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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barry Gene Calvert, Covington, VA (US);
Janice Lynn Kirkham, Lexington, VA (US);
Jack Leong Lum, Laurel, MD (US);
Assignee:
Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
22912539 ; 2291233 ; 229137 ; 383 86 ; 383 89 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a fin sealed box, an integrate barrier coating and a relockable fitment closure that are combine to create a novel package which is easily formed, filled and sealed by the packager and easily opened and reclosed by the consumer. Such structures of this type, generally, employ reclose feature such as an audibly relockable fitment breakaway button snap, an tear-away tab, to add even more convenience and tamper-evidence for the consumer.