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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Yoichiro Ishikawa, Glenview, IL (US);
James W. Wolff, Chicago, IL (US);
Heather L. Fluegel, Chicago, IL (US);
Yoichiro Ishikawa, Glenview, IL (US);
James W. Wolff, Chicago, IL (US);
Heather L. Fluegel, Chicago, IL (US);
WM. WRIGLEY JR. COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved product holding and dispensing package and an improved method for manufacturing, holding, and storing products, especially comestible products. In an embodiment, a package for comestible products may be provided. The package includes a package blank having walls that define a package interior. The package also includes a sheet disposed inside the package interior. The sheet wraps around a stack of comestible products and maintains the products in a stacked formation. The sheet also retains the comestible products against lateral movement within the sheet. In an embodiment, the plurality of comestible products are releasably attached to the sheet to prevent the comestible products from sliding out of the sheet. In an embodiment, the sheet may be attached to the package interior.