Patent ID: 6230893
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An improved unit dose paperboard package having a locking feature, wherein said package is comprised of:an outer paperboard sleeve and an inner paperboard slide card lockably retained within said outer sleeve, such that said outer sleeve includes a plurality of side panels operatively connected to each other such that one said plurality of side panels includes an inner slide card retaining means and a first inner slide card releasing means comprised of a cut-out and a node located substantially adjacent to said cut-out, and another of said plurality of side panels includes a second inner slide card releasing means comprised of a release button; andsaid inner slide card includes a plurality of unit dose dispensing means and an inner slide card retaining/releasing means located substantially adjacent to said unit dose dispensing means, wherein the improvement comprises the area of said node being slightly larger than the area of said release button.