IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0936436
(2004-09-07)
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등록번호 |
US-7563468
(2009-07-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bougoulas, James A.
- Boyd, William T.
- Kopecky, Stanley J.
- Admans, Barbara L.
- Garcia, Marco A.
- Altman, Shai
- Harte, Nikolas J.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
13 |
초록
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The present invention provides a chewing gum package made from an outer package containing one or more pieces of chewing gum. The package includes at least one disposal sheet to wrap chewing gum cuds for proper disposal. The presence of the disposal sheet serves as a reminder to the consumer to disp
The present invention provides a chewing gum package made from an outer package containing one or more pieces of chewing gum. The package includes at least one disposal sheet to wrap chewing gum cuds for proper disposal. The presence of the disposal sheet serves as a reminder to the consumer to dispose of chewing gum cuds appropriately.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A chewing gum package comprising: a) a blister package and an outer sleeve having first, second, third and fourth side panels folded and secured together to make the sleeve, and having two open ends, the outer sleeve further comprising a fifth panel overlying the first
The invention claimed is: 1. A chewing gum package comprising: a) a blister package and an outer sleeve having first, second, third and fourth side panels folded and secured together to make the sleeve, and having two open ends, the outer sleeve further comprising a fifth panel overlying the first side panel, the fifth panel commencing at a fold in the sleeve between the fourth and fifth side panels, that fold being located at a junction of the first and fourth side panels, the first and fifth side panels being glued together in a glue area that borders the junction of the first and fourth side panels, the fifth panel extending beyond the glue area and ending in a flap; b) a plurality of chewing gum pieces in said blister package; and c) at least one disposal sheet located between the flap and the first side panel and configured to be used to dispose of a cud remaining from chewing one of said gum pieces. 2. The package of claim 1 wherein said plurality of chewing gum pieces comprises a plurality of chewing gum pellets. 3. The package of claim 2 wherein said chewing gum pellets are coated. 4. The package of claim 1 wherein said blister package comprises a blister tray covered by a rupturable sealant sheet. 5. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a material selected from the group consisting of paper, wax, aluminum foil, tissue, cellophane, woven cloth, non-woven cloth, foil-tissue laminate, flexible plastic, soft plastic and combinations thereof. 6. The package of claim 1 wherein said outer sleeve is made of a material selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, corrugated paper, paper-plastic composite, polycoated paperboard, plastic and combinations thereof. 7. The package of claim 1 wherein the number of said disposal sheets is at least equal to the number of pieces of chewing gum contained in said package. 8. The package of claim 2 wherein the number of said disposal sheets is approximately equal to the number of said chewing gum pellets contained in said package. 9. The package of claim 1 wherein said number of disposal sheets is approximately equal to the number of servings of chewing gum contained in said package. 10. The package of claim 1 wherein said flap is the same width as the first side panel. 11. The package of claim 1 wherein said flap of said outer sleeve is not as wide as the first side panel. 12. The package of claim 1 wherein said flap is closed with a closure selected from the group consisting of a tab lock, tuck flap, zipper, snap, button, slot, loop and button, overlapping flaps, and combinations thereof. 13. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a continuous sheet with perforations to define separate disposal sheets. 14. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of interleaved disposal sheets. 15. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of disposal sheets adhesively connected to one another. 16. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of loosely stacked disposal sheets. 17. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of disposal sheets not adhesively connected to each other or the package. 18. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of disposal sheets contained within a dispenser attached to the first side panel, the dispenser having a slit on a surface opposite to the attachment. 19. The package of claim 18 wherein said disposal sheets are connected to one another such that pulling one disposal sheet completely from the package pulls the succeeding disposal sheet partially through the slit. 20. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of disposal sheets contained within a pouch. 21. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of adhesively connected repositionable sheets. 22. A method of using a disposal sheet to dispose of a chewing gum cud comprising: a) removing a piece of chewing gum from a chewing gum package comprising a blister package and an outer sleeve made from first, second, third and fourth side panels folded and secured together to make the sleeve, and having two open ends, the outer sleeve further comprising a fifth panel overlying the first side panel the fifth panel commencing at a fold in the sleeve between the fourth and fifth side panels, that fold being located at a junction of the first and fourth side panels the first and fifth side panels being glued together in a glue area that borders the junction of the first and fourth side panels, the fifth panel extending beyond the glue area and ending in a flap, the piece not being individually wrapped; b) chewing the chewing gum piece until a cud remains; c) pulling a disposal sheet from a plurality of disposal sheets provided between the flap and the first side panel; and d) placing the cud in the disposal sheet before discarding the cud. 23. A method of packaging chewing gum with one or more disposal sheets comprising: a) forming an outer sleeve made from first, second, third and fourth side panels folded and secured together to make the sleeve, and having two open ends, the outer sleeve further comprising a fifth panel overlying the first side panel, the fifth panel commencing at a fold in the sleeve between the fourth and fifth side panels, that fold being located at a junction of the first and fourth side panels, the first and fifth side panels being glued together in a glue area that borders the junction of the first and fourth side panels, the fifth panel extending beyond the glue area and ending in a flap; b) providing at least one disposal sheet; c) providing one or more pieces of chewing gum; d) placing the one or more pieces of chewing gum in a blister package, the one or more pieces not being individually wrapped, and placing the blister package in the outer sleeve; and e) placing the at least one disposal sheet between the flap and the first side panel so as to be available for a person who chews some of the gum to remove one of the disposal sheets or a portion of a disposal sheet to wrap the cud remaining from chewing the gum. 24. The method of claim 23 wherein the at least one disposal sheet is secured to the first side panel before the outer sleeve is formed, and the flap is placed over the at least one disposal sheet as part of forming the outer sleeve. 25. The package of claim 1 wherein the at least one disposal sheet comprises a plurality of disposal sheets not wrapped around said at least one chewing gum piece. 26. The package of claim 1 wherein the at least one disposal sheet comprises a sheet configured to be subdivided into multiple disposal sheets. 27. The package of claim 26 wherein said sheet configured to be subdivided into multiple disposal sheets is intermittently folded. 28. The package of claim 1 wherein said at least one disposal sheet comprises a material selected from the group consisting of paper and tissue. 29. The package of claim 1 wherein said outer sleeve is made of a material selected from the group consisting of paper and paperboard. 30. The package of claim 1 wherein said flap is closed with a tuck flap. 31. The package of claim 1 wherein all five panels of the outer sleeve are formed from a single package blank.
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