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Patent No.:

US 11760539 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2016

Reclosable multi-article confectionary product packaging and methods with multi-layer graphic branding

Applicant:

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Paul J. Angeloni, Chicago, IL (US);

Christopher H. Cunningham, Grays Lake, IL (US);

Allen S. Aldridge, Addison, IL (US);

Peter Muller, Chicago, IL (US);

William Tham, Palatine, IL (US);

David Jaggi, Oak Park, IL (US);

Ross Bartels, Chicago, IL (US);

Joseph F. Vrana, Schaumburg, IL (US);

Leonard Matulewicz, Oswego, IL (US);

Justin Hollyn-Taub, Chicago, IL (US);

Erika Wetzel, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Viren A Thakur

Assistant Examiner:

Chaim A Smith

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/20 (2006.01); B65D 77/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/24 (2006.01); B65D 77/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65D 25/36 (2006.01); A23G 4/00 (2006.01); B65D 25/54 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B65D 65/02 (2006.01); B65B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65D 85/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 25/205 (2013.01); A23G 4/00 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/061 (2013.01); B65D 25/36 (2013.01); B65D 25/54 (2013.01); B65D 43/16 (2013.01); B65D 51/248 (2013.01); B65D 65/02 (2013.01); B65D 77/003 (2013.01); B65D 77/02 (2013.01); B65D 81/24 (2013.01); B65B 25/005 (2013.01); B65B 61/20 (2013.01); B65D 85/60 (2013.01); B65D 2203/00 (2013.01); B65D 2203/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reclosable hard shell transparent container for a confectionary product includes an inner graphic branding element extending interior to the receptacle, an outer graphic branding element extending exterior to the receptacle, and overwrap layer that collectively provide visually superimposed branding graphics to provide visually distinct packages utilizing the same container. The inner graphic layer facilitates a subassembly of the confectionary products for ease of loading the confectionary product in the container.

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