Packaging materials with tear tapes

Abstract

Packaging materials that are made from paper, film, or a paper / film combination that have tear tapes made from the same or similar material and applied across the web. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the packing leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dispenser for the package material.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 / 797,312 filed Mar. 10, 2004.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to packaging materials that are made from paper, film, or a paper / film combination that have tear tapes made from the same or similar material and applied across the web. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the packaging leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dispenser for the package material. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] To date tear tapes have only been used with gum and cigarette packaging. Usually, once packages are open they cannot be used to store the remainder of what is in the package. Opening of the package destroys the integrity of the package. One example of traditional packaging is for ream wraps. [0004] Traditional packaging for wrapped reams (i.e., 500 sheets) of cut paper (8½×11, etc.) for copy machines, computers, printers, and...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The present invention relates to a package that is opened so that a user may remove part of the contents of the package and store the remaining contents in a structure that prevents physical damage and scattering of loose parts.

[0007] The present invention relates to a ream wrapper that is opened so that a user removes part of a ream of paper and stores remaining sheets in the ream wrapper. The opened ream wrapper prevents physical damage to the remaining sheets and prevents scattering of loose pieces of paper.

[0015] An object of the present invention is to enable large users of reamed papers, such as insurance companies and other large users, to have a quicker way of opening multiple reams. Large users typically open and use several hundred reams of paper each business day. Currently, these users crack open and tear each individual ream by hand. The use of a tear tape to tear open the end of the ream enables this procedure to be done more quickly and efficiently. The user could tear the tape to remove one end of the packaging and quickly pull off the other end of the wrapper.

[0016] It is an object of the present invention to enable users of paper towels, napkins, toilet paper, tissues, envelopes, cheese slices, or other consumer products, to have a quicker way of opening packaging for these products. Currently, users of these products tear open the packaging. These users currently cannot store the remaining contents of the package, and therefore the contents of the package are exposed to other factors which cause a shorter life for these products due to environmental factors.

[0019] The present invention relates to packaging which when directly open allows a user to use a product contained within the packaging, without having to remove further packaging from the product. For example, if a user were to use the tear tape of the present invention with a wrapper for toilet paper, when the wrapper would be open, the user could directly remove one roll of toilet paper and then store the other rolls in the packaging. A second example is a ream wrap which when open with a tear tape a user can use a sheet of paper. Previously, the tear tape was used in a packaging for cigarettes wherein once the tear tape was removed the cigarettes were still protected by being fully enclosed in a packaging.

Problems solved by technology

Usually, once packages are open they cannot be used to store the remainder of what is in the package.

Opening of the package destroys the integrity of the package.

A major disadvantage of traditional ream wrap packaging for the individual user is that the current method of opening the packaging destroys the integrity of the entire wrapped ream.

For instance, when the folded bottom or top end of the wrapped ream is torn open, the entire folded package opens, destroying the integrity of the wrapped structure and exposing and scattering the loose sheets of paper remaining in the ream.

For the individual user who uses only a portion of the ream at a time and needs to store the remaining sheets, the unbound papers pose an inconvenience and impediment to storage.

Since the structural support of the original packaging is compromised, the result for individual users is often physical damage to the unbound sheets of paper being stored for future use.

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