Blister card with flange strap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10220995-B2
Application number	US-201514971024-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Jan 7, 2015
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

A sandwich-type blister card is provided to contain a product item such as a pliers or scissors with a handle extending outside of the blister. The blister card includes a back panel, a front panel, and a blister having a blister cavity and a peripheral flange. The blister includes a wrap-around strap attached to the blister at a first end of the strap to secure a portion of the product therein. The peripheral flange and a second end of the strap are sealed between the front and back panels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A blister card for holding a content item, the blister card comprising:
a front panel with a window therein created by at least partly separating a cutaway portion from the front panel;
a back panel attached to the front panel;
a blister comprising a blister cavity and a peripheral flange, the blister cavity protruding through the window and the peripheral flange received between the front and back panels;
the blister further comprising a strap attached to the blister at a first end of the strap; and
wherein the peripheral flange and a second end of the strap are sealed between the front and back panels;
wherein the second end of the strap is received into a gap in the peripheral flange; wherein the second end of the strap has a first thickness and the peripheral flange has a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is the same as the second thickness, and wherein the second end of the strap is coplanar with a plane defined by the peripheral flange.

2. The blister card of claim 1 , further comprising a content item, wherein the strap is wrapped around a portion of the content item.

3. The blister card of claim 1 , wherein the cutaway portion is positioned between the blister and the back panel.

4. The blister card of claim 3 , wherein the cutaway portion is in register with the window.

5. The blister card of claim 3 , wherein the blister cavity receives an upper portion of the content item, while a lower portion or portions of the content item extend below the blister card.

6. The blister card of claim 1 , wherein the front panel and back panel are fastened together by adhesive.

7. The blister card of claim 1 , wherein the front panel and back panel are fastened together by heat sealing.

8. The blister card of claim 1 , wherein the front panel and back panel are hingedly joined along a side edge of the panels.

9. The blister card of claim 8 , wherein the cutaway portion is hingedly joined to the back panel along the side edge of the back panel.

Assignees

• Westrock Mwv Llc

Inventors

• Zacherle Matthew E

Classifications

• B65D75/321 Primary

  Both sheets being recessed · CPC title

• B65D75/563

  Integral handles or suspension means (B65D75/566 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D75/322

  and forming one compartment · CPC title

• B65D73/0085

  within a window, hole or cut-out portion · CPC title

• B65B51/10

  Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof {(welding of plastics per se B29C65/02; closing plastic tube ends in general B29C57/10)} · CPC title