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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean Staal, Chicago, IL (US);
William Bartlett, South Beloit, IL (US);
Priscilla Keach, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
ADE, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206583 ; 206-15 ; 206454 ;
Abstract
A suspension package includes upper and lower covers. The covers include oval exterior walls that define oval product-receiving wells. Oval mounting rings are mounted to the covers to support resilient films over the wells. The covers define generally rectangular inner exterior walls that support hinges along a hinge axis. By combining rectangular covers adjacent to hinges with oval covers spaced from the hinges, material costs are reduced and fabrication is simplified.