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Package structure and packaging method

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-03-26
WIRTH JR JOHN L
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The common jewel cases that are used for CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs are made of brittle material that is easily cracked, thus spoiling its appearance.
However, applying paper gift wrap is time-consuming for the donor and requires additional material and equipment, such as tape and scissors, to such an extent that many stores offer gift wrapping service for a fee.
The gift bag is convenient for the donor but the recipient does not have the relatively intense experience associated with removing paper gift wrap.
Moreover, the gift bag offers little or no protection to the contents.
Gift wrapping materials that are currently in use are not well suited for mailing.

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[0016]FIG. 1 of the drawings shows a packaging structure made principally of cohesive corrugated packaging material. The packaging material is usable to wrap a gift card or other lamina, such as a CD, a DVD or a CD-ROM, for mailing. It is convenient to describe the packaging structure as having a head or header 2, a neck 4 and a body 6. The packaging structure shown in FIG. 1 is constructed from a blank having the configuration shown in FIG. 2. The blank comprises a median portion 12 connected by two neck portions 14A, 14B to respective body portions 16A, 16B. The blank is substantially symmetrical about an axis 20 that bisects the median portion 12 such that the body portions 16A, 16B are to opposite respective sides of the axis 20. The corrugations or flutes of the packaging structure are parallel to the axis 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the sheet of corrugated paper material is toward the observer.

[0017]The packaging structure also comprises a separator or insert 22 having a neck port...

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Abstract

A packaging structure includes a head, a neck and a body. The body includes two confronting body portions of cohesive packaging material and a removable separator or insert therebetween. Upon removing the separator and pressing the two confronting body portions together, the confronting body portions are bonded together.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 973,986 filed Sep. 20, 2007, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a package structure and packaging method.[0003]Currently, four of the five most popular (by dollar value) gifts in the United States are gift cards, recorded music on CD, recorded audio / video works on DVD, and video game programs (many of which are recorded on CD-ROM). Gift cards, CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs are all relatively thin, stiff and fairly compact. The common jewel cases that are used for CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs are made of brittle material that is easily cracked, thus spoiling its appearance.[0004]As used in connection with the present invention, packaging material means a sheet-form material, such as paper or paperboard, that can be used to form a package or container for an object whereas wrappin...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D75/26B65B11/48
CPCB65D27/16
Inventor WIRTH, JR., JOHN L.
Owner WIRTH JR JOHN L