The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble Plaza

Ibrahim Ulas

Markus Port

Andre Josephine Karel De Saert

Stephan Spiekers

Helmut Peter Thomann

Marion Michele Marie-Pierre Dubreuil

Thomas Reinhold Albert Wessel

Julia Vohwinkel

Joerg Zimmermann

Geert Ivo Coletta Maria Cloostermans-Huwaert

The present invention is directed toward a container closure that prevents accidental initial opening of a container. The closure mechanism includes at least one temporary interlocking mechanism having a two part fastener that engages the moveable part of the closure with the fixed part of the closure. The temporary interlocking mechanism is invisible when the container is closed. It is positioned in a location different from the location of the orifice of the closure or from the path that the liquid follows during dispensing. This temporary interlocking mechanism includes at least one element that breaks or irreversibly deforms during the initial opening of the container. The additional force required to break or to irreversibly deform the breakable or irreversibly deformable element of the temporary interlocking mechanism during the first opening mitigates the risk of accidental opening during manufacturing, shipment or storage of the goods. Once broken or irreversibly deformed during the first opening, the interlocking mechanism does not interfere with the subsequent opening and closing cycles of the container by the consumer.

Closure interlocking mechanism that prevents accidental initial opening of a container

The present invention is directed toward providing container closure structures that include at least one breakable or irreversibly deformable engagement element. Specifically, a closure having at least one engagement element that is breakable or irreversibly deformable upon application of an opening force that is equal to, or higher than, a threshold force value, wherein the closure comprises one or more moveable parts and one or more fixed parts; and wherein the engagement element engages the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure; and wherein the mechanical part inhibits the separation between the moveable and the fixed part of the closure upon application of opening force below the threshold force value; and sealing together the moveable part and the fixed part of the closure at one or more locations; a breakable splint which connects the moveable and fixed parts of the closure created by a two step molding process.

Closure mechanism that prevents accidental initial opening of a container

A bundle comprising two or more cases, each case having a width and a length. The cases are releasably attached together along at least one twisting axis. The cases can be detached by being twisted apart along the twisting axis, and the width of each case is from 50 mm to 200 mm. A method of bundling together two cases along a twisting axis by attaching the cases is also disclosed.

Temporary bundling of small width cases

A packaging device for packing stacked soft hygienic products, e.g. sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like, into a plastic bag made of an endless film, has specific forming shoulder () and MD sealing unit () to produce a MD seal () at a closure edge () of the bag. Thus four integral side panels are available at the bag (WB) for imprinting.

Packaging device for packing stacked soft hygienic products into a plastic bag

A package () comprising a tray component () and a hood component () containing a plurality of products (). The tray component comprises a bottom panel () and at least two opposed outer side panels (). The hood component () is placed within the tray component (), comprises a top panel () and at least two inner side panels (), wherein said two inner side panels placed respectively in face to face relation with said two outer side panels of said tray component. When no load is applied on the top panel, a gap (G) separates the products from the top panel, and when a load of 1.50 N/cmis applied uniformly on the top panel (), the inner side panels () bend inwardly towards the products (), so that the inner side panels come in contact with the products without the top panel coming in contact with the products. The products () are sufficiently rigid so that they can stop or limit the inner panels () from further bending when the inner panels () come in contact with the products (). The package provides improved resistance to vertical load and/or material saving.

Tray and hood package

Unit load for transporting absorbent hygienic articles such as sanitary pads. The unit load includes a pallet, a bottom tray with one or more side flaps folded upwardly, a plurality of secondary packages loaded on the pallet and forming a stack, a top cap on top of the stack with one or more side flaps folded downwardly, and a plurality of corner posts each placed against a different vertical corner of the stack of secondary packages. A secondary package for transporting feminine hygiene articles, in particular sanitary pads, made of a flexible material is provided.

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Steinbach, Germany

Ibrahim Ulas