldably connected to a first major side of a longitudinal base panel and an opposed second longitudinal side panel is foldably connected to the other major side of the longitudinal base panel. A first longitudinal cover panel is foldably connected to the first longitudinal base panel and an opposed longitudinal side panel is foldably connected to the second longitudinal side panel.

Abstract: A tape-form packaging system is provided having an elongated carrier tape on which a plurality of elongated article-receiving loops are mounted on a face of the tape in transversely oriented relationship to the longitudinal axis of the tape with the axial ends of the loops spaced a distance inwardly from the longitudinal edges of the tape. Gating elements are affixed to the carrier tape with a gating element positioned between each axial end of a loop and the adjacent longitudinal edge of the carrier tape and operative to block axial movement of an article into or out of the respective loop. The carrier tape is flexible and upon flexing of the marginal edge portion of the tape, the gating element is displaced out of blocking relationship to the loop permitting axial displacement of an article into or out of a loop.

Abstract: In a blister pack for packaging an article and composed of a perforated lower plastic backing part and an upper, cut plastic cover part which at least partly surrounds and conforms closely to the article and is connected with the backing part so that the backing part and the cover part completely enclose the article, the backing part and the cover part each including at least a layer made of a single type of plastic and being heat sealed together in a defined area, the backing part and the cover part each constitute a transparent hard foil, and the backing part is provided with perforations of such a size that portions of the cover part engage in the perforations in a manner to plug the perforations in the area where the backing part and the cover part are heat sealed together.

Abstract: A blister package for containing a product has a tub and a base. The tub slidably engages the base and is slidable between a storage position, used for storing the product, and a removal position, used for removing the product. A panel is secured to the base and locks the tub in the storage position until removed. After the panel is removed, the tub is free to slide to the removal position in which a part of an open side of the tub is adjacent an access aperture in the base. A cover covers the access aperture and is movable between a closed position, adjacent the access aperture, and a open position, spaced apart from the access aperture.

Abstract: A food package container including a base and a body in alignment with and peelably sealed to each other is provided. At least one of snap closure assembly is provided on the respective peripheral flanges of the base and body, and this snap closure assembly provides an audible snapping signal when the consumer recloses the food packaging container. The closure assembly includes an insertion projection and an opening in general registry therewith which is undersized with respect to the projection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable display sheath for protecting the working end of an article such as a pair of scissors, the sheath comprises an elongated passage having a longitudinal axis, a first end, and an opposed open end for accommodating insertion and withdrawal of the working end of the article, and frangible latch means that are integrally formed in the sheath at its open end, the latch means comprising a frangible tongue separable from the sheath to effect unlocking of the article from the sheath while permitting its semi-permanent engagement with the sheath.

Abstract: A gift package containing a flashlight of the type that can be activated by pressing upon the front thereof is combined with a greeting card to provide an enhanced greeting. The combined unit is formed from a unitary blank die cut and scored for folding into a gift package on one side of a hinge fold and greeting card on the other side. A thermoformed gift holder may be arranged within the gift package for display of the gift through a framed window. The gift package gift therein may be arranged and displayed to constitute part of the greeting.

Abstract: An improved shock-proof displaying and packing box adapted for a computer keyboard is a combination of a one-piece board folded into a topless case and a modified transparent dust cover for a keyboard which can be firmly engaged with the folded case serving as a top cover. The dust cover is mounted on top of a computer keyboard which is located in the unfolded board first and wrapped by the folded case then whereby the computer keyboard can be safely packed therein and clearly displayed for commercial purpose in a store. The one-piece board is made up of a front, rear, left and right side flap each of which has an extended top fold, and an inner fixing fold that are integrally connected but foldably separated respectively by a folding line; and four reinforcement flaps disposed at each corner of the board with each extending from a corner flap.

Abstract: A holder for displaying tubular articles. A body has an integral spear, the spear having a tapered nose and a retention shoulder. A retention disc is snaped over the nose to retain on the holder a tubular article whose least lateral dimension is smaller than that of the body or of the disc.

Abstract: A functional package for hand tools such as scissors, pliers, pruners, snippers, clippers, or other hand tools is disclosed. The package is a point of sale display container which can accommodate straight handled tools. Both blister packages and clam packages are disclosed. The blister package and clam package hold a first handle of the tool substantially stationery and allow a second handle of the tool to be manipulated by a customer. Preferably, an aperture or hole is provided to manipulate locking controls or switches.

Abstract: A package for an ink jet cartridge includes an opaque casing having an accommodating portion for accommodating the ink cartridge; a covering member including an evaporated aluminum layer and a nylon layer for sealing of an access opening of the casing; and a box having a rectangular parallelepiped configuration for accommodating the casing sealed by the covering member, the box being provided with an opening portion and a hook for display.

Abstract: An integrated merchandise display and return package is disclosed that allows merchandise, such as a roll of photographic film, to be packaged in a container which can have a protective barrier and displayed in a retail outlet. The exposed film may be returned to a photoprocessor in a return carton that is removably attached to the container.

Abstract: A packaging for presenting goods of an essentially parallelepipedal shape, especially dispensers containing razor blade units, has a first cardboard strip with a front surface and a back surface, and a second cardboard strip with a front surface and a back surface whereby the back surface of the second cardboard strip is connected to the front surface of the first cardboard strip. The second cardboard strip has a receptacle for holding at least one dispenser. The second cardboard strip has a first and a second folded portion extending parallel to one another and spaced from one another in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the second cardboard strip. The receptacle is in the form of a first and a second opening, whereby the first opening is provided in the first folded portion and the second opening is provided in the second folded portion. Such a packaging is inexpensive and is producible in a simple manner from recyclable materials.

Abstract: A method for sheathing speculum arms, utilizing the combination comprising a holder sheet structure having spaced sections; first and second sheaths extending in substantially parallel relation between the sections, the sheaths respectively associated with the sections, the sheaths defining entrance openings for penetration by the respective arms whereby the arms are insertible into the sheaths, to carry the sheaths; and the holder sheet structure then being separable from the sheaths whereby the speculum arms carrying the sheaths are then usable for vaginal examination.

Abstract: A floppy disk container comprises a plate having an adhesive tape or agent applied to a rear face thereof. Three edges of a flexible plastic film of an approximately square shape are fastened to the plate, and the remaining edge of the film is free from attachment to the plate and positioned at a mid portion of the plate in order to obtain an upwardly opening insertion opening of the floppy disk container. Thus, a bag-like floppy disk container is obtained. A pair of stoppers are formed to protrude from an upper portion of the front face of the plate at positions just above the top edge of the floppy disk when the floppy disk is in the container, so as to abut the top edge of the floppy disk and prevent the floppy disk from falling out of the container. In addition, a transverse elongated ridge in parallel with the insertion opening is formed on the front face of the plate between the insertion opening and the stoppers, in order to leave a gap between the top edge of the floppy disk and the plate 3.

Abstract: An assembled and prepackaged kit of tools for use in constructing a deck or the like includes a post level, a conventional frame-type level, a square, a chalk line reel and chalk, a line level and a carpenter's pencil. These tools are placed against the front surface of a card or panel, and are shrink wrapped onto the panel to assemble the tools into a package. The tools are adapted to be used in constructing a deck or other such structure.

Abstract: An improved reusable blister package is provided which consists of a base member, a top member and a label sheet. The top member mateably engages the opening of the base member. The label sheet seals the package shut after manufacture and prior to purchase. The package is opened by pulling the label sheet and the top member out and away from the base member thereby tearing the label sheet along the upper and side portions of the top member. The label sheet located along the lower end of the top member remains untorn and provides a hinge mechanism connecting the lower end of the top member to the lower end of peripheral flange of the base member. The improved package provides an outwardly facing label sheet that is entirely available for graphic presentations of logos and other product indicia.

Abstract: A flat type luminous member that illuminates characters or pictures drawn on a greeting card, a card attached to a bouquet, a display or the like from the back side thereof. The luminous member includes a flexible light-transmitting container having at least a glass ampule within the container. The glass ampule and the container are each filled with respective solutions for causing chemical luminescence when the respective solutions are mixed. The container is flat-shaped and has a luminous portion where luminous light emits. The luminous portion has pictures or characters thereon.

Abstract: The anti-theft display package includes a casing which retains an animatable time piece spaced apart from the transparent covering to allow the animated time piece to move. Access to a switch to cause the time piece to become animated and emit sound to tell time is also incorporated in the packaging apparatus.