Re-seal label and container with re-seal label

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10689176-B2
Application number	US-201916568734-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2018
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

In an example embodiment, a re-sealable label for covering an opening of a box includes a sheet of polymer material that includes a re-sealable adhesive on an underside thereof. A liner is adhered to the underside of the sheet of polymer material. The liner is configured to cover the opening and includes a foil layer and a paper layer. The sheet of polymer material includes a line of perforations wherein one or more of the perforations of the line of perforations include a rectilinear portion and a non-rectilinear portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A box in a box re-sealable container comprising:
an outer box including a hinged lid;
an inner box inside the outer box, the inner box including an access opening which is accessible when the hinged lid of the outer box is opened; and
a re-sealable label including a first zone of permanent adhesive at an upper portion of the re-sealable label on an underside of the re-sealable label which attaches the re-sealable label at least to a back wall of the inner box, a line of perforations defining a connecting tab at a lower portion of the re-sealable label, each of the perforations of the line of perforations including a rectilinear portion and a non-rectilinear portion, a second zone of permanent adhesive at an outer side of the connecting tab that attaches the connecting tab to an inner surface of the hinged lid of the outer box, and a zone of re-sealable adhesive on the underside of the re-sealable label that releasably attaches to a top wall and a front wall of the inner box such that a liner on the underside of the re-sealable label covers the access opening when the hinged lid is in a closed position and uncovers the access opening when the hinged lid is in an open position.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the first zone of permanent adhesive also attaches the re-sealable label to the top wall of the inner box.

3. A re-sealable label for covering an opening of a box, the re-sealable label including:
a sheet of polymer material including a re-sealable adhesive on an underside thereof;
a liner adhered to the underside of the sheet of polymer material, the liner configured to cover the opening and including a foil layer and a paper layer; and
a line of perforations in the sheet of polymer material, each of the perforations of the line of perforations including a rectilinear portion and a non-rectilinear portion.

4. The re-sealable label of claim 3 , wherein the sheet of polymer material further includes a zone of permanent adhesive for attaching the re-sealable label to the box.

5. The re-sealable label of claim 4 , wherein the zone of permanent adhesive overlies a portion of the re-sealable adhesive.

6. The re-sealable label of claim 3 , wherein the non-rectilinear portion is an arcuate portion.

7. The re-sealable label of claim 6 , wherein the arcuate portion has a semi-circular shape.

8. The re-sealable label of claim 3 , wherein adhesive deadener overlies one or more portions of the re-sealable adhesive.

9. The re-sealable label of claim 4 , wherein the non-rectilinear portion extends away from the rectilinear portion in a direction away from the zone of permanent adhesive.

10. The re-sealable label of claim 3 , further including permanent adhesive on a portion of an outer side of the re-sealable label.

11. The re-sealable label of claim 4 , wherein a portion of the liner overlies a portion of the zone of permanent adhesive.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Bellamah Stephen
• Fath Scott A
• Peeler Andrew

Classifications

• B65D75/5838 Primary

  combined with separate fixed tearing means, e.g. tabs · CPC title

• B65D75/5894 Primary

  Preformed openings provided in a wall portion and covered by a separate removable flexible element · CPC title

• B65D85/10568

  opening of the lid opens simultaneously an inner package within the container · CPC title

• B65D2575/586

  with means for reclosing · CPC title

• B65D65/14

  with areas coated with adhesive · CPC title