Patent ID: 6625955
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method of forming a thermo formed recloseable flat package for a pill-like product, said method comprising:operably engaging a first enclosure portion having a closing member with a second enclosure portion defining at least one aperture component of a locking mechanism so as to form an enclosure for containing the product therein, each enclosure portion having a major surface such that the, major surfaces of the respective enclosure portions are generally parallel when the first and second enclosure portions are operably engaged; forming a pair of cuts, each cut extending through at least one of the first enclosure portion and the second enclosure portion, the cuts being separated by a corner of the enclosure to thereby define the closing member as extending between the cuts and from each cut to the corner; and forming a projection component of the locking mechanism from the closing member following formation of the enclosure, the projection component corresponding to, and configured to extend through, the at least one aperture component to secure the closing member to the second enclosure portion, the components of the locking mechanism being further configured to be separable so as to allow separation thereabout of the closing member from the second enclosure portion to thereby define the reclosable package capable of selectively allowing the product to be extracted from the enclosure.