Package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11027893-B2
Application number	US-201916295182-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2019
Priority date	Mar 7, 2018
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A container with a selectively openable cover to selectively allow access to one or more compartments is disclosed.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. A package, comprising:
a container having a floor and a side wall that cooperate to form a product storage region; and
a lid having a cover that is movable between a closed position in which the cover is at least partially blocking access to the product storage region, and an open position in which the cover is at least partially moved away from the closed position such that the product storage region is accessible by a user;
wherein the container includes at least one pair of opposed depressible tabs that in a relaxed state are configured to retain the lid in a locked state, and in a compressed state are configured to allow the lid to move from the closed position to the open position;
wherein the lid includes a pair of opposed apertures configured to align with the at least one pair of opposed tabs in the closed state and allow disengagement of the tabs when the tabs are in the compressed state such that the tabs disengage the pair of opposed apertures and allow movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position; and
wherein the container includes a tray coupled to a container base, and wherein the tray includes the pair of opposed depressible tabs.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the tray is attachable to the container base by a friction fit.

3. The package of claim 1 , wherein the lid is attachable to the container by an attachment mechanism that includes lockable protrusions that engage and are retained in corresponding slots, wherein at least one of the lockable protrusions and slots are on the container and a corresponding at least one of the lockable protrusions and slots are on the lid.

4. The package of claim 1 , wherein the lid is covered by a label.

5. The package of claim 1 , wherein the lid is movable from the closed position to the open position, and from the open position to the closed position, about a hinge.

6. The package of claim 5 , wherein the lid hinge lies along an axis of lid rotation that is substantially parallel to a line through the pair of opposed depressible tabs.

7. The package of claim 1 , wherein the tray is attachable to the container base by a snap fit.

8. A package assembly, comprising:
a container having a floor and a side wall that cooperate to form a product storage region;
a tray that is configured to be attachable to the container side wall; and
a lid that is configured to be attachable to the tray;
wherein the lid includes a cover that is movable between a closed position in which the cover at least partially blocks access to the product storage region, and an open position in which the cover is at least partially moved away from the closed position such that the product storage region is accessible by a user;
wherein the container includes at least one pair of opposed depressible tabs that in a relaxed state are configured to retain the cover in a locked state, and in a compressed state are configured to allow the cover to move from the closed position to the open position;
wherein the cover includes a pair of opposed apertures configured to align with the at least one pair of opposed tabs in the closed state and allow disengagement of the tabs when the tabs are in the compressed state such that the tabs disengage the pair of opposed apertures and allow movement of the cover from the closed position to the open position and;
wherein the tray includes the at least one pair of opposed depressible tabs.

9. The package assembly of claim 8 , wherein the container, the tray, and the lid are independently injection molded of plastics materials and attached together to form the package.

Assignees

• Berry Global Inc

Inventors

• French Jordan Robert
• Tempel Seth

Classifications

• B65D43/161 Primary

  comprising two or more cover sections hinged one to another · CPC title

• B65D43/0235

  with integral tamper element · CPC title

• B65D2251/20

  Sealing means · CPC title

• B65D2251/1016

  Means for locking the closure in closed position · CPC title

• B65D11/02

  of curved cross-section (thermally insulated B65D81/3813) · CPC title