US2332857A - Prophylactic sheath package - Google Patents

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Od. 26, 1943. F. G. KAR@ 2,332,857

PROPHYLACT IC SHEATH PACKAGE Filed March l2, 1941 IHIEHHIHIIII'HHHH Patented Oct. 26, 1943 "UNITED" STATES PATENT OFCE' 2,332,857 ff PRorHYLAo'rIo SHEATH PACKAGE l FranklGilnarg, Chicago, Ill. g ApplicationMarch 12, 1941, serial No. 382,899 Y l' aolaims, (01.2055-56) This invention relates -to improvements in a prophylactic sheath package, Yand more particu-` larly to `a novel, handy packagefor the sale or dispensing of prophylactic sheaths, although the invention may have other uses andpurposes, as will be apparent to one skilled in the art.

Heretofore, in the packaging of prophylactic sheaths, diiculty has been experienced in providing a simple form of package, easily carried, and in which the sheath isready for use and kept in a sanitary, hermetically sealed condition, and inwhich the package is simple in construction, readily opened, and adequately protects the sheath until desired forusel p Withl the foregoing in mind, it isan important 'object of the present invention `to provide a package in which a rolled prophylactic sheath is contained in a flimsy, substantially transparent Wrapper which is herrneticallyV sealed throughout and which is provided With means for readl ily opening thesameto remove the sheath.

Also anobject of this 4invention is the Vprovision of a prophylactic sheath package which is a, flimsy, non-rigid packet, hermetically sealed throughout, and which is provided with a simple form,` of tear-strip by which the same may be easily and quickly opened.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of` a prophylactic sheath package in which an outsidefolder is incorporated and one or more prophylactic sheaths `contained in the simple folder, each sheath being encased in a flimsy, substantially transparent, non-rigid wrapper provided Witha tear-tab for opening the same and secured `to the folder by a sealed margin of the Wrapper. e l l Still another feature of `the invention resides in a simple, non-rigid package of the character described, wherein a flimsy, substantially transparent, non-rigid wrapper is hermetically sealed about a resilient object under compression, so l that the object exerts a pressure against the Wrapper, the wrapper being equipped with a` suitable form of tear-strip for opening the same and removing the object. p

l While some of the more salient features, characteristics and advantages of the present invention have beenxabove pointed out, others will become apparent from the following disclosures, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view-of a prophylactic sheath package embodying principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the struc ture seen in Figure 1; l s n Figure 3 is an inside view of theV package of Figure 1, showing the cover moved to openiposition;

Figure 4v is an enlarged View of a single sheath package removed from theholder seenin Fig-y ures 1, 2 and 3, and showing the same in partially opened position; Y 1

Figure 5 is similar to Figure 4 butshowing the package in fully opened position Without the separated portions `of the package being removed from the contents; Y

Figure 6 is a greatly enlarged plan sectional view taken substantially as indicated by the line 1 VI-VI of vFigure 1; l l

Figure 7 is a View in projection showing the individual sheath packages in a different form of outer covering orclosure members. l

As` shown on the drawing: i I

With reference to Figures l, 2 and 3, it will be seen that in the illustrated embodiment of this invention there is shown an outside folder or protective covering generally indicated by numeral I0.` This covering ill maybe made of suitable cardboard, pasteboard, or equivalent or suitable substance and Whichis preferably light in weight, consistent with its performanceof protective function. More lspeciiically', the outer cover lll includes a fiap Il carrying thereon a locking tabVlE, which flap overlies the front of the contents ofthe Wrapper. Integral with the front flap Il is aback member I3, which extends down and is turned upwardly in the nature of a vreversely bent flangeV or margin Hl appearing` on the front of the entire package and provided with a suitable slot l5 forreception of the locking ltab l2. l l

Contained withinthe folder l@ is one or more individual packages or packets each containing a prophylactic sheath. With reference more par-` ticularly to- Figures 4 and 5, it will be seen that each of these individual packages, generally indicated in Figure 3 by numeral TS, embodies a ililnsy,` substantially transparent and leiille wrapper or envelope Il. This wrapper may be made of a regenerated cellulose, waterproofed, or equivalent material. The wrapper or envelope is so folded as to be hermetically sealed throughout. In the illustrated instance, the wrapper is made of a substantially rectangular shaped sheet folded so as to provide a pair of opposed sealed and crimped marginal portions IS and i9 and a side seam 20 extending between the margins |8 2 A end marginal portions of the sheet and maybe secured by heat sealing or by any ysuitable form of adhesive, in the same manner that the marginal portions I9 and 20 are secured.

hermetically sealed therearound, this projecting portion being seen clearly in Figures Zand 3.

Inside the wrapper I'I is a rolled prophylactic sheath 22` which naturally tends to, assume a substantially circular contour, but which has been er II). Of course, the ultimate sealing of the individual package may be effected at the same time the margin 24 of the protective cover and the margin I9 of the packet are crimped together, by heat sealing or otherwise.

In Figure 7 I have illustrated another form of packaging the individual prophylactic sheath packets or packages. In this instance I have taken anumber of the individual packages I6,

and encased them ina suitable cardboard box or the equivalent 25, to which box,`kof course, a lid or cover may be applied. The structure of Figure 7 would preferably be used when a larger number of the individual packages IG are to be diametrically pressed into the vcontour shown in Figures 4 and 5. The inherent tendency of the.

rolled sheath is to expand to its natural substan`v tially circular contour, owing to the yfact thatv it is preferably made of latex`rubber, or' equivalent resilient material. 4rIhus, 'the' packaged sheathy does exert some pressureY against the side wall oi the wrapper I'I, 'sothat the sheath itself will tend to aid in initially holding the wrappertherearound, and ultimately, after a portion of the wrapper has been' removed, v to expand out of the remaining portion of the wrapper to render still easier its removal from ythe wrapper'.y

It will be appreciatedthat the wrapper ITI is of extremely'flimsy land ,fexible material,v and that the sheath itself lis not by any means rigid, but isalso an extremely flexible object, so that `'the' individual package itself is afrather iiimsy,

non-rigid construction equipped witha tear strip. In` qoperation, assuming that an. individual package has been removed from the outer protective cover I0, it is aV sirnplevexpedientfto pull the intermediately located tear-tab 2l as illustrated in Figure 4, and continuing to thus tear thewrapper II or separate it into two portions, as seen` on Figure 5,v upon completion 4of the removal ofr the tear strip. Then, either of ythe remai-ning pieces I'Ia or I'Ib(Figure 5') may be first removed and the prophylactic sheath will tend to expandou-t kof the remaining piece, thus greatly enhancing thel removalof theremaining piece,

It will be further noted that the'crimped and sealed marginalportion I9 affords a means 'for v attaching the individual lpackage to the overall protective cover I0, as illustrated more particularly in Figure 6.l vThe margin I9 may be inserted closely intothe fold between the reversely turned flange or marginal portion I4 and the back wall? I 3= of the overall cover Iii.` p Ijf so desired,

Y a line of glue 23 may be provided on either or 1 retailed' at thesame time.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that I have provided a novel prophylactic sheath package, which, inthe aggregate, is a imsy, non-rigid construction and yet equipped with a suitable tear-strip for readily opening the package. The package is hermetically sealed throughout, and the manner of sealing the` package at one end provides-ameans bywhich the `individual package may readily be attachedto and within an outer protective ,cover member.

It will, of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from thev principles of this invention, and it is,`therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated `by the scopejofthe appended claims. i s

Iclaimfas my invention: C Y

l. A sealed prophylactic sheath package, said package including an` elongated wrapper of flimsy and substantially transparent non-metallic material, a resilientprophylactic sheathrolledand bent diametrally in said wrapper in a manner to cause said sheath tqrexert pressure-against the wrapper kby the inherenttendencytof the rolled sheath to assume a circular contour, a tearstrip in said wrapper wound transverselyA about said sheath and having a tab extending externally of said wrapper, said strip having a portion thereof secured to said wrapper and being disposedintermediate the ends of said Wrapper, the pressure of said sheath aiding in severance of the A wrapper by said tear strip.

i 2. A prophylactic sheath package, including a wrapper of flimsy substantially transparent and non-metallic material,V a-resilient prophylactic sheath rolled and bent diametrally in said wrap'- per in a manner to exert pressure against the Wrapper byv the tendency of said sheath to' expand to circular contour, said wrapper being hermeticallysealed at'each end and along a side seam, and a tear strip in said wrappery `andsecured thereto in position *toV transversely divide said wrapper into two separa'teparts when pulled and aided by the vpressure of said sheath, said tearl strip having an end thereof' projecting beyond the side seam vedge of said wrapper inra position of ready access at all times.'

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