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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Thanhhung N. Le, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Thanhhung N. Le, Holly Springs, NC (US);
MeadWestvaco Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A child-resistant package () is formed from a sleeve () comprising a top () and a base (), at least one of which is an outer wall of the sleeve (). A release mechanism () for facilitating access to the contents of the package () is disposed in the outer wall (). A decoy cover () having at least one outermost panel () is disposed in relation to the outer wall () to obscure the release mechanism (). The package () may include an insert () that is held within the sleeve () by a locking mechanism that is disengaged by the release mechanism (). The decoy cover () is attached to the outer wall () in a manner that facilitates repeated successive removal and reattachment of the decoy cover (). The decoy cover () may further include one or more additional panels () disposed in flat-face condition with the outermost panel ().