Product packaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10081485-B2
Application number	US-201615063897-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2016
Priority date	Mar 9, 2015
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

A product packaging is disclosed, including a rear panel, a front panel coupled to the rear panel, and an intermediate panel between the front panel and the rear panel. The intermediate panel may include a spacing segment that spaces a lip portion of the front panel away from the rear panel, and the intermediate panel may define a product-receiving recess of the packaging.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Product packaging, comprising:
a rear panel;
a front panel coupled to the rear panel; and
an intermediate panel disposed between the front panel and the rear panel,
wherein the intermediate panel comprises a spacing segment that spaces a lip portion of the front panel away from the rear panel,
wherein the intermediate panel defines a product-receiving recess,
wherein the front panel comprises an opening over a majority of the product-receiving recess, and
wherein the lip portion overhangs the product-receiving recess.

2. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the lip portion overhangs the spacing segment.

3. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the opening exposes a majority of the product-receiving recess when the product-receiving recess does not contain a product.

4. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate panel is formed at least in part by removing material along fold lines thereof.

5. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate panel is formed at least in part by mitre cuts extending along fold lines thereof.

6. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein corners of the spacing segment are formed at least in part along mitre cuts in material of the intermediate panel.

7. The product packaging of claim 6 , wherein the mitre cuts do not extend through the entirety of the intermediate panel.

8. The product packaging of claim 1 , further comprising at least one retention member formed of and protruding from the rear panel.

9. The product packaging of claim 8 , wherein the retention member forms an arm that includes an undercut portion.

10. The product packaging of claim 8 , wherein the at least one retention member comprises a portion of an adhesive film that extends onto the rear panel.

11. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the rear panel is flat,
wherein the front panel is curved, and
wherein the front panel and the rear panel are attached along their peripheries.

12. The product packaging of claim 1 , further comprising a pull tab adhered within the product-receiving recess.

13. The product packaging of claim 12 , further comprising a dual-layer adhesive,
wherein the pull tab is adhered to the rear panel by the dual-layer adhesive, and
wherein the dual-layer adhesive is covered in part by an adhesive deadening.

14. The product packaging of claim 12 , further comprising a cushioning layer disposed on the spacing segment.

15. The product packaging of claim 14 , wherein the cushioning layer is silicone.

16. The product packaging of claim 12 , wherein ends of the spacing segment are rounded.

17. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein each panel is formed entirely from a flat sheet of paper.

18. The product packaging of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second rear panel;
a second front panel coupled to the second rear panel; and
a second intermediate panel disposed between the second front panel and the second rear panel,
wherein the second intermediate panel comprises a spacing segment that spaces a lip portion of the second front panel away from the second rear panel,
wherein the intermediate panel defines a second product-receiving recess, and
wherein the rear panel and the second rear panel are rotatably coupled to each other along edges thereof.

19. The product packaging of claim 1 , wherein the front panel is rigidly coupled to the rear panel.

20. Product packaging, comprising:
two segments, each formed by one or more sheets, each segment comprising:
a pocket for retaining and displaying a product, the pocket including an opening sized and dimensioned to receive the product,
wherein the opening has a lip that overhangs a perimeter of the pocket in order to retain the product within the pocket, and
wherein the first segment and the second segment are rotatably coupled to each other along edges thereof.

21. The product packaging of claim 20 , further comprising at least one retention member disposed in the pocket.

22. The product packaging of claim 20 , wherein each sheet is formed entirely from a flat sheet of paper.

23. The product packaging of claim 20 , wherein the opening exposes a majority of the pocket.

24. Product packaging, comprising:
a rear panel;
a front panel coupled to the rear panel;
an intermediate panel disposed between the rear panel and the front panel, the intermediate panel forming a product-receiving recess; and
a retention member disposed within the product-receiving recess,
wherein the retention member forms an arm that includes an undercut portion.

25. The product packaging of claim 24 , wherein the retention members are formed from a fold in the first rear panel.

26. The product packaging of claim 24 , further comprising:
a second front panel coupled to the rear panel; and
a second intermediate panel disposed between the rear panel and the second front panel,
wherein the rear panel forms a connector panel that connects the front panel to the second front panel.

27. The product packaging of claim 26 wherein the rear panel is formed from a single film or sheet.

28. The product packaging of claim 26 , further comprising a cover panel, wherein the rear panel forms a second connector panel that connects the second front panel to the cover panel.

29. The product packaging of claim 24 , wherein the rear panel is flat,
wherein the front panel is curved, and
wherein the front panel and the rear panel are attached along their peripheries.

30. The product packaging of claim 24 , wherein each panel is formed entirely of paper.

31. The product packaging of claim 24 , wherein the front panel comprises an opening over a majority of the product-receiving recess.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Cernokus Evan
• Tang Lorraine Y
• Delle Cese Francesca Amor
• Uyeda Mark T
• Watson Thomas Branton

Classifications

• B65D85/40 Primary

  for watches or clocks; for components thereof · CPC title

• B65D5/5061

  the openings or recesses being located in different panels of a single blank (B65D5/5066 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/5035

  Paper elements (in combination with wooden elements B65D5/5095) · CPC title

• B65D5/38

  Drawer-and-shell type containers · CPC title