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Granted Patent B2
US 11,717,096 · App. 17/181,394 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Foldable hang tab

Inventors: Josiah Matthew Tasch (Belmont, MI); Nathanael Albert Wynalda (Belmont, MI); Douglas James Tait, III (Belmont, MI)
Assignee: Wynalda Litho, Inc.
A47F5/0006B65D5/4208B65D5/46032B65D25/22
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,717,096
App. No.
17/181,394
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable hang tab has a body that includes a hook extending from a base. The hook includes first and second hook portions disposed against one another and joined at a fold. The base includes first and second base portions that partially overlap one another or interlock. The disclosure provides a configuration wherein the base of the foldable hang tab body is configured to be adhered to merchandise or to a merchandise storage container. The disclosure also provides a configuration wherein the base is placed inside a merchandise storage container with the hook protruding through a slot defined by the container.

Claims (18)

1. A foldable hang tab for use with an item of merchandise or a merchandise storage container; the foldable hang tab comprising:

a base and a hook;

the hook defining a through hole;

the hook including first and second adjacent hook portions;

the base including first and second base portions; the first base portion being connected to the first hook portion at a first connection and the second base portion being connected to the second hook portion at a second connection;

the first base portion including first and second tabs located under the second base portion;

the second base portion including first and second tabs located above the first base portion; and

the tabs being positioned outwardly of the first and second connections such that a lower portion of the first hook portion is between the first and second tabs of the second base portion.

2. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the hook portions are connected together with adhesive.

3. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the hook portions are connected together with at a fold.

4. The foldable hang tab of claim 3 , wherein each of the hook portions has an upper end and a lower end; the upper ends of the hook portions being connected with the fold.

5. The foldable hang tab of claim 4 , wherein the lower end of the first hook portion is connected to the first base portion with a fold and wherein the lower end of the second hook portion is connected to the second base portion with a fold.

6. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the first and second hook portions are sized and shaped to match each other such that they define a common perimeter when disposed adjacent each other.

7. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the base and hook are made from a paperboard.

8. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the base and hook are made from a polymer board.

9. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the through hole is fully surrounded by the material of the hook.

10. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the through hole is open to a side of the hook.

11. The foldable hang tab of claim 1 , wherein the first and second hook portions include undercut outer edges and portions of the tabs of the second base portion are located between the undercut edges of the first hook portion and the first base portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2021
From: TASCH, JOSIAH M., MR.; WYNALDA, NATHANAEL A., MR.; TAIT, DOUGLAS J., III, MR.
To: WYNALDA LITHO, INC.
Reel/Frame 055508/0733 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62980258 · Feb 22, 2020
Related Publication 20210259437A1 · Aug 26, 2021