Electronic device package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9856048-B1
Application number	US-201514869751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 29, 2015
Priority date	Sep 17, 2015
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A package for an electronic device includes an enclosure to hold the electronic device. The package may include a closure flap coupled to a top of the package to close the enclosure. The closure flap may include a tear strip usable to open the package. A sled may be disposed in the package and may include a substantially planar backplane and a sleeve. The electronic device may be held in a gap between the backplane and the sleeve. A portion of a top edge of the package, under the closure flap, may be recessed such that when the closure flap is opened, a pull tab of the sled is exposed. The package may include a hole formed through at least one surface of the package, from which to hang the package.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package for an electronic device, the package comprising:
an enclosure defined by:
a substantially rectangular bottom surface having a front edge that is opposite a back edge, and a first side edge that is opposite a second side edge;
a substantially rectangular front wall having a top edge that is opposite a bottom edge and a first side edge that is opposite a second side edge, the bottom edge of the front wall being coupled to the front edge of the bottom surface;
a substantially rectangular back wall having a top edge that is opposite a bottom edge and a first side edge that is opposite a second side edge, the bottom edge of the back wall being coupled to the back edge of the bottom surface, and the top edge of the back wall abutting the top edge of the front wall;
a first side wall coupled to the first side edge of the bottom surface, the first side edge of the front wall, and the first side edge of the back wall;
a second side wall coupled to the second edge of the bottom surface, the second side edge of the front wall, and the second side edge of the back wall;

a closure flap coupled to the top edge of the front wall and folded over and coupled to a surface of the back wall to close the enclosure, the closure flap comprising a tear strip usable to open the package; and
a sled disposed in the enclosure, the sled comprising a substantially planar backplane and an open ended, tubular sleeve coupled to a bottom of and spaced apart by a distance from the substantially planar backplane.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side wall comprises a crease extending at least partially along a length of the first side wall, wherein the crease folds toward an interior of the package; and
the second side wall comprises a crease extending at least partially along a length of the second side wall, wherein the crease folds toward an interior of the package.

3. The package of claim 1 , wherein:
the sled comprises a pull tab; and
the top edge of the substantially rectangular back wall comprises a generally U-shaped recess that, when the closure flap is opened, exposes the pull tab of the substantially planar backplane of the sled.

4. The package of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is disposed within the package and held between the substantially planar backplane and the sleeve.

5. The package of claim 1 , wherein the substantially rectangular bottom surface, the substantially rectangular front wall, the substantially rectangular back, the first side wall, the second side wall, and the closure flap are comprised of paperboard.

6. The package of claim 1 , wherein the tear strip comprises a plurality of perforations or score lines that span at least a portion of the closure flap.

7. The package of claim 1 , wherein the tear strip comprises a reinforced strip disposed on an inner surface of the closure flap.

8. The package of claim 1 , the substantially rectangular front wall and the closure flap each comprising a hole from which to hang the package, the hole disposed in the substantially rectangular front wall and the hole disposed in the closure flap being aligned in a direction substantially parallel with the bottom surface.

9. The package of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the substantially rectangular front wall, the substantially rectangular back wall, the first side wall, or the second side wall comprises a window through which at least a portion an electronic device is visible from outside the package when the electronic device is placed inside the package.

10. A packaged electronic device, comprising:
a pouch shaped package defining an enclosure;
a sled enclosed within the enclosure, the sled comprising:
a substantially planar backplane;
an open ended, tubular sleeve spaced apart from the substantially planar backplane; and
a spine coupling the sleeve to the substantially planar backplane along at least a portion of an edge of the substantially planar backplane; and

an electronic device disposed within the enclosure of the package and in a space between the substantially planar backplane and the sleeve.

11. The packaged electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a tear strip disposed on a closure flap of the package, the tear strip comprising a tab usable to open the package.

12. The packaged electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the tear strip further comprises:
a plurality of perforations or score lines that spans at least a portion of the closure flap; and
a reinforced strip disposed on an inner surface of the closure flap.

13. The packaged electronic device of claim 10 , wherein:
the sled comprises a pull tab; and
the pouch shaped package comprises multiple walls defining the enclosure, and
a top edge of at least one of the multiple walls comprises a generally U-shaped recess that, when the package is opened, exposes the pull tab of the sled.

14. The packaged electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the package is comprised of paperboard and has a hole extending through at least one surface of the package from which to hang the package.

15. A package comprising:
a substantially rectangular front wall and a substantially rectangular back wall at least partially defining an enclosure of the package;
a closure flap coupled to a top edge of the front wall and folded over and coupled to a surface of the back wall to close a top of the enclosure; and

a sled disposed in the enclosure to hold a product in the enclosure, the sled comprising a pull tab usable to remove the product from the package,
wherein a top edge of the substantially planar back wall includes a generally U-shaped recessed portion that is interposed between two non-recessed portions, and the recessed portion is recessed relative to the two non-recessed portions of the top edge of the substantially planar back wall such that when the closure flap is opened, the recessed portion exposes the pull tab of the sled.

16. The package of claim 15 , further comprising a tear strip disposed on the closure flap of the package, the tear strip comprising a tab usable to open the package.

17. The package of claim 15 , wherein the sled comprises a substantially planar backplane and a sleeve coupled to a bottom of and spaced apart from the substantially planar backplane by a distance sized to receive the product.

18. The package of claim 15 , further comprising a substantially planar bottom surface capping a bottom of the enclosure.

19. The package of claim 15 , wherein the package is comprised of paperboard and has a hole extending through at least one surface of the package from which to hang the package.

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Russell Paul Grady
• Bakker Karl Anton
• Crespo Joselito Tansingco
• Lewis Patrick Dean
• Lucas John Harvey
• De La Lama Kristina Gayle
• Marchetti Paul Clayton

Classifications

• B65D5/5045

  Tubular lining and supporting elements · CPC title

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D5/029 Primary

  the tubular body presenting a special shape (pyramidal B65D5/008) · CPC title

• B65D5/5038

  Tray-like elements formed by folding a blank and presenting openings or recesses (without external box B65D71/72; external face of container provided with opening for receiving object in display position B65D5/5286) · CPC title