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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Energizer Brands, Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Brandon, II, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Energizer Brands, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 75/36 (2006.01); B65D 73/00 (2006.01); B65B 15/00 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 75/366 (2013.01); B65B 15/00 (2013.01); B65B 61/20 (2013.01); B65D 73/0014 (2013.01); B65D 2201/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A packaged product is provided. The packaged product includes a package and a magnet fixedly disposed within the package. The packaged product also includes an electrically powered device disposed in the package. The device includes a magnetic switch disposed in close proximity to the magnet such that the magnet actuates the magnetic switch. The device operates in a test mode when the magnet is in close proximity to the magnetic switch and operates in a normal use mode when the device is removed from the package such that the magnet is no longer in close proximity to the magnetic switch.