Having Window Or Transparent Wrapper Patents (Class 206/769)
  • Patent number: 11352141
    Abstract: A life vest stowage device comprises a receptacle with a receptacle opening. The device has first and second tabs with first and second tab apertures. In a closed configuration, a closure flap is in a folded position in which it at least partially covers the opening. The first and second tabs are exposed through the closure flap to allow access to the tab apertures from an outer side of the closure flap. A pull strap extends from the interior volume through the opening and over the outer side of the closure flap. The pull strap has a pull strap aperture securable to the first and second tab apertures by a frangible seal, such that the closure flap can only be moved to an unfolded position by moving the pull strap aperture and the first and second tab apertures away from one another so as to break the frangible seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Servecorp Limited
    Inventor: Noel Gregory Philip White
  • Patent number: 11000356
    Abstract: A spinal implant package includes a tray having a body including spaced apart first and second cavities. The body includes a third cavity between the first and second cavities. The tray includes a first connecting feature that is movable relative to the body. A lid is coupled to the tray by a hinge. The lid includes a second connecting feature that is movable between a first position in which a bottom surface of the second connecting feature directly engages a top surface of the first connecting feature and a second position in which a top surface of the second connecting feature directly engages a bottom surface of the first connecting feature to provisionally fix the lid to the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Leigh Anna Folger, David Mire, Caleb D. Smith, Christine Carmer
  • Patent number: 10752362
    Abstract: A receiving system for receiving of persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle is proposed, the system comprising a seat frame having a plurality of receiving sections created on the seat frame for receiving of a seat unit each; a plurality of seat units, which are mountable on a receiving section each; and at least one stowage bin unit, which is mountable on one of the receiving sections. The stowage bin unit is dimensioned such that it is mountable on an outer one of the receiving sections in case on the remaining receiving sections a seat unit each is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Heidtmann, Roland Lange
  • Patent number: 9913523
    Abstract: A universal nail polish storage and display assembly includes a case having a base and a cover interconnected thereto, the cover having a display frame formed therethrough. A storage unit comprising a storage medium at least partially formed of a resilient material is mounted in the case. The storage medium includes a plurality of storage compartments each dimensioned to receive a different one of a plurality of nail polish containers therein. Each storage compartment has at least one slot disposed in communication therewith such that a portion of a nail polish container which may not fit into the storage compartment itself may be at least partially inserted into the slot such that the remainder of the container fits into the storage compartment. The assembly may be utilized to store and display a plurality of different nail polish containers in an upright operative orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Katharine R. Contag
  • Patent number: 9138296
    Abstract: An housing for a medical device includes an insert configured for removable insertion into the housing, outer dimensions of the insert conforming to inner dimensions of the housing to prevent movement thereof within the housing. The insert includes first and second planar walls connected to one another and having first and second openings extending therethrough. The first and second walls are movable between an open configuration in which the first and second walls are separated from one another and a closed configuration in which the first and second walls are folded to contact one another such that the first and second openings are aligned to define a medical device receiving cavity configured to house a medical device. In the closed configuration, the first and second walls apply a frictional clamping force to a packet containing the medical device to prevent movement of the medical device relative to the inlay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Woitech Grabowski
  • Patent number: 8944311
    Abstract: A display bin includes a tubular body and a multi-part bottom assembly. The tubular body includes an open base end and an open top end. The multi-part bottom assembly includes an annular structure having an inner edge, an outer edge and a plurality of evenly spaced wings projecting outwardly from the outer edge and terminating at distal ends. The annular structure is capable of being inserted through the open base end of the tubular body. A plurality of fasteners couple each of the plurality of wings of the annular structure to the base end of the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristin A. Dougherty, Laura L. Hawkins, Leslie E. Miehe
  • Patent number: 8936158
    Abstract: A product package is presented that has a sliding tray disposed within a sleeve. Both the sleeve and the tray have a tab on their top portions through which is positioned a hang-hole. The hang-holes in these two tabs align when the tray is inserted into the sleeve, allowing a display hanger to pass through the hole in both tabs. The tray also has a structure with an overhang portion that extends beyond a side wall of the tray. The overhang portion is positioned to abut the edge of the sleeve when the tray is fully inserted into the sleeve to prevent the tray from passing too far into, or even through the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: BBY Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Salow, Tricia Genett, Megan O'Neil, Brad Webb, Keri Wiesner, Mark Weimholt
  • Patent number: 8925725
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the packaging of air treatment devices are shown and described. In some embodiments, a package may be configured to store an air treatment device. For example, the air treatment device may be an air filter, cleaner, purifier, or the like. The package may include a first lateral surface configured to accommodate a proximal end of the air treatment device and a second lateral surface configured to accommodate a distal end of the air treatment device. The package may further comprise a middle surface coupled between the first and second lateral surfaces. In some cases, at least a portion of the first or second lateral surfaces may include an opaque area. Moreover, at least a portion of the middle surface may include a transparent or translucent area configured to reveal at least a portion of the air treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Dust Free, LP
    Inventor: Gregg William Burnett
  • Publication number: 20150001103
    Abstract: A display box for displaying an image of an article, the display box including a lower box portion including a mounting surface for placing the article for display; an upper box portion that reversibly closes with the lower box portion, the upper box portion including a parabolic chamber having a reflective convex surface positioned above a reflective concave surface and a transparent port at each of two opposing apexes, the parabolic chamber configured to display an image of the article through the transparent port at the apex of the convex surface; and a structure for holding the article in place and preventing the entirety of the article from entering the parabolic chamber during display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Chi Huynh
  • Publication number: 20140311946
    Abstract: The invention provides packages for storing consumable products and methods for making and using same. The packages may include containers housed within a housing, which may include at least one viewable area in a wall of the housing to allow a consumer to see through at least a portion of the housing. The containers may also include at least one viewable area in a wall of the containers and the location of the viewable area may correspond to a location of the viewable area of the housing. The containers may also be connected such that the containers may be removed from the housing, rotated about a hinged connection, and placed on a shelf for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen A Wurth, Yukihiro Urushidani, Bethanie Gasperson, William Kumke
  • Patent number: 8851292
    Abstract: A blank having panels and flaps, a carton foldably constructed from the blank, a polybag, and a packaging system that includes the carton, the polybag, or both. The packaging systems include, among other things, certain tabs, flaps, cut out, and tear lines that allow absorbent articles contained in the several systems to be easily viewed and removed, while maintaining sufficient integrity of the packaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Jon Meyer, Jeffrey Karim
  • Patent number: 8813965
    Abstract: A carton (10) is formed from a unitary blank of material folded to produce a hollow walled structure for encircling a main product (11). The blank is also folded to produce at least one internal divider (35) which forms a support for holding the main product (11) in position in the structure and to define within the hollow walled structure an internal volume (36) for retaining a secondary item (37). The internal divider (35) may extend transversely or longitudinally. Where the internal divider is aligned longitudinally of the housing, it may be parallel to a side wall of the carton or it may extend across a corner between two side walls. The internal divider may be provided by a pair of kick-ins. The carton (10) may be an Easter egg carton. Methods of forming and filling the carton are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cadbury UK Limited
    Inventors: Parbinder Cheema, Richard Andrews
  • Patent number: 8545914
    Abstract: A carrier for food products such as muffins and cupcakes includes a pan and a cover. The pan including multiple pan wells that project from an upper surface thereof. At least some of the pan wells each includes an opening in respective bottom surfaces thereof. The cover includes multiple cover wells or supports projecting from a surface thereof, each corresponding to one of the pan wells. At least some of the cover wells each includes a support extending from a bottom surface thereof. The cover secures to and substantially covers the pan in a first configuration. The pan nests on the cover in a second configuration such that the supports project through a respective one of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Focus Products Group International, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. Mastroianni
  • Publication number: 20130186804
    Abstract: A container includes a first blank and a second blank. The first blank includes a first plurality of panels and a first plurality of flaps integrally formed from a first sheet of material. The first plurality of panels includes a first side panel, a second side panel opposing the first side panel, a back panel, and a front panel. The first plurality of flaps define a bottom of the container and a first portion of a top of the container. The front panel includes a window portion. The second blank includes two or more panels and two or more top flaps integrally formed from a second sheet of material. The two or more panels include a cover front panel and a first side panel. The two or more top panels define a second portion of the top of the container. The cover front panel is attached to the window panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventor: PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
  • Patent number: 8469195
    Abstract: A tray and storage containers combination includes a tray having a bottom, side walls and an open top configured to receive a lid. A plurality of containers are configured to be arranged within the tray, each of which having a top wall and a bottom wall, two side walls and a back wall, each of the plurality of the containers having an openable lid. The containers are positioned in the tray to rest on their respective bottom walls so that the lids of the plurality of the containers face a side wall of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth Ward Gosselink, Paul Hornikx
  • Patent number: 8459460
    Abstract: The present invention provides a box package having a clamshell with a panel assembly, and a method of manufacturing and using a box package. The clamshell includes a first part and a second part adapted to form a cavity. The first and second parts are movable relative to one another about an operating hinge between an open position and a closed position. A panel assembly covers at least a portion of each of the first and second parts. The clamshell may include more than one manufacturing hinge, and at least one of the manufacturing hinges may divide the first and second parts. The panel assembly may define an access window and at least a portion of the first part may open and close through the access window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Display Pack, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor D. Hansen, George E. Raimer, Martin O. Tidball, Michael J. Cramblet, Lynn L. Hitchcock, Elliott R. Eckert
  • Publication number: 20130087479
    Abstract: A package for an oral care implement comprising a container having a display portion and a periphery, and a backing attached to the container for defining an interior for receiving an oral care implement. The backing further comprises a first portion attached to a portion of the periphery for defining an interior of the container and a second portion attached to the display portion; wherein the second portion of the backing further comprises a separable portion that facilitates separation of the first portion of the backing from the display portion and thereby facilitates access to the interior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Bloch, David K. Lee, Alan Sorrentino, Quang Nguyen, Paul D. Carse
  • Patent number: 8251224
    Abstract: A product packaging with expanding structures. The product packaging includes a body configured to house a toy. The body includes a central section configured to receive the toy, a front section coupled to the central section and having a transparent region configured for viewing the toy and a storage region for receiving an accessory, and a rear section configured to rotate relative to the central section and having expandable features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Jody L. Meger
  • Patent number: 8240479
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that facilitate generating a changing visual effect during opening and closing of a package for a product. The package includes first and second portions, each having thereon an polarized interference region with non-parallel planes of polarization. All or part of the second package portion is transparent to one polarization, permitting the polarized interference region on the first package portion to interact with a polarized interference region on the second package portion. The package portions are mated together (e.g., in a tube and sleeve arrangement or the like), such that the polarized regions are aligned and overlap each other when the package is closed, thereby permitting less light through due to the two overlapping planes of polarization. As the package is opened (or closed), the polarized regions move or slide past each other, creating the visual effect by changing the size and shape of the overlapping polarized region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Loce, Barry G. Gombert
  • Patent number: 8191707
    Abstract: A package and a method of assembling a package are provided. The package includes: a front wall connected to the rear wall by a first side wall and a second side wall; a first end portion and a second end portion disposed at opposite ends of the rear wall, front wall, first side wall, and second side wall; an elongated member; and at least one bracket for holding the elongated member by a clamping effect. A blank is also provided. The blank includes a plurality of panels foldably connected to one another and a bracket connected to one of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Newell Window Furnishings, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian James McDonald, Tongchai Saesim
  • Patent number: 8181788
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclose a folding box configured to hold a product. The folding box can include: (a) an enclosure base configured to form a cavity and having: (1) a first back panel; (2) a first left-side panel; (3) a first right-side panel; (4) a first bottom panel; and (5) a first top panel; (b) an enclosure door coupled to the enclosure base, the enclosure door having: (1) a front panel having a second top panel; (2) a second left-side panel; (3) a second right-side panel; and (4) a second bottom panel; (c) a box insert blank configured to be received within and fixedly attached within the cavity of the enclosure base and comprising a second back panel; and (d) a product mounting blank configured to receive the product and configured to be fixedly attach to the box insert blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Belkin International Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Meneses
  • Patent number: 8167125
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a retail display includes a first box having walls that define a first interior compartment. The walls include a top wall that is formed of a transparent material to permit viewing of the first interior compartment. The display also includes an inner box that is open along a top thereof and is disposed within the first interior compartment. The inner box partitions the interior compartment into a first section and a second section where the inner box is disposed. The inner box has a second interior compartment. The retail display includes a first article of clothing disposed within the first section, wherein the degree of movement of the first article of clothing is limited by walls of the first box and the vertical side wall of the inner box. A second article of clothing is disposed within the second interior compartment of the inner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Cin Kim
  • Patent number: 8162587
    Abstract: A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portable medical gas system is place in a specialized container having a configuration adapted to hold the portable medical gas system only when the cylinder of portable medical gas system is unused state or empty state. The portable medical gas system is delivered to the customer, and returned as an empty cylinder via commercial carrier. Upon receipt of the empty or spent portable medical gas system, another portable medical gas system filled with medical gas is sent to the customer. In one embodiment, the portable medical gas system includes a single-use flow control valve which ensures the cylinder is empty after its initial use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Hagstrom, Paul W. Garvey, William J. Bryce
  • Publication number: 20120061290
    Abstract: Secondary packaging for a primary package or product that is at least about 2 times and preferably 2.5 times as high as it is wide. The secondary packaging has a window in the front wall through which the product partially extends. Support for the product is provided by support extensions formed from the side walls in the form of tabs formed integrally from the blank from which the secondary packaging is formed. The product may be secured against rotation by being adhered to an top support tab. The bottom of the window may be reinforced by a tab that is folded inward and against the interior of the front wall in which the window is formed. Side panels may be provided on the left and right sides of the window to provide lateral support to the product and also to reinforce the left and right sides of the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Guillaume Delaunay, Arnaud Constant, Boris Letrain, David Alexandre
  • Patent number: 8120896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a strap device capable of, when used in a state of being attached to an electronic apparatus body including a display portion and a key input portion as an object, improving the visibility of the display portion and the operability of the key input portion and the touch panel without tilting the electronic apparatus body with the wrist. A strap device includes a substantially plate-shaped belt base to be attached to the object; and a strap belt formed in an annular shape and supported by a substantially center portion of the belt base rotatably within a plane substantially parallel to the belt base. The belt base includes a back part provided with a pivot fitting as a bearing member for supporting the strap belt rotatably and a front part facing the back part. The strap belt extends across the belt base from the front part to the back part of the belt base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Hirofumi Takemasa
  • Patent number: 8066178
    Abstract: A carton for a plurality of products comprising a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel connected one to the other by a top panel and a bottom panel, each of the front panel, the top panel and the bottom panel having appended side flaps. Each of the appended side flaps of the top panel and the bottom panel having a recess, the recesses of the top panel flaps being in alignment with the recesses of the bottom panel flaps to form a combined recess. A product separator is located in the carton, the product separator having a separator panel with an appended first panel and a second panel, each of the first panel and the second panel being fitted into a combined recess to thereby secure the product separator in the carton. The front panel is at least partially transparent. Each of the front panel flaps having an appended glue flap, the appended glue flaps having a plurality of glue tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Alan Sorrentino, Andreas Haefliger
  • Publication number: 20110253578
    Abstract: A package comprising an externally visible face. The externally visible face comprises embossed indicia, said indicia being in the shape of a droplet and having disposed thereon a relatively glossy or shiny coating. The externally visible face comprises an additional coating surrounding the indicia, the additional coating being relatively non-glossy. Or, the externally visible face comprises embossed indicia, the indicia having disposed thereon a relatively non-glossy coating. The externally visible face comprises an additional coating surrounding the indicia, the additional coating being relatively glossy or shiny.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: William Mercer Benson, Peter Michael Searles, Linda Marie Bumpass
  • Patent number: 8028836
    Abstract: A packaging assembly having an open design for displaying a product is provided. The packaging assembly is configured for storage and display in high density arrays of packaging assemblies, such as storage in pallets, and is configured to display visual information to a user from any perspective, even when the packaging assembly is packed in high density arrays of packaging assemblies. The packaging assembly includes an inner portion designed to contain a product and a housing designed to house the inner portion, wherein the inner portion includes a substantially transparent cover that facilitates display of the product. The packaging assembly includes an outer portion having a three dimensional window box frame, wherein portions of the window box frame are configured to couple to flanges provided on the inner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: VTech Telecommunications Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Bacon
  • Patent number: 8025151
    Abstract: A primary sheet has a rearward section in a planar configuration and a vertical orientation. The primary sheet has a forward section. The primary sheet is fabricated of an opaque, relatively stiff, paper based material. A horizontal surface has an opening and a horizontal support between the opening and the rearward section. The horizontal support is adapted to receive and support cards. A decorative toy is positioned in the opening. Written indicia are provided on the primary sheet. The written indicia are adapted to be readily seen and read in the vicinity. In this manner customers are attracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen J. Pertruff
  • Patent number: 8006837
    Abstract: An improved long box package for prerecorded media includes an elongated substantially rectangular box enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of first and second side walls. The box enclosure further includes an open top end, a bottom end adapted to be closed, and an interior shelf disposed between the top end and the bottom end for supporting the bottom end of a media case to be carried by the package. An opening is formed in the front wall that is contiguous with the open top end and which extends toward the shelf. In combination, the open top end and the contiguous front wall opening define an open channel for receiving the media case. The open channel facilitates rapid placement of the media case in the package by virtue of the media case not being restricted to insertion through the top end only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Edward C. Ross
  • Patent number: 8002514
    Abstract: A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portable medical gas system is place in a specialized container having a configuration adapted to hold the portable medical gas system only when the cylinder of portable medical gas system is unused state or empty state. The portable medical gas system is delivered to the customer, and returned as an empty cylinder via commercial carrier. Upon receipt of the empty or spent portable medical gas system, another portable medical gas system filled with medical gas is sent to the customer. In one embodiment, the portable medical gas system includes a single-use flow control valve which ensures the cylinder is empty after its initial use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Hagstrom, Paul W. Garvey, William J. Bryce
  • Patent number: 7987988
    Abstract: A display case comprised of a lid and a case is provided to showcase a ribbon suspended medal or multiple ribbon suspended medals in a cube-like enclosure made of transparent, semi-transparent, and/or opaque material of all components or selected components with the ribbon suspended medal(s) inside the enclosure and protected by the material. The ribbon suspended medal(s) is held by a multiple component lid with the ribbon(s) wound or bound in various fashions within the void area of the lid hence fully enclosed by the case but visible from all transparent sides. The features of the case allow for vertical expansion of the display cases by way of stacking features on the outside top and outside bottom which are used to affix stacked units securely in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventors: Carter Cue Johnson, William Masten Carter, III
  • Publication number: 20110168594
    Abstract: A consumer packaged good includes a case, a plurality of translucent vessels vertically stacked within the case, a beverage stored in each of the plurality of the vessels and a barrier sealed to each vessel for containing the beverage in the respective vessel. The case includes a base wall and at least one side wall extending upwardly from the base wall. The plurality of translucent vessels are surrounded by the sidewall. Each vessel includes an opening for drinking from the vessel and a base surface for supporting the vessel on an associated support surface. The barrier seals to each vessel for covering the opening and containing the beverage in the respective vessel. The barrier is peelable from the vessel without destroying the vessel to provide access to the beverage stored in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: NOTTINGHAM SPIRK PARTNERS LLC
    Inventors: Craig Saunders, John Evan Spirk, Jeffrey Kalman, Jens P. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110162998
    Abstract: The invention provides packages for storing consumable products and methods for making and using same. The packages may include containers housed within a housing, which may include at least one viewable area in a wall of the housing to allow a consumer to see through at least a portion of the housing. The containers may also include at least one viewable area in a wall of the containers and the location of the viewable area may correspond to a location of the viewable area of the housing. The containers may also be connected such that the containers may be removed from the housing, rotated about a hinged connection, and placed on a shelf for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen A. Wurth, Yukihiro Urushidani, Bethanie Skinner, William Kumke
  • Patent number: 7938259
    Abstract: A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are flexible inward toward an interior of the structure. The flaps may include a protrusion configured to contact and hold the product contained in the structure. A first flap may further include slits for receiving portions of a second flap to form a side of the structure. One or more sides of the structure may be void of an aperture to provide a surface on which information about the product may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Conklin, Michelle Deaton
  • Patent number: 7854373
    Abstract: A packing box for headphones has a body. The body has an inner chamber, at least one opening, at least one lid and a window. The opening is defined through the body and communicates with the inner chamber. The lid covers the at least one opening. The window is defined through the body, communicates with the inner chamber and has at least one curved edge. The curved edge displays operational characteristics of the headphones. Potential buyers can quickly discern the operational characteristics of the headphones from the curved edge of the window. Therefore, the correct headphones for buyers' particular needs can be selected quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: OBO PRO.2 Inc.
    Inventor: Hsien-Ta Chen
  • Publication number: 20100270181
    Abstract: By providing a pre-printed promotional holding system which can be produced in a wide variety of alternate forms and/or configurations and which employs a pre-folded, fully assembled panel system which is quickly and easily converted from a substantially flat configuration into a three-dimensional, fully constructed configuration, a hands-on, printed, visually exciting and interest generating advertising/promotional product and holding system is attained. This previously unattainable result is realized in the present invention. In the preferred embodiment, the panel system automatically produces, when moved into its three-dimensional configuration, a fully enclosed, rectangular shaped box incorporating an arcuately pivotable cover plate preferably associated with the top surface of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventor: Elizabeth Morgan
  • Publication number: 20100264058
    Abstract: A product multi-pack is provided with a plurality of elongate product containers. The containers each include a bottom, an open top that is closed by a cap and a wall extending there between. The wall includes a label having a front portion extending about a limited section of the wall circumference. A carton is provided that is sized to display the plurality of product containers. A locator web is provided that is formed of a thin sheet of plastic having a plurality of spaced apart apertures. The apertures are sized to be at least partially elastically deformed when installed over the caps of the product containers. Additionally, the locator web provides frictional resistance to rotation of the product containers, which enables the containers to be positioned and held in place relative to the carton open face so that the label front portions are visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: BIO CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew Krause
  • Patent number: 7793781
    Abstract: A combination article storage container and novelty item includes a housing having a first predetermined size and first predetermined shape and being manufactured from a first predetermined material. A predetermined article is contained within such housing. A mechanism releasably attaches such predetermined article within such housing at a predetermined location therein. An outwardly facing transparent front panel manufactured from a second predetermined material is attached to such housing at a predetermined location thereon. A mechanism provides access to remove and replace such predetermined article. A tool member is operably connected to such housing at a predetermined location on an outside of such housing for giving the appearance that in order to obtain such predetermined article such tool must be used to break the transparent front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Hoyt
  • Patent number: 7762392
    Abstract: An article for holding and displaying a neck tie that includes a narrow end and an opposite broad pointed end includes a base portion and an insert. The base portion has a compartment for receiving and holding the folded neck tie and is open along a top thereof. The insert has a pair of upstanding leg portions and a top wall that extends between the upstanding leg portions. The top wall has a pointed slit formed therein that defines a depressable tab portion. The insert is inserted into the base portion such that the folded neck tie is disposed between the upstanding leg portions and a space is formed between a first end of the insert and one end wall of the base portion through which the neck tie extends. The neck tie is folded across the top wall and through the slit such that the broad pointed end of the tie is disposed with the compartment of the base portion underneath the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Cin Kim
  • Publication number: 20100163453
    Abstract: A retail display includes a first box that includes a hollow first compartment for receiving and holding an item and a shirt that is folded and disposed within the first compartment. The display further includes a second box that is smaller than the first box and is disposed within the first compartment adjacent the folded shirt, with the second box having a base portion that includes a hollow second compartment. A neck tie is disposed within the second compartment of the second box. The neck tie includes a narrow end and an opposite broad pointed end. A transparent cover extends across and covers the first and second compartments and allows the shirt and tie to be seen by a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Cin Kim
  • Patent number: 7717323
    Abstract: A shirt box suitable for receiving a shirt includes a base, a box cover and a transparent protective member (insert). The base has a floor and a plurality of upstanding walls that define an interior compartment and the box cover has a top wall and a plurality of walls that surround the top wall (e.g., around a peripheral edge thereof). The top surface has a first opening formed therein that is formed at a location that permits a consumer to see the shirt or other item that is contained within the box. The transparent protective member (insert) has a top surface and a plurality of peripheral walls that surround the top surface (e.g., around a peripheral edge thereof) so as to define a structure that is free standing and independent from both the base and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Cin Kim
  • Publication number: 20100072108
    Abstract: A method of displaying a package of disposable absorbent pant products includes placing the package in a retail store in the same region of the store that also includes clothing. A package for disposable absorbent pant products includes a pocket and device for hanging the package. The package may include a display window through which a consumer may view the disposable absorbent pant products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
    Inventors: Kimberly Kay Underhill, Brian Walter Angielski
  • Patent number: 7546924
    Abstract: A carton includes a base panel, a rear panel extending upwardly from a rear edge of the base panel, a right side panel extending forwardly from a right side edge of the rear panel, a left side panel extending forwardly from a left side edge of the rear panel, a cavity at least partially positioned between the right and left side panels for at least partially containing the article, and an at least generally forwardly facing upper panel that extends downwardly and forwardly away from an upper edge of the rear panel, and obliquely with respect to the rear panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Manuel Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20090139896
    Abstract: A packaging assembly having an open design for displaying a product is provided. The packaging assembly is configured for storage and display in high density arrays of packaging assemblies, such as storage in pallets, and is configured to display visual information to a user from any perspective, even when the packaging assembly is packed in high density arrays of packaging assemblies. The packaging assembly includes an inner portion designed to contain a product and a housing designed to house the inner portion, wherein the inner portion includes a substantially transparent cover that facilitates display of the product. The packaging assembly includes an outer portion having a three dimensional window box frame, wherein portions of the window box frame are configured to couple to flanges provided on the inner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas M. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20090139897
    Abstract: A display case for selectively displaying an article includes a case housing and an article retainer. The case housing includes a first housing cover, a second housing cover, a spine that couples the second housing cover to the first housing cover, and a retainer receiver. The second housing cover has a substantially planar surface. The spine has a longitudinal axis. The retainer receiver can include a transparent or open viewing window for viewing the article. The article retainer retains the article and can be slidable between a first position in which the article retainer is fully received by the retainer receiver, and a second position wherein the article retainer is extended away from the retainer receiver. In certain embodiments, movement of the article retainer is in a direction that is substantially parallel to the surface of the second housing cover and/or substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spine. Movement of the article retainer is guided by the retainer receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Michael R. Gilstrap, Waldo L. Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20090088715
    Abstract: An absorbent product comprises (i) a package and (ii) a plurality of absorbent articles contained in the package. The package comprises a first panel and a second panel opposed to the first panel. The package comprises a first window area in the first panel. Each of the absorbent articles has a body facing surface and an external surface opposed to the body facing surface. Each of the absorbent articles has a front region and a rear region opposed to the front region. Each of the absorbent articles comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a disposable tape secured to the external surface of the rear region. Each of the absorbent articles comprises a graphic in the front region and in the rear region. The front region faces the first panel and the rear region faces the second panel. The graphic of the front region is visible through the first window area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuharu Ito, Yasuko Shiomichi, Dennis San Agustin Casalme
  • Patent number: 7503456
    Abstract: A gift container with an integrated decorative display element is provided. The decorative element is adapted to be easily mounted upon the gift box to reduce the time and complexity involved in wrapping gifts. The decorative element may include mechanisms to quickly secure the gift box lid to the gift box container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Melba Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20090056274
    Abstract: An apparatus 100 and a method (M) for packaging, displaying, and storing an electronic product having a front portion 10 including a complementary contour 11, a back portion 30 including a complementary contour 31, and an inner portion 20 including a complementary contour 21, the inner portion 20 being disposed between the front portion 10 and the back portion 30. The front portion 10, the back portion 30, and the inner portion 20 being fitted together via their respective complementary contours 11, 31, 21. The front portion 20 includes at least one coincident member 13 distributed along the lip of the periphery 14; and a coincident orifice 15 for facilitating display of the product by hanging. The back portion 30 includes at least one coincident orifice 33 distributed along a periphery 34; and a coincident orifice 35 for facilitating display of the product by hanging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Monster Cable Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Lee, Kendrew Lee, Jacky Hsiung
  • Publication number: 20090032434
    Abstract: An article for holding and displaying a neck tie that includes a narrow end and an opposite broad pointed end includes a base portion and an insert. The base portion has a compartment for receiving and holding the folded neck tie and is open along a top thereof. The insert has a pair of upstanding leg portions and a top wall that extends between the upstanding leg portions. The top wall has a pointed slit formed therein that defines a depressable tab portion. The insert is inserted into the base portion such that the folded neck tie is disposed between the upstanding leg portions and a space is formed between a first end of the insert and one end wall of the base portion through which the neck tie extends. The neck tie is folded across the top wall and through the slit such that the broad pointed end of the tie is disposed with the compartment of the base portion underneath the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Peacock Apparel Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Cin Kim