CA2073792A1 - Consumer package with fully visible product information display - Google Patents

Consumer package with fully visible product information display

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CA2073792A1
CA2073792A1 CA 2073792 CA2073792A CA2073792A1 CA 2073792 A1 CA2073792 A1 CA 2073792A1 CA 2073792 CA2073792 CA 2073792 CA 2073792 A CA2073792 A CA 2073792A CA 2073792 A1 CA2073792 A1 CA 2073792A1
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package
front panel
panel
rear panel
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Dennis W. Abelson
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FIGA GROUP Ltd (THE)
Henkel Loctite Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D73/00Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0078Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card
    • B65D73/0085Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card within a window, hole or cut-out portion
    • B65D73/0092Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained or enclosed in a folded-over or doubled card within a window, hole or cut-out portion combined with a preformed enclosure, e.g. a bulb

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Abstract

CONSUMER PACKAGE WITH FULLY VISIBLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION DISPLAY

Abstract Of The Disclosure A blister pack consumer package having a fully visible product information display. The package includes a front panel, a transparent blister protruding from the front panel and forming with said front panel an enclosure for the product, and a rear panel providing a space for printed product information. The rear panel is attached to the front panel along one edge and isoptionally scored or perforated to fold back, thereby facilitating both inspection of printed product information on the panel at the point of purchase and subsequent removal of the panel for retention of the printed information after the package has been opened.

Description

2- ~973~2 CONSUMER PACKAGE WlTH FULLY VISIBLE
PRODUCT !NFORMAT30N DISPI~Y
Field of the Invention This invention relates to packages for consumer products and more 5 particularly to an information-intensive, consumer-oriented blister package with an attached, removable information panel.

Blister display packages are commonly used to package products for retail sale. The product is contained within a blister attached to a cardstock 10 panel generally capable of receiving printed graphics. The panel typically includes a hole in the top for hanging the package from a wall hanger so that the packages are available for visual inspection by potential purchasers.
Alternative forms of the conventional cardstock mounted blister pack are disclosed in such references as lJ.S. Patents Nos. 2,993,~90; 3,289,830;
15 3,463,309; 4,485,920; 4,842,141; and 4,854,450; U.S. Design Patent No. Des.
287,105; Canadian Patent No. 804,980; and The Pac~aainq Reference Issue, 1986, Vol. 31, No. 1, Pg. 134.
While the card panels on such common blister package may contain printed information on either side of the panel, imprinting the panel to20 which the blister is attached can present several problems. For instance, opening the package typically destroys the panel, at least in part, so that critical informa~ion describing use of the product may be destroyed. Furthermore, the product labeling demands of governmental agencies for health warnings, disposal requirements, and the like, have creat~d a growing need for additional 25 print space. This need cannot be filled merely by using larger panels because of limited rack space available in typical r~tail outlets.
One solution to this print space problem has been to enclose within the blister pack a separate sheet of use directions and warnings. This solution,however, is not entirely satisfactory, as it deprives the consumer of information at 30 the time of purchase which may be critical to the purchase decision. For instance, use instructions may reveal that an adhesive product is not suitable for use on substrates or at temperatures contemplated by the consurner.

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207~7~2 There, therefore, exists a need for a package for containing and displaying consumer products, such as hardware, adhesives, office supplies, housewares and the like, which provides increased print space for product warnings, sales messages and use instructions without substantially increasing 5 the rack area utilized by the package.
U.S. Patent No. 4,842,141 addresses the problem of rack space limitations by providing a large card blister package printed on both sides and resting adjacent packages in alternating front/back relationship to double the number of cards in a given area. However, this solution is not entirely 10 satisfactory, as the consumer is presented with alternating front and back views of the package so that at least some printed information must be redundantly printed on both sides of the card.
Other references of general interest include: U.S. Patents Nos.
4,058,212 and 4,681,223 and U.S. Design Patents Nos. Des. 308,485 and 15 311,683, which disclose various configurations for transparent clam shell packages, none of which provide space for transparent displaying of printed product information.
U.S. Patent No. 4,189,053, issued to Stagnitto et al., cliscloses a pharmaceutical dispensing system comprising a blister package with individual 20 doses of medication sealed in a reclosable envelope package over which are attached multiple flaps preprinted with information about the medication. The flaps can be individually detached and provided to the consumer with prescribed numbers of doses of the medication.
U.S. Patent No. 4,353,461 discloses a card mounted blister display 25 package which reverse folds into a gift box. ;
U.S. Patent No. 4,020,694 to Mayhew discloses a foldable display container which enables the consumer to simulate ~he installed appearance of an indoor/outdoor thermometer.
U.S. Patent No. 4,807,807 discloses a postcard for sending photo-30 graphs and the like through the mail which comprises a folded sheet to whichthe photograph is adhered, with a transparent window for displaying the photo-graph.

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, 4 2~737~2 U.S. Patent No. 1,359,750 discloses a portable sample display booklet for fertilizer and grain samples.
U.S. Patent No. 4,492,305 discloses an advertising package comprising a plastic bag containing dehydrated food mounted within a 5 magazine.
Summary of the Inverltion The present invention provides a consumer oriented, information-intensive blister pacl<age, which enables the consumer to have complete access to product information prior to purchase without unduiy increasing card size.
10 Moreover, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, information needed after the package is opened may be provided in a form which is not susceptible to damage when the blister package is opened. In accordance with the invention, there is provided a card mounted blister package for displaying a prsduct comprising a front panel, a transparent blister protruding from the front panel 15 and forming with said front panel an enclosure for the product, and a rear panel providing a space for printed product information, said rear panel being connected to the front panel at the top of the package and adapted to fold back away from the front panel to facilitate inspection of printed product information on the rear panel at the point of purchase. In one embodiment the rear panel is 20 scored or perforated to facilitate both back folcling and subsequent removal of the rear panel for retention of the printed information thereon after the package has been opened.
Brief De~cripti4n of the Drawin~s Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the blister pack of the present 25 invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the blister pack showing the inside display area for produc~ information.
Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the blister pack.
Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of another embodirnent of the 30 blister pack.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the embodiment of Fig. 4 showing the inside display area.

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-5- ~73792 Description of the Preferred Embodiments While this invention may be embodied in many different forms, there are shown in the drawings and described in cletail herein specific preferred embodiments of the invention. The present disclosure is an exemplification of 5 the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments illustrated.
Referring now to Fl(;S. 1-3, the INFOPAK blister package, generally indicated at 10, comprises two hinged panels, front panel 12, and rear panel 14.Blister 16 protrudes from front panel 12, forming with said panel 12 an enclosure 10 for the product. In the embodiment shown, panels 12 and 14 are formed of one sheet of lightweight tag stock scored and folded to form hinge 18. Panels 12 and 14 may also be made of cardboard, metal, plastic, laminated paper or any other suitable material. Panels 12 and 14 are die cut at the top of package 10 to form an opening 20 for use with a j-hook display. Suitably, front panel 12 is cut 15 to approximately 1/2" shorter than rear panel 14 to partially reveal a display area 22 located within the interleaves of panels 12 and 14, and to facilitate grasping of front panel 12. Display area 22 will contain printed information regarding the packaged product. Hinge 18 enables the consumer to lift front panel 12 to inspect the product information prior to purchase. Hinge lB may also be 20 perForated for easy separation of panels 12 and 14 after purchase.
Referring now to FIGS. 4-5, a second embodiment of the invention is shown wherein panels 12a and 14a are adhered at the top of package 10a.
In this embodiment, panels 12a and 14a are heat sealed, although any suitable method of bonding panels 12a and 14a may be employed. Rear panel 14a is 25 scored, as shown in FIG. 5, to fold back. Front panel 12a is optionally cut to partially reveal display area 22a. In this embodiment, front panel 12a is shown with an area cut from its lower left corner.
The present invention adheres a blister pack to the front panel of the display card itself. Thus, regardless of how the blister portion is torn away 30 from the front panel, it will have no effect on the wrltten text contained within the interleaves of the INFOPAK display package. Furthermore, the present invention presents many improvements over that of the prior art in that it avoids the needfor enclosing within the blister pack a separate sheet of directions or warnings . .

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regarding the materials or articles contained within the biister pack. W-rth theever-increasing requirements of federal, state and local governments regarding health warnlngs, disposal requirements, and the like, for various materials, there is a growing need for additional print space. The present invention allows for all 5 pertinent information to be printed directly on the card so that the consumer may read the information prior to purchase. Other packages which employ an information sheet contained within the blister pack do not provide consumers with full information regarding health hazards, disposal requirements, usage, and the like, until after purchase when the sheet contained within the blister pack is 1 0 removed.
This completes the description of the preferred embodiments of the invention. Those skilled in the art may recognize other equivalents to the specific embodiment described herein, which equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the claims attached hereto.

Claims (16)

1. A generally flat package for displaying a product comprising:
a front panel;
a transparent blister protruding from the front panel, forming with said front panel an enclosure for the product; and a rear panel providing a space for containing printed product information, said rear panel being attached to said front panel along one edge, said rear panel being foldable back to facilitate inspection of the space for containing printed product information on the rear panel.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the blister is affixed to said front panel.
3. The package of claim 1 wherein said rear panel is perforated to facilitate removal of said rear panel from said front panel.
4. The package of claim 1 wherein said front and back panels are formed from a single sheet of material scored to form two hinged panels.
5. The package of claim 1 wherein said rear panel is bonded to said front panel at the top of said package.
6. The package of claim 1 adapted for use on a j-hook display.
7. The package of claim 1 wherein said front panel is shorter than said rear panel.
8. The package of claim 1 wherein a portion of said front panel is cut away to expose a portion of said rear panel.
9. The package of claim 8 wherein said cut away portion is a corner of the front panel.
10. A generally flat package for displaying a product comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel, each having a top edge, said panels adhered together at the top edges thereof to assume an overlying relationship and define a pair of interior facing surfaces, said rear panel being scored to allow it to be folded back so as to facilitate inspection of said facing surfaces of said panels; and a transparent blister protruding from the front panel, forming with said front panel a closed cavity for containing the product.
11. The package of claim 11 wherein said panels are heat sealed along the top.
12. The package of claim 11 adapted for use with a j-hook display.
13. The package of claim 11 wherein the front panel is shorter than said rear panel.
14. The package of claim 11 wherein a portion of said front panel is cut.
15. The package of claim 14 wherein the cut portion is a corner of said front panel.
16. A blister package having a top edge and a lower edge, said package comprising two cardboard panels having a flexible hinge near or at the top edge of the package and a vertically oriented elongated blister package container on a portion of the package proximal to the lower edge.
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10638892B2 (en) 2016-10-07 2020-05-05 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. One-handed wipes dispenser

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10638892B2 (en) 2016-10-07 2020-05-05 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. One-handed wipes dispenser

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