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The present invention relates to a packaging concept includes a tubular wall member and end caps. The packaging is constructed from a sheet of flexible material wrapped into a continuous wall and fastened at the ends of the sheet material leaving open tube ends. The open ends of the tube are then cl

The present invention relates to a packaging concept includes a tubular wall member and end caps. The packaging is constructed from a sheet of flexible material wrapped into a continuous wall and fastened at the ends of the sheet material leaving open tube ends. The open ends of the tube are then closed by an end cap. The end caps are each formed from a continuous blank of sheet material. The blank includes at least three aligned cap layers. The first and second cap layers are adjacent to each other and connected by a tab connector. Each of the first and second cap layers also includes a plurality of bendable support tabs and each of the first and second cap layers includes a plurality of spaces between adjacent respective bendable support tabs. The first cap layer is folded relative to the second cap layer such that the support tabs of the first cap layer enter the spaces of the second cap layer and the support tabs of the second cap layer enter the spaces of the first cap layer. The first and second cap layers are smaller than the open tube ends and the third and fourth cap layers are larger than the open tube ends. Therefore, the first and second cap layers enter the open tube ends and the third and fourth cap layers abut the open tube ends to provide cap that can be secured to the tubular wall member by an adhesive product.

대표청구항 ▼

I claim: 1. A product package including an end cap, the product package having a wall member including a terminal end and a terminal end opening, the end cap comprising:a continuous blank including:a first cap layer including at least one first support tab;a second cap layer foldably connected to th

I claim: 1. A product package including an end cap, the product package having a wall member including a terminal end and a terminal end opening, the end cap comprising:a continuous blank including:a first cap layer including at least one first support tab;a second cap layer foldably connected to the first cap layer via a first connector, the second cap layer comprising at least one second support tab offset from the first support tab; anda third cap layer foldably connected to the second cap layer via a second connector;wherein the first and second cap layers are sized smaller than the third cap layer and smaller than the terminal end opening, the third cap layer being larger than the terminal end opening, and the blank being foldable such that the first cap layer folds relative to the second cap layer and connects to the second cap layer via the first and second support tabs and the first connector.