Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Including booklet – leaflet or record means
Patent
1998-11-18
2000-05-30
Patterson, M. D.
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Including booklet, leaflet or record means
206 4529, B65D 6900
Patent
active
060681152
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to product packaging.
The packages in which products are presented to the public normally bear, on their outer surface, printed information--trade marks, advertising, warnings, instructions for use etc. While this can be an effective and economical way of displaying such information, it does suffer from certain disadvantages. In particular, the amount of information that can be displayed is limited by the surface area of the package, and may be inadequate if, for example, lengthy instructions or details of a product range are required.
The well known alternative method of presenting such data is to include a folded sheet or leaflet loose within the package. While this method can normally provide ample surface area for presenting the information, it too has some drawbacks. Most importantly, the leaflet is likely to be discarded or lost once the package has been opened. In addition, the leaflet must be inserted and appropriately arranged within the package during assembly thereof, which in itself requires an additional step in the packaging process.
A third known method is to attach a folded leaflet to the exterior of a package, but such leaflets are vulnerable to damage, prone to unfolding at inappropriate times and difficult to neatly re-fold, making the package awkward to handle.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a package which makes possible presentation of a considerable amount of information without the above described problems associated with the prior art.
A box is known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,232,087 which is adapted to serve both as a greetings card and as a protective carrier for goods being sent by post. This box is formed from a single piece net of folded cardboard. The body of the box is cuboidal, having large rectangular front and rear faces, long left and right side faces and shorter top and bottom end faces. The left side face is initially open to allow insertion of goods, but can be closed by means of a tuck flap which meets the body of the box at a crease running along the lower left hand edge of the rear face. To enable the box to be used as a greetings card, it comprises a second flap the same shape as the front and rear faces which meets the body of the box at a crease running along the left hand edge of the front face. The second flap can be disposed against the front face, but can also be opened out in the manner of a greetings card. A protective cover for the box is formed by a third flap which meets the body of the box at a crease running along the right hand edge of the front face. When the box is to be sent by post, the third flap is folded so that it lies over the front face, sandwiching the second flap against the front face, and also lies over the left hand side face, a strip of adhesive tape ensuring that the third flap remains in this position, keeping the box closed.
While, in comparison with a conventional cardboard box, the second and third flaps provide an increased surface area for displaying printed information, their areas are determined by the dimensions of the box itself--eg. the size of the second flap cannot exceed the size of the upper face--so that this increase in surface area is limited.
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a package which comprises a box having a first face, a second face which intersects the first face and is penetrated by an opening, or is wholly open, for access to the interior of the box, and a flap, the package further comprising a leaflet formed separately from the box and cemented or otherwise attached to a face of the box, the leaflet being larger than the face of the box to which it is attached and being creased so that it can be folded to lie thereagainst, and the flap being creased and shaped such that it can be positioned to overlie both the first and second faces, thereby retaining the folded leaflet against the first face and closing the box.
The package thus formed can provide ample surface area for displaying information, with no risk that the information
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Bui Luan K.
Fibre Drums Limited
Patterson M. D.
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