US 12,214,943 B2
Packaging hang tab assembly
Manuel Hodrius, Potsdam (DE); and Jonathan M. McCarren, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,790.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067421 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B65D 25/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 51/248 (2013.01) [B65D 25/22 (2013.01); B65D 51/242 (2013.01); B65D 2401/05 (2020.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hang tab assembly for sealing and hanging a package, the assembly comprising:
a paper outer layer comprising:
a hanging panel including a first opening;
a tear-away panel adjacent to the hanging panel;
a first kiss-cut path extending in a longitudinal direction along a boundary between the hanging panel and the tear-away panel on an upper surface of the outer layer; and
a second kiss-cut path extending in the longitudinal direction on a lower surface of the tear-away panel, wherein the second kiss-cut path is offset from the first kiss-cut path in a transverse direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction;
a paper inner layer having a second opening corresponding to the first opening, the inner layer coupled to the outer layer;
a first adhesive disposed on the lower surface of the tear-away panel entirely to one side of the second-kiss-cut path; and
a second adhesive disposed on a lower surface of the inner layer facing away from the upper surface of the outer layer.