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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Allan L Ford, Melrose Park, PA (US);
Reborn Products Co., Inc., Bensalem, PA (US);
Abstract
A packaging system and method of packaging for a foldable wallet or billfold to enable the wallet or billfold to be opened and examined while deterring the wallet or billfold from being removed from the packaging system. The wallet or billfold has a fold line about which the wallet or billfold is arranged to be folded shut, and an opening in a portion of the wallet or billfold contiguous with the fold line. The packaging system comprising a box and a strip, e.g., band, member. The strip member is an elongated flexible member formed of a tear resistant material, e.g., a flat strip of plastic. The box has a base portion with peripheral side walls forming a hollow interior into which the wallet or billfold is disposed. The strip member is arranged to be extended through the opening in the wallet and overlying the fold line while being permanently secured to at least one of said sidewalls of the base portion. Thus, the wallet is not susceptible to removal without destroying the package. A lid is provided to cover the box. A flanged insert member may also be provided in the interior of the box to serve as a means for carrying visible indicia, e.g., the model designation of the wallet or billfold, a trademark, pricing information, etc.