Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110121011 | Product Dispensing System With Anti-Theft Engagement - A product dispensing system including a dispenser that includes a frame having two opposed side walls and a support surface between the opposed side walls, and a container positioned on the support surface, the container being releasably engaged with the frame. | 05-26-2011 |
20110121022 | Product Dispenser With Low Product Indicator - A product dispenser including a frame configured to support a plurality of products and flag element connected to the frame, the flag element being moveable relative to the frame from a first, un-deployed configuration when the flag element is engaged with at least one of the products, to a second, deployed configuration when the flag element is not engaged with the products. | 05-26-2011 |
20120018391 | Product Dispensing Apparatus and System - A product dispenser including a frame having a first side wall, a second side wall laterally opposed from the first side wall, a lower support surface positioned between the first and second side walls and having a front end longitudinally spaced from a rear end, the rear end being elevated relative to the front, and an upper support surface positioned between the first and second side walls and spaced apart from the lower support surface, the upper support surface having a front end longitudinally spaced from a rear end, the front end being elevated relative to the rear, and a rib connected to the upper support surface and protruding outward from a plane defined by the upper support surface in a direction away from the lower support surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120074016 | Compressible Paperboard Container - A container including a plurality of walls assembled into a three-dimensional body that defines an internal volume, wherein at least one of the walls includes a plurality of pre-formed fold lines that facilitate controlled deformation of the wall when the container is under compression. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074160 | Product Dispensing Container, System and Method with Priming Area - A product dispensing container including a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls including an access door panel, a priming area and a severance line, and a plurality of products received in the internal volume, wherein the priming area is displaceable relative to the wall to form a free edge, and wherein the access door panel is at least partially defined by the free edge and the severance line when the priming area is displaced relative to the wall. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074164 | Product Dispensing System - A product dispensing system including a container having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, and a dispenser including a frame configured to support the container and a catch element connected to the frame, the catch element being positioned to engage the opening when the container is loaded onto the frame. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074211 | Paperboard Container with Friction-Reducing Coating - A paperboard container including a paperboard substrate that defines at least one wall panel and at least one partition panel, the wall panel defining an internal volume, the partition panel including a first major surface and a second major surface, and being position in the internal volume such that the first major surface defines a first chamber within the internal volume and the second major surface defines a second chamber within the internal volume, and a friction-reducing coating applied to at least a portion of the first and/or second major surfaces. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080392 | Product Dispensing System With Biasing Assembly - A product dispensing system including a container that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container housing a plurality of products within the internal volume, and a push member extending through the opening, the push member being biased into engagement with the products in the container. | 04-05-2012 |
20120211510 | Product Dispensing System with Directional Flexing Container - A product dispensing system including a container having multiple walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls including a pre-formed flex line, and a dispenser including a frame having a front end and a rear end, the frame including a stop positioned proximate the rear end and a support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, and an opening tool positioned to open the container as the container is moved along the support deck into engagement with the stop, wherein the engagement between the stop and the container effects a flexing of the container along the pre-formed flex line. | 08-23-2012 |
20120211522 | Product Dispensing System with Panel Guide - A product dispensing system including a container defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container including a weakened severance line extending from the opening to define an access panel, and a dispenser including a frame and a catch element, the frame having a support deck and defining a recess sized to receive the access panel, the catch element being positioned to engage the opening in the container, separate the access panel from the container along the weakened severance line, and guide the separated access panel into the recess when the container is moved along the support deck. | 08-23-2012 |
20120217261 | Product Dispensing Container and System with Pivoting Panel - A product dispensing system including a container having a plurality of walls that define an internal volume, at least one of the walls defining a pivoting panel that is partially separable from the wall along a weakened severance line, and a dispenser frame having a front end and a rear end, the dispenser frame including a support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, and a stop positioned proximate the front or the rear end to engage the pivoting panel and urge the pivoting panel into the internal volume as the container is moved along the support deck into engagement with the stop. | 08-30-2012 |
20120279893 | Dispensing System and Package for Use Therewith - An improved dispersing system for dispensing products provided initially in a package that includes an activatable opening structure is disclosed. The dispensing system comprises a frame being configured to support the package of products and an opening tool associated with the frame. The opening tool engages with the activatable opening structure on the package to create an opening when the package is moved longitudinally along the frame of the dispensing system, thus allowing the products to be at least partially dispensed out of the package into the product display area of the frame through the opening formed on the rear panel or on an angular of the rear and side panels of the package. | 11-08-2012 |
20120285976 | Product Dispensing System With Increased Product-To-Dispenser Contact - A product dispensing system including a container defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the container including a weakening feature, the opening and the weakening feature defining an access panel, and a dispenser including a frame having longitudinally opposed first and second ends, and including a support deck and a product display area, the support deck extending at least partially between the first and second ends, the product display area being positioned below the support deck, and a catch element connected to the frame proximate the first end, the catch element protruding away from the second end such that the catch element engages the opening in the container and at least partially separates the access panel from the container as the container longitudinally moves along the support deck from the first end toward the second end. | 11-15-2012 |
20130062361 | PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH FLEXING CONTAINER - A product dispensing system including a dispenser having an upper support deck that defines a deck opening and a lower support deck that defines a product display area, a container positioned on the upper support deck, the container including first and second walls that define an internal volume, wherein the first wall defines an opening having a longitudinal length that is aligned with the deck opening, and wherein the second wall includes a lower portion proximate the container opening, and a plurality of products initially housed in the internal volume, wherein the dispenser is spaced from the lower portion of the second wall such that the lower portion bows outward and increases the longitudinal length when a product engages the lower portion as it exits the container through the container opening. | 03-14-2013 |
20140001200 | Product Dispenser and Shelf Assembly | 01-02-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100294692 | Lockable and Compartmentalized Package - An exemplary lockable package holds a sliding element within a lockable sleeve. The sleeve comprises a base and a top. The base includes a release button defined by a release surround and a hinge that connects the release button to the base. The release button also includes a free end. Pushing inwardly on the release button urges the free end inwardly to disengage a locked sliding element. The sliding element comprises a sliding base, a sliding top, and an article cover that spans the primary containers. For example, the primary containers are pouches that hold consumable articles, such as vitamins, or personal care articles, such as contact lenses. | 11-25-2010 |
20100320104 | Package with Security Features - Packages that include security features to inhibit tampering or theft are provided. Such packages can include security ribs to prevent tampering or theft. Additionally, such containers can include a novel hinge configuration, which allows an integrally formed hinge to be curved, and a spine of a package to have a generally arcuate cross-sectional contour. | 12-23-2010 |
20110108452 | PACKAGE FOR SECURING A BLISTER PACK - There is disclosed a sleeve package ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110114512 | SIDE-SQUEEZE CONTAINER - Disclosed is a plastic or paperboard container having an interior chamber, an open end, and a closed end for receiving and securing a relatively flat packaged insert having a cut out area adapted to hook over a catch mechanism. The container comprises a top piece including a locking element and a bowing slit. The container further comprises a bottom piece that may include a guide element. The top piece and the bottom piece are attached to one another to form the container. The locking element and the guiding element are oriented within the interior chamber in such a manner as to cooperate to receive and retain the one or more inserts. The one or more inserts can be released by applying inward pressure on each side of the container causing the top and bottom pieces to bow away from one another thereby releasing the locking elements. | 05-19-2011 |
20110121010 | Display System, Dispensing Device and Package For Use Therein - Disclosed is a system and method for dispensing products provided initially in a package. The system includes a frame and an opening tool. The frame has longitudinally opposed front and rear end sections and includes an upper support deck extending at least partially between the front and rear end sections and below which a product display area is provided. The opening tool is associated with the frame and is arranged to open the package when the package is moved longitudinally on the upper support deck and relative to the opening tool thereby allowing the products to be at least partially dispensed from the package into the product display area. | 05-26-2011 |
20110163156 | PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH LOCKABLE EASY LOAD INNER SLEEVE - An inner sleeve having an interior chamber comprised of a bottom panel ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110186579 | CONTAINER FOR HOLDING SMALL ITEMS - A package is provided for housing one or more product items, including a lid ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110204074 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover portion defining at least one dispensing aperture through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the outer casing body is in a dispensing position. A sealing member is engaged with one of the outer casing body and the dispensing tray, and is configured to interact with the other of the outer casing body and the dispensing tray to form a seal about an outer peripheral portion of the dispensing tray when the outer casing body is in a closed and locked position. The container includes a locking mechanism that releasably locks the outer casing body in the closed and locked position. | 08-25-2011 |
20110226765 | PACKAGE FOR SECURING A MULTI-PACK TRAVELER COMPONENT - There is disclosed a packaging apparatus designed to accommodate a plurality of primary packages in a secure child-resistant manner. A plurality of primary packages for storing packaging contents each include at least one aperture. A secondary package houses the plurality of primary packages. A traveler mechanism is coupled with the plurality of primary packages and adapted to fit within the secondary package in a lockable slidable fashion. The traveler mechanism securely retains the plurality of primary packages. | 09-22-2011 |
20120018502 | PACKAGE, CARTON AND BLANKS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A carton for articles includes a top wall, a pair of opposed end walls and a strap handle by which the carton can be carried. The strap handle is formed from part of the top wall and is connected to the end walls. The strap handle is detachable from the top wall such that detachment of the strap handle splits a remaining part of the top wall into two portions. The carton further comprises at least one bracing panel secured to the two portions of the top wall and is structured and arranged to provide a connection between the two portions. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018503 | GRAVITY FEED DISPENSING CARTONS - A carton includes a tubular body for receiving a stack of articles is disclosed. The articles in the carton are movable toward the lower end of the tubular body along the tubular axis of the tubular body. The tubular body includes a front panel and a rear panel. A removable portion is formed from the front panel of the tubular body and is disposed proximate the lower end of the tubular body. The removable portion when removed defines an exit opening through which a first one of the articles is forwardly movable so that the articles are removable one at a time from the carton through the exit opening. An access assisting feature defines a relief opening in the rear panel through which a second one of the articles is backwardly movable to allow a finger space to be created next to the first one of the articles. | 01-26-2012 |
20120061276 | MULTI-CAVITY PRESSED PAPERBOARD FOR UNIT PACKAGING - One embodiment of the disclosure describes a packaging blank. The packaging blank may include a paperboard card and an array of raised sections. The paperboard card may define a card surface. With respect to the array of raised sections, each raised section may be formed in the paperboard card and remain connected thereto. Each raised section may at least partially define a cavity extending above the card surface. The blister pack may be mounted with the blank and may have at least one unit dose associated therewith. Each unit dose may be positioned relative to a corresponding raised section of a given blank so as to extend into a respective cavity associated with a given raised section. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085672 | PAPER BOARD SECURITY CARD WITH FORMED CONTENT RETAINING ELEMENTS - Paperboard security packages are disclosed wherein content items are contained between two cards and held in place by one or more straps. | 04-12-2012 |
20120097694 | Product Dispensing and Orienting System - A product dispensing system including a support structure, a product in rolling engagement with the support structure, the product having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a rolling axis, and a catch member positioned to engage the first end of the product and reorient the rolling axis as the product moves along the support structure. | 04-26-2012 |
20120138551 | Product Dispenser and System - A product dispensing system including a support structure, a dispenser mounted on the support structure, the dispenser including a first rail member and a second rail member, and a product releasably engaged with the first rail member and the second rail member such that the product is suspended from the dispenser. | 06-07-2012 |
20120160724 | PACKAGE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS WITH MEANS FOR ALLOWING INTERNAL BAR CODES TO BE SCANNED - Disclosed is an outer package ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120160726 | MULTI-PACK TRAVELER COMPONENT PACKAGE INSERT - A packaging apparatus is designed to accommodate one or more blister packages in a secure child-resistant manner. The one or more blister packages ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120160904 | PRODUCT PACKAGING WITH FOLDABLE END CAP - A display package ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120181204 | PAPER SHELLPAK CONTAINER - Disclosed is a paperboard container with a top and bottom panel ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120199581 | PACKAGING - A package includes an outer container and an inner receptacle. The outer container forming a cavity for the inner receptacle having an open or openable end through which the inner receptacle can be inserted. The package includes a two-part locking mechanism for locking the inner receptacle within the cavity of the outer container. The outer container includes a first part of the two-part locking mechanism and the inner receptacle includes a second part of the two-part locking mechanism. The outer container includes at least one demarcated pressing zone, wherein the at least one demarcated pressing zone is configured and/or stylised and/or shaped and/or arranged to encourage a user to apply a force directed inwardly of the outer container toward the cavity for deactivating the locking mechanism to thereby release the inner receptacle for its withdrawal at least partially from the outer container. | 08-09-2012 |
20120217183 | DUAL INSERTION PLASTIC SHELL CONTAINER - Disclosed is a container having an interior chamber and partial openings ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120267261 | CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a packaging system, comprising a top cover ( | 10-25-2012 |
20130068651 | SINGLE PIECE CONTAINER FOR SECURING AN INSERT CARD - Disclosed is a single-piece container adapted to receive and secure an insert card. The container is a generally rectangular, relatively flat structure having an interior chamber defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, one open end, and one closed end. The container is formed from a blow molding process and adapted to receive an insert card. The container further comprises locking elements that work in cooperation with the insert card to secure the insert card within the interior chamber such that it can not be removed without manipulation of the locking elements. The material comprising the container can be a clear plastic such that optical scan codes present on an insert card contained within the container can be read through the container. | 03-21-2013 |
20130105509 | DISPENSING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130146610 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover plate defining at least one dispensing aperture through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the outer casing body is in a dispensing position. The container includes a locking mechanism that releasably locks the outer casing body in the closed and locked position. | 06-13-2013 |
20130153444 | SINGLE PIECE CONTAINER FOR SECURING AN INSERT CARD - Disclosed is a single-piece container adapted to receive and secure an insert card. The container is a generally rectangular, relatively flat structure having an interior chamber defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, one open end, and one closed end. The container is formed from a blow molding process and adapted to receive an insert card. The container further comprises locking elements that work in cooperation with the insert card to secure the insert card within the interior chamber such that it can not be removed without manipulation of the locking elements. The material comprising the container can be a clear plastic such that optical scan codes present on an insert card contained within the container can be read through the container. | 06-20-2013 |
20140061067 | CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGING SYSTEM - A packaging system includes an outer shell and a sliding member. The sliding member is disposed in the interior chamber of the outer shell such that the sliding member is movable between a locked position where one end of the sliding member is near the closed end of the outer shell and a withdrawn position where the one end of the sliding member is near the open end of the outer shell. The sliding member has a locking edge which abuts a locking portion of the outer shell when the sliding member is at the locked position such that the sliding member is prevented from moving toward the withdrawn position. The outer shell has an area that is deflected inward of the interior chamber upon application of pressure thereto such that the locking edge of the sliding member clears the locking portion of the outer shell. The area is not defined by any visible boundaries. | 03-06-2014 |