Patent ID: 9533786
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A closing device for packaging, comprising: a wrapping material having a shape memory material and a non-shape memory material, the wrapping material further comprising a mesh layer on which the shape memory material and the non-shape memory material are deposited; at least one pair of clasp members attached to the wrapping material, a trigger source in communication with the shape memory material, the trigger source being configured to provide a stimulus to the shape memory material, wherein the wrapping material is configured to self-assemble between a memorized shape and a temporary shape around one or more objects in response to a stimulus from the trigger source, thereby bringing the at least one pair of clasp members closer to one another, and thereby facilitating the clasp of the at least one pair of clasp members, wherein the self-assembly of the wrapping material affixes around the one or more objects in a fixed manner, and wherein the clasp of the at least one pair of clasp members closes the wrapping material about the one or more objects.