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Patent application title:

Easy open shrink wrap system "EOSWS"

Publication number:

US20060124707A1

Publication date:
Application number:

11/013,173

Filed date:

2004-12-15

Abstract:

The “EOSWS” is a design that allows for easy opening of plastic wrappers and plastic shrink wrappers used on CD's, DVD's, Cassettes, tapes and other wrapped material on boxes and closed products that uses plastic wrap that is otherwise hard to open and remove.

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Classification:

  1. Performing operations; transporting
  2. Conveying; packing; storing; handling thin or filamentary material

B65D75/58 »  CPC main

Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers; Details Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture

Description

DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

The Operation is achieved by pulling on an easily seen and colorful large “PULL TAB”. The UPULL TAB” material is inherently thicker than the shrink-wrap it is fused to ensure sealing and strength

DISCRIPTION OF INSTALATION

The PULL TAB is installed via heat transfer and thermal melting together of the shrink-wrap and PULL TAB.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

FIG. 1 Example of type case

FIG. 2 Example of typical case with shrink-wrap

FIG. 3 Typical design of the PULL TAB

FIG. 4 PULL TAB mounted on face of typical shrink-wrapped case

FIG. 5 Example of PULL TAB glued or Thermally fused to the Shrink-wrap.

FIG. 6 Example of PULL TAB removing shrink-wrap

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The background of this invention is based on the difficulty of removing shrink wrap and plastic wrap on boxes, CD's, DVD's, Cassettes, books ect.

DESCRIPTION OF ART

The various figures supplied FIG. 1-6 show the aspects of the design and structure.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 Example of type case

FIG. 2 Example of typical case with shrink-wrap

FIG. 3 Typical design of the PULL TAB

FIG. 4 PULL TAB mounted on face of typical shrink-wrapped case

FIG. 5 Example of PULL TAB glued or Thermally fused to the Shrink-wrap.

FIG. 6 Example of PULL TAB removing shrink-wrap

Claims

1. Allows for easy and effortless opening of an shrink wrapped enclosed items (FIG. 1)

2. Adheres or fuses to shrink wrap in a thermal and/or glued fashion utilizing a strongly colored tab

3. Easily recognized by strong colorful PULL TAB design (FIG. 3)

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Images & Drawings included:

Fig. 01 - Easy open shrink wrap system
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Fig. 02 - Easy open shrink wrap system
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Fig. 03 - Easy open shrink wrap system
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Fig. 04 - Easy open shrink wrap system
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