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US7569008B2
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Packaging design with separate compartments
Assignee: Perfetti Van Melle Benelux BV
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Filing: 2005-04-21
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Granted: 2009-08-04
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Expires: 2025-04-21
Abstract
Abstract A gum packaging design that utilizes two separate compartments, an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Each of the compartments may be formed from a separate paperboard blank. The blanks are folded to form the compartments and then the lower compartment is adhered to the upper compartment in a fashion that allows the lower compartment to be later separated therefrom by tearing along a perforation after the lower compartment is emptied. A cover flap on the upper compartment can be used to hold the package in a compact, closed position by folding the compartments to face each other and tucking an end into a receiving slot formed in the back panel of the lower compartment. Once the lower compartment is separated from the upper compartment, the same cover flap can be used to close the remaining package by tucking the same end of the cover flap into a receiving slot formed in a front panel of the upper compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Allen S. Aldridge
- 👤 Paul K. Bowers
- 👤 Dan Devine
- 👤 Christopher J. Feltman
- 👤 Frank Schiro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:01
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/20; B65D5/2052; B65D5/2057; B65D5/009; B65D5/32; B65D5/321; B65D5/42; B65D5/54; B65D5/5495; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/80; Y10S206/813
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; and attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the bottom wall of the first paperboard blank such that after the attaching step the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank is pivotable relative to the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; and attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the bottom wall of the first paperboard blank such that after the attaching step the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank is pivotable relative to the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as defined in claim 1 , further including pivoting the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank relative to the connecting flap and pivoting the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank relative to the connecting flap to bring the front walls of each compartment adjacent to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 2 , further including folding the cover flap over at least a portion of the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 3 , further including selectably engaging a portion of the cover flap with the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 4 , wherein the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank includes a slot formed in the back wall thereof to receive a portion of the cover flap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as defined in claim 1 , further including separating a substantial majority of the second paperboard blank from the first paperboard blank at a subsequent time so as to facilitate the individual use of one or both compartments.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 6 , further including folding the cover flap over at least a portion of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 7 , further including selectably engaging a portion of the cover flap with the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 8 , wherein the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank includes a slot formed in the front wall thereof to receive a portion of the cover flap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the pieces of an edible product are individual slabs of chewing gum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the attaching step further includes positioning an opening of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank proximate to the bottom of the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the step of folding the first paperboard blank includes positioning the back wall of the first paperboard blank parallel to and offset from the front wall of the first paperboard blank by folding the back wall of the first paperboard blank relative to the front wall of the first paperboard blank along a fold line disposed along a bottom edge of the front wall of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
78 words
A method as defined in claim 12 , wherein the step of folding the second paperboard blank includes positioning the back wall of the second paperboard blank parallel to and offset from the front wall of the second paperboard blank by folding the back wall of the second paperboard blank relative to the front wall of the second paperboard blank along a fold line disposed along a bottom edge of the front wall of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the first paperboard blank; separating a substantial majority of the second paperboard blank from the first paperboard blank at a subsequent time; and folding the cover flap over at least a portion of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the first paperboard blank; separating a substantial majority of the second paperboard blank from the first paperboard blank at a subsequent time; and folding the cover flap over at least a portion of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 14 , further including selectably engaging a portion of the cover flap with the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank includes a slot formed in the front wall thereof to receive a portion of the cover flap.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
189 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the first paperboard blank such that after the attaching step the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank is pivotable relative to the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank; and forming a first slot in the first paperboard blank such that the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot after the first paperboard blank is folded.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
189 words
A method of forming a package for containing pieces of an edible product, comprising: providing a first and a second paperboard blank; folding the first paperboard blank to form a cover flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; folding the second paperboard blank to form a connecting flap and a compartment having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of lateral side walls, the compartment being suitably shaped and sized to receive and contain a plurality of pieces of an edible product; attaching the connecting flap of the second paperboard blank to the first paperboard blank such that after the attaching step the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank is pivotable relative to the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank; and forming a first slot in the first paperboard blank such that the cover flap is selectably engageable with the first slot after the first paperboard blank is folded.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as defined in claim 17 , wherein the method further includes forming a second slot in the second paperboard blank such that the cover flap is selectably engageable with the second slot after the attaching step.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 18 , wherein the step of forming the second slot includes forming the second slot in the back wall of the compartment formed of the second paperboard blank.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 19 , wherein the step of forming the first slot includes forming the first slot in the front wall of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as defined in claim 17 , wherein the step of forming the first slot includes forming the first slot in the front wall of the compartment formed of the first paperboard blank.
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