US 12,103,745 B2
Package having a child-restrictive opening feature
Mark Steele, New Prague, MN (US)
Filed by Mark Steele, New Prague, MN (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,152.
Application 17/745,152 is a continuation of application No. 15/512,555, granted, now 11,338,969, previously published as PCT/US2015/051096, filed on Sep. 18, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/052,418, filed on Sep. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/072,987, filed on Oct. 30, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/082,694, filed on Nov. 21, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/086,372, filed on Dec. 2, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/094,012, filed on Dec. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/156,369, filed on May 4, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274748 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 50/00 (2006.01); B65D 33/25 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 50/00 (2013.01) [B65D 33/2508 (2013.01); B65D 33/2541 (2013.01); B65D 33/2566 (2013.01); B65D 33/2575 (2013.01); B65D 33/2525 (2013.01); B65D 33/2533 (2013.01); B65D 2215/04 (2013.01); B65D 2215/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recloseable package, comprising:
a first panel portion including a first interior surface, and a panel reclosure device element provided at the first interior surface;
a second panel portion including a second interior surface opposing the first interior surface, wherein at least the first panel portion and the second panel portion define an access opening and an inner package volume configured to contain package contents;
a spanning film element including a reclosure end portion and a fixed end portion, wherein the fixed end portion is operatively sealed to the second panel portion such that the spanning film element spans from the first panel portion to the second panel portion such that the fixed end portion is affixed to the second interior surface below the access opening and the reclosure end portion includes a reclosure device element configured to selectively mate with the panel reclosure device element at the first interior surface; and
a hingeable safety flap extension without a reclosure device element or a locking member element and having a free end extendable down past the reclosure end portion of the spanning film element and the panel reclosure device element of the first panel portion, between the spanning film element and the second panel portion, to restrict access to the package contents while the first panel portion and the second panel portion are pulled away from each other during a package opening process.