Appeal No. 1998-2063
Application No. 08/531,087
Appellant’s invention relates to a reclosable package for
holding, for example, windshield wipers, the package including a
hollow inner container (120) and an outer sleeve (140) having a
slot (141) at one end thereof designed to expose an aperture
(151) at an end of the inner container to thereby permit hanging
of the package on a hook from the aperture of the inner
container and not from the outer sleeve (140). More
specifically, as is apparent from Figures 2 through 5, 6A and 6B
of the application, the reclosable package comprises a hollow
container (120), a backing section (130) constructed and
arranged to cover a portion of the back of the container thereby
leaving an open removal area (129), a tab (150) extending from a
top of said hollow container (120), with said tab (150)
including an aperture (151) for hanging said container, and a
sleeve (140) constructed and arranged to slide over said hollow
container (120) to cover said removal area (129). The sleeve
(140) including an enclosure or pocket (142) for receiving the
tab (150) and covering a portion of said tab. The enclosure or
pocket (142) having a slot (141) to expose both the tab aperture
(151) and a portion of said tab, and wherein the enclosure or
pocket (142) covering a portion of the tab (150) is located
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