IP Library Granted Patent US 9,169,053
Granted Patent B2
US 9,169,053 · App. 13/777,251 · Granted Oct 27, 2015

Package display card with die cut silhouette pattern of product profile

Inventor: Wesley T. Sherman (Dixon, IL)
Assignee: Plews, Inc.
B65D75/366B65D75/52B65D2201/00
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,169,053
App. No.
13/777,251
Granted
Oct 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product package includes a generally flat hang card with an enclosed product chamber and at least one lateral edge with a two dimensional profile cut pattern of a product in the package which enables a prospective customer the opportunity to compare the profile of a sample product to determine the compatibility of the sample with the packaged product or to confirm the content of the package without opening the package.

Claims (4)

1. A product and packaging for said product, said product having an exterior surface, a top, a bottom, a geometric center and a longitudinal axis extending between said top and bottom located at the product's geometric center and a profile defining the exterior surface of said product between said top and bottom, said package comprising a backing and substantially transparent enclosure which, in combination, secure said product within said packaging, said packaging having a periphery and further comprising a plurality of edges defining said periphery, at least one of the edges being substantially linear, said substantially linear edge further comprising a silhouette region such that when said product is mated to said silhouette region by aligning said longitudinal axis with said substantially linear edge, said profile is coincident with said silhouette region.

2. The product and packaging for said product of claim 1 wherein said packaging comprises a generally flat cardboard backing with substantially transparent cover thereover.

3. A primary product and packaging for said primary product, said primary product being capable of being joined to a secondary product, said secondary product having an exterior surface, a top, a bottom, a geometric center and a longitudinal axis extending between said top and bottom located at the secondary product's geometric center and a profile defining the exterior surface of said secondary product between said top and bottom, said package comprising a backing and substantially transparent enclosure which, in combination, secure said primary product within said packaging, said packaging having a periphery and further comprising a plurality of edges defining said periphery, at least one of the edges being substantially linear, said substantially linear edge further comprising a silhouette region such that when said secondary product is mated to said silhouette region by aligning said longitudinal axis with said substantially linear edge, said profile is coincident with said silhouette region.

4. The product and packaging for said product of claim 3 wherein said primary product also has an exterior surface, a top, a bottom, a geometric center and a longitudinal axis extending between said top and bottom located at the primary product's geometric center and a profile defining the exterior surface of said primary product between said top and bottom, the periphery of said package further comprising a second silhouette region such that when said primary product is mated to said second silhouette region by aligning said longitudinal axis with said periphery, said profile is coincident with said second silhouette region.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: WARREN DISTRIBUTION, INC.; HIGHLINE AFTERMARKET, LLC; SOUTH/WIN, LLC
Reel/Frame 070260/0972 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2020
From: WARREN DISTRIBUTION, INC.; SOUTH/WIN, LLC; HIGHLINE AFTERMARKET, LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054312/0218 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2020
From: HIGHLINE AFTERMARKET, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 054310/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2020
From: PLEWS, INC.
To: HIGHLINE AFTERMARKET, LLC
Reel/Frame 053775/0957 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2020
From: LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: PLEWS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053775/0641 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2020
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: PLEWS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053763/0219 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2018
From: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A. (F/K/A UNION BANK, N.A.)
To: BASIL TREE HOLDINGS, LLC; PLEWS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045443/0569 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2016
From: PLEWS, INC.
To: LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 039332/0847 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2016
From: BASIL TREE HOLDINGS, LLC; PLEWS, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 039305/0616 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2014
From: BASIL TREE HOLDINGS, LLC; PLEWS, INC.
To: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 034591/0133 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2013
From: SHERMAN, WESLEY T.
To: PLEWS, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 030087/0282 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61713964 · Oct 15, 2012
Related Publication 20140102932A1 · Apr 17, 2014