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Package assembly for supporting a pair of consumable product packets

a consumable product and packaging technology, applied in the field of packaging assembly, can solve the problem of little opportunity for advertising

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-12-27
INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
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The patent describes a package assembly for supporting consumable products. The assembly includes a housing made of a planar structure with foldable flaps that can be opened and closed. The housing has a central wall and a fold line that allows for the flaps to be folded in a way that encases the product packets. The foldable flaps can be folded from a flat open configuration to a folded closed configuration. The package assembly can also be severed along the fold line to create two subassemblies. The technical effect of this invention is a package assembly that provides a convenient and flexible way to support and display consumable products.

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Moreover, as the package housing closely conforms to the product packet, there is little opportunity for advertising which will promote the use and sale of the consumable products contained therein.

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[0020]The present invention provides a package assembly which accommodates a pair of product packets. Each product packet includes a plurality of consumable products such as gum slabs which are aligned in a face-to-face array. While a plurality of wrapped gum sticks are preferably shown, being arranged in two product packets, it is, of course, within the contemplation of the present invention that other consumable products, both wrapped and unwrapped, may be employed.

[0021]Moreover, in the preferred embodiment described herein below, two packets are shown forming the package assembly of the present invention. It is also contemplated that plural additional packets may be used in accordance with the present invention.

[0022]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the package assembly 10 of the present invention includes a pair of product packets 12, each supporting a plurality of wrapped gum slabs 14 in face-to-face orientation. The packets 12 are supported in a vertically arranged orientation on ...

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Abstract

A package assembly provides a pair of openable product packets which support consumable products. The product packets are accommodated in a housing. The housing is formed from an elongate planar housing structure having a central wall and a pair of oppositely directed foldable flaps extending from opposite edges of the central wall. A transition line extends longitudinally thereacross. The packets are supported on the central wall on opposite sides of the fold line. The transition line may include a fold line, a severing line or a combination thereof.

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[0001]The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 279,783 filed on Oct. 26, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to a package assembly for enclosing at least a pair of packets containing plural consumable products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a package assembly which supports a pair of product packets on opposite sides of a fold line where the fold line can further be used to sever the package assembly into two package subassemblies.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Certain consumable products, such as sticks or slabs of chewing gum, may be housed in a package where the gum slabs are arranged in an array which allows ease of dispensing an individual slab therefrom. One type of package assembly which may be used to contain and dispense individually wrapped products includes a foil packet wh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/60B65B43/10B65D73/00B65D75/38
CPCB65D5/04B65D5/5253B65D5/5445B65D2313/10B65D77/02B65D85/60B65D5/66
Inventor MARKOVIC, NEVENKAALDRIDGE, ALLEN
Owner INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
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