Patent ID: 7971714
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B65D,E05B

Abstract:
1. A package for displaying a padlock, comprising: a substantially ridged card having at least a front side, a back side, a bottom, an aperture, first and second retaining tabs and first and second coupling portions, wherein each one of the first and second retaining tabs includes at least a first portion that extends from and is substantially orthogonal to the front side of the card and a second portion that is substantially parallel to the front side of the card; and a back plate comprising at least a front side, a back side, a bottom and third and fourth coupling portions; wherein the aperture is configured to receive a padlock, and the third and fourth coupling portions are configured, respectively, to mate with the first and second coupling portions, to thereby retain the received padlock between the first and second retaining tabs of the card and the front side of the back plate, the second portions of the first and second retaining tabs being configured to restrict movement of the received padlock in a direction orthogonal to the front side of the card, and the first portions of the first and second retaining tabs being configured to restrict movement of the received padlock in a direction parallel to the front side of the card.