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Resealable label with hinge for use with dispenser package, and package having same

a dispenser package and sealable label technology, applied in the field of storage and dispensing containers, can solve the problems of insufficient opening, complex or expensive design of conventional “peel and seal” flaps,

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-02-09
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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Benefits of technology

The invention relates to an improved flexible resealable label that can cover a dispensing opening in a package, and a package that uses this label. The label is made of a polymer sheet with a flap portion and a base portion that can be attached to the package. The flap portion has a hinge side and a lifting side, which can be opened and closed. The label has a straight line of intermittent cuts that define the hinge, and each cut extends all the way through the label. The label is designed to fit snugly over the package's opening and can be resealed easily. The technical effects of this invention include improved sealing, ease of use, and better resealing ability.

Problems solved by technology

However, conventional “peel and seal” flap designs have proved to be either complex or expensive, such as requiring multiple layers of materials, or have been shown to not adequately stay open without the application of an external force.

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[0022]Referring to the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B, the present invention is directed in one aspect to a package having a resealable label. Referring to FIGS. 1-7, the present invention is directed in another aspect to a resealable label. A flexible resealable label 20 is adapted to cover a dispensing opening 12 in a package 10. The package can contain wipe or tissue type materials that can suitably be dispensed through the dispensing opening 12, such as a stack or roll of baby wipes, moist wipes, cleaning wipes, facial tissue, or the like. The label 20 can be constructed of any suitable material offering a suitable amount of bending stiffness—such as suitable to allow the hinge, described below, to function. In one example, the label 20 is constructed of a polyolefinic material, such as polypropylene or polyethylene. “Resealable” as used herein means capable of being adhered to a package 10, capable of being at least partially peelably removable from the package 10, and capable o...

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Abstract

A flexible resealable label to cover a dispensing opening includes a polymeric sheet having flap and base portions. The flap portion has a hinge side and a lifting side. The hinge side is connected to the base portion along a hinge, such that the flap portion can pivot with respect to the base portion about an axis of rotation. In one embodiment, the hinge is defined by a straight line of intermittent cuts, and each cut extends all the way through the sheet thickness, and the line of cuts resides in the hinge axis of rotation. In another embodiment, the flap portion has a hinge side edge defined by a straight line of intermittent cuts. Connecting strips extend from the hinge side edge into the base portion. Each connecting strip terminates at the axis of rotation, and the line of intermittent cuts does not reside in the axis of rotation.

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[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 986,777, filed on Apr. 30, 2014, entitled “RESEALABLE LABEL WITH HINGE FOR USE WITH DISPENSER PACKAGE, AND PACKAGE HAVING SAME”. The entirety of the prior application is hereby incorporated by reference in this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]There are a variety of storing and dispensing containers in the market, particularly those for storing and dispensing wipe type products. Wipe type products or wipes have been made from a variety of materials which can be dry or wet when used. Wet wipes can be moistened with a variety of suitable wiping solutions. Typically, wet wipes have been stacked in a container in either a folded or unfolded configuration. For example, containers of wet wipes have been available wherein each of the wet wipes stacked in the container has been arranged in a folded configuration such as a c-folded, z-folded or quarter-folded configuration as are well known to thos...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D75/58
CPCB65D2575/586B65D75/5838B65D65/14B65D83/0835
Inventor DUNCAN, MATHEW JAMES
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC