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Granted Patent B2
US 12,168,561 · App. 17/384,304 · Granted Dec 17, 2024

Product mailer

Inventors: Kyra Cecelia Post (Cambridge, MA); Marc Philip Ortins (Reading, MA)
Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
B65D75/367B65B5/04B65B5/06B65D75/5827B65D77/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,168,561
App. No.
17/384,304
Granted
Dec 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product mailer with an envelope and a first card positioned within the envelope. The first card has a bottom surface and a plurality of containers mounted to the bottom surface of the first card. Each of the containers mounted to the first card defines a cavity dimensioned to hold a respective product. A second card is positioned within the envelope. The second card has a bottom surface facing the bottom surface of the first card. A plurality of containers are mounted to the bottom surface of the second card. Each of the containers mounted to the second card defines a cavity dimensioned to hold a respective product. The containers mounted to the first card are offset from the containers mounted to the second card.

Claims (14)

1. A product mailer comprising:

an envelope;

a first card positioned within the envelope, the first card having a bottom surface;

a plurality of containers mounted to the bottom surface of the first card, each of the containers mounted to the first card defines a storage region dimensioned to hold a respective product, wherein one or more side walls of the container define a plurality of openings, each of the openings extending into one of the storage regions is not obstructed by another structure;

a second card positioned within the envelope, the second card having a bottom surface facing the bottom surface of the first card;

a plurality of containers mounted to the bottom surface of the second card, each of the containers mounted to the second card defines a storage region dimensioned to hold a respective product, wherein the containers mounted to the first card are offset from the containers mounted to the second card.

2. The product mailer of claim 1 wherein the openings are transverse to the first card.

3. The product mailer of claim 2 wherein the containers mounted to the second card each has a respective a front face defining an opening transverse to the second card.

4. The product mailer of claim 1 wherein the top surface of the first card defines a perforated tab aligned with each of the containers mounted to the first card.

5. The product mailer of claim 4 wherein the top surface of the second card defines a perforated tab aligned with each of the containers mounted to the second card.

6. The product mailer of claim 5 wherein the perforated tabs of the second card comprises a respective crease line.

7. The product mailer of claim 4 wherein the perforated tab comprises a respective crease line.

8. The product mailer of claim 1 wherein at least one of the containers mounted to the first card is in contact with the bottom surface of the second card.

9. The product mailer of claim 1 wherein the top surface of the first card comprises a plurality of perforations between the plurality of containers mounted to the first card.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2021
From: POST, KYRA CECELIA; ORTINS, MARC PHILIP
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058332/0064 →
Continuity (1)
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