Patent ID: 8104616
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A clamshell package for holding and displaying a consumer product comprising: a bottle; a cap connected to said bottle; a first clamshell side having a first recess area; a second clamshell side having a second recess area, wherein at least a portion of said first and second clamshell sides are affixed together to define a bottle holding volume defined by the first and second recess areas, wherein said bottle holding volume is sized to hold said bottle within said first and second recesses of each of said first and second clamshell sides, and wherein said bottle holding volume has a shape similar to said bottle; a top formed where the first and second clamshell sides are affixed together; a base portion extending between the first and second clamshell sides; and an aperture through the base portion through which at least a portion of said cap of said bottle extends from said clamshell package, wherein a first end of said recess area is at least partially enclosed between said first and second clamshell sides at the top and a second, opposite end of said bottle holding volume is in communication with said aperture at the base portion; wherein said cap is a flip-top cap having an openable portion that is exposed beyond said clamshell package to allow a consumer to flip open said openable portion with the bottle located in the bottle holding volume.