Sara Lee Corporation

Reid London

Michael Faircloth

A fold package formed of a shell has closing members connected to the shell. One of the closing members and the shell have a slot cut in a portion between the one closing member and the shell. A pressure-sensitive hanging element adapted to be adhesively attached to the shell is provided. When the hanging element is adhesively attached to the shell and the one of the closing members is folded against the shell, the hanging element extends through the slot to facilitate hanging the package.

Fold package with pressure-sensitive hanging tab

A method of folding extended and substantially flat hosiery products with paper, with or without an insert, to produce a composite folded hosiery product suitable for packaging. Product and paper are successively folded upon themselves and thereafter positioned within an encompassing envelope, such as a poly bag or cardboard package. The insert may be introduced into the composite folded hosiery product at the first fold if it is desired in the final package.

Method of forming a composite folded hosiery product and package

A fold package formed of a shell which has closing members connected to the shell. One of the closing members has a tab forming an engaging portion and an upper wider portion all cut in and removed from the closing member. The engaging portion is foldable upon itself and moves away from the closing member to form an extending hanging tab. An opening is provided in the tab engaging portion to facilitate hanging the package.

Fold package with integral hanging tab

A garment display package having a floor, sides and ends connected to the floor with edge covering and corner closing members securing the sides and end in a fixed relationship. A transparent band encircles the package to close the package and enable visual inspection of the packaged product.

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