Touchless package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12312142-B2
Application number	US-202217680170-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2022
Priority date	Feb 26, 2021
Publication date	May 27, 2025
Grant date	May 27, 2025

Abstract

A package (100), including a base (150) having at least one receptacle (151), in which the at least one receptacle (151) includes a first portion (154) having a first diameter (D1) and a second portion (152) having a bottom surface and a second diameter (D2) is disclosed. A method for removing a product from the package is also disclosed.

First claim

We claim:

1. A package, comprising:
a base having at least one receptacle,
wherein the at least one receptacle includes a container portion having a second diameter (D 2 ) and a first height (H 1 ), and a receiver portion having a first diameter (D 1 ) and a second height (H 2 ),
wherein the receiver portion includes a first receiver portion including the first diameter (D 1 ),
wherein the receiver portion includes oppositely disposed symmetrical bulge portions adjacent to the first receiver portion, and
wherein the base includes a lock extending from and formed as part of each of the oppositely disposed symmetrical bulge portions.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein the first diameter (D 1 ) is larger than the second diameter (D 2 ).

3. The package of claim 1 , further comprising an identifier chosen from an RFID, a QR code, a pin, a word, a color, a symbol, an alphanumeric, an indicium, or a part number.

4. The package of claim 1 , further comprising at least one cover.

5. The package of claim 4 , wherein the at least one cover is a film, a hinged cover, or a slidable cover.

6. The package of claim 4 , wherein the at least one cover is a single cover including a first portion and a second portion,
wherein the first portion and the second portion are each in a form of a rail, a protrusion, a recess, or an indexing mechanism.

7. The package of claim 4 , wherein at least a portion of a top surface of the at least one cover includes a surface texture in a form of ridges, recesses, cavities, lines, dots, holes, slits, particles, protrusions, indentations, inserted objects, or combinations thereof, in a random or non-random pattern.

8. The package of claim 1 , wherein the at least one receptacle is formed of a deformable material.

9. The package of claim 1 , wherein the at least one receptacle includes a ledge.

10. The package of claim 1 , wherein the lock includes a partial bulge-shaped configuration.

11. A package, comprising:
a base having a plurality of adjacently disposed receptacles,
wherein at least two receptacles of the plurality of adjacently disposed receptacles include a container portion having a second diameter (D 2 ) and a first height (H 1 ), and a receiver portion having a first diameter (D 1 ) and a second height (H 2 ),
wherein the receiver portion includes oppositely disposed bulge portions,
wherein the base includes a track that extends along a length of a side of the base and along an edge of the plurality of adjacently disposed receptacles, and
wherein the base includes at least one lock
extending from the oppositely disposed bulge portions.

12. A package, comprising:
at least two receptacles;
a base having the at least two receptacles;
a lock disposed on the base,
wherein the base includes the lock adjacent to a bulge portion of a receptacle of the at least two receptacles that is disposed adjacent to an edge of the base,
wherein each receptacle of the at least two receptacles includes an upper receiver portion of a larger diameter and a lower container portion of a smaller diameter, and
wherein the lower container portion includes a ledge protruding inwardly from an inner surface and a relatively flat outer surface in a vicinity of the ledge.

Assignees

• Agilent Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Schikurski Olga
• Serge Lucas
• Siegmundt-Pan Qi
• Wherry Michael
• Dressler Thorsten
• Loraing Daniela
• Dumoulin Thomas

Classifications

• B65D43/162

  the container, the lid and the hinge being made of one piece (B65D43/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D43/20

  linearly slidable · CPC title

• B65D75/527

  Tear-lines for separating a package into individual packages (B65D1/30, B65D21/0206, B65D75/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2075/362

  the two sheets or blanks being partially releasable and reclosable, e.g. peelable sheets reclosable by slot-and-tongue connections · CPC title

• B65D2075/361

  the two sheets or blanks being mutually slidable or comprising slidable elements · CPC title