Patent ID: 9186453
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A hang tab assembly for a product package, the hang tab assembly comprising: a self-retracting hang tab to be secured to the product package to allow the product package to be hung, wherein the self-retracting hang tab comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being smaller than the second portion; a frame constituting at least a portion of a housing of the hang tab, the frame to be secured to a surface of the product package and to guide the self-retracting hang tab when moving between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein the frame has a frame opening that allows the first portion to slide out of the frame opening and prevents the second portion from sliding out of the frame opening; and a biasing member coupled to the self-retracting hang tab and the frame, wherein the biasing member is configured to retract the self-retracting hang tab into the retracted position when the self-retracting hang tab is not under tension and to allow the self-retracting hang tab to be in the deployed position when the self-retracting hang tab is under tension, wherein the self-retracting hang tab comprises two leg extensions substantially perpendicular to the second portion with the two leg extensions resting on a bottom of the frame in the retracted position.