DESC:INTEGRAL PACK
Field of the invention:
The present invention relates to an integral packaging solution. The present invention particularly relates to an easy to assemble and tamper evident integral packaging solution that has a plurality flaps that can house and display a plurality of products and related information.

Background of the Invention
Packaging solutions that integrate the display and packing of the products are well known in the prior art. However, in prior art packaging solutions products that are packaged and display are not integrated with the packaging solution in a tamper evident fashion. Further, these prior art packaging solutions do not facilitate maximization of the display space and space for providing branding information about the product being contained and displayed.
What is needed is an easy to assemble and construct integral packaging solution that integrates the packaging and display of products in a tamper locking arrangement.
This background information is provided to reveal information believed by the applicant to be of possible relevance to the present invention. No admission is necessarily intended, nor should be construed, that any of the preceding information constitutes prior art against the present invention.
Objects of the Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide an easy to construct packaging solution that integrates packaging and display of products with at least one tamper evident locking mechanism.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a packaging solution that integrates packaging and display of products with a plurality of tamper evident locking mechanisms.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tamper evident packaging solution that integrates packaging and display of products with maximization of space available for printing branding information.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tamper evident packaging solution that integrates packaging and display of products and facilitates maximization of space for display of products.
Further object of the present invention is to provide an economical and easy to construct multi-purpose packaging solution that integrates packaging, printing, display and tamper evident locking arrangement for a plethora of products.

Summary of the Invention
A blank for construction of a packaging container is disclosed. The blank contains a plurality of base areas having a top flap and closing flap, wherein each base area has a plurality of side flaps on either side. The plurality of side flaps have a plurality of perforated portions that are located at predefined locations and are adapted to complementarily engage with a corresponding plurality of glue circles located at predefined locations on the plurality of base areas. Finally, the closing flap has a perforated portion having a glue strip that is adapted to close a stack of flaps and base areas folded onto each other to form an integral pack.

Statement of the Invention
An easy to assemble and construct packaging solution that integrates the packaging and display of products with at least one tamper evident locking mechanism.

Brief description of the drawings
FIG. 1 illustrates a front side of a blank a used for constructing an integral pack in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a back side of the blank a used for constructing the integral pack in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 3-11 illustrates exemplary steps that are taken to construct the integral pack from the blank;
FIG. 12 illustrate the back side of the integral pack constructed in accordance with the present invention; and
FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate a top perspective of yet another integral pack constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention
The foregoing objects of the present invention are accomplished and the problems and shortcomings associated with the prior art, techniques and approaches are overcome by the present invention as described below in the preferred embodiments.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a blank 100 used for construction of an integral pack, an easy to assemble and construct packaging solution that integrates the packaging and display of products with at least one tamper evident locking mechanism, in accordance with present invention has a central panel 101. The central panel 101 has a plurality of base areas 102 and 104, a top flap 106 and a closing or a final flap 108. The final flap has a perforated portion 108a that includes a glue strip 108b. The perforated portion is pasted on the top flap 106 when the integral pack is constructed. The base areas 102 and 104 have side flaps 110, 112, 114 and 116 on either sides of the base areas 102, 104. The side flaps 110 and 112 have sub flaps 110a and 112a respectively that contain a plurality of perforated portions. The side flaps 114 and 116 have sub-flaps 114a and 116a respectively.
The base area 102 has two glue portions 118 and 120 that are located at predefined locations and are circular in shape in this one preferred embodiment. However, the shape and size may vary in other embodiments. The side flaps 110 and 112 have a perforated portions 122 and 124 respectively located a predefined locations and which complement the glue portions 118 and 120 respectively to complete a first locking arrangement that is tamper evident. The blank 100 has a plurality of product detaching lines 126 that are defined and/or situated on the side flaps 110, 112, 114 and 116. The blank has a plurality of fold lines 128 that are situated on the base areas 102, 104. The blank is folded at fold lines 128 in a predefined fashion to construct the integral pack in accordance with the present invention.
In this particular embodiment the base area 102 having glue portions forms the tamper evident locking arrangement with the perforated portions of sub-flaps 110a and 112a. However, it is understood that in yet another embodiment a plurality of base areas and the corresponding side flaps may and can have such or similar tamper evident locking arrangements.

Referring to FIGS. 3-12, the construction of the integral pack from the blank 100 in accordance with the present invention is explained. As indicated in FIG. 3 and 4, the side flaps 112 and 116 are folded along fold line 128 in the direction of arrows B and C. The side flaps 112 and 116 are folded such that the flaps 112, 116 are coplanar with the base areas 102 and 104 respectively.
The side flaps 110 and 114 are folded along fold line 128 in the direction of arrow D. The side flaps 110 and 114 are folded such that the flaps 110 and 114 are coplanar to the base areas 102 and 104 and side flaps 112 and 116 on which the flaps are placed. The side flaps are placed such that the glue circles on base areas 102 and 104 are located on the corresponding perforated portions 122 and 124 on side flaps 110 and 112. The glue portions or glue circles 118,120 and the perforated portions 122 and 124 are engaged to form a tamper evident locking arrangement. Thus, the tamper evident locking mechanism has side flaps 110, 112 that are adjacent to the base area 102 and for each perforated portion defined on the sub-flaps 110a, 112a there is corresponding complementary glue circle defined at a predefined location on the base area 102. The arrangement is such that when the adjacent side flaps 110, 112 are folded onto the base area 102 the perforation portions 118, 120 that are positioned on the glued circles 122, 124 are easily engaged. The tamper becomes evident when the glued circles 118, 120 and the perforated portions 122 and 124 are disengaged. The disengagement is necessary to open the integral pack.
The top flap 106 is now folded along fold line 128 as indicated in FIG. 7 such that the top flap is placed upon the flap 110 that is stacked upon the flap 112 that is stacked upon base area 102. As shown in FIGS. 9-10, the stack of flaps 106, 110, 112 formed upon the base area 102 is now folded along line 128. The stack of flaps 106, 110, 112 is folded placed upon the stack of flaps 114 and 116 formed upon the base area 104. As shown in FIG. 10-12, the closing or final flap 108 is now folded along folding line 128. Finally, the glue strip 108b of the perforated portion 108a of the final flap 108 is glued onto the back side of base area 102 to complete the construction of the integral pack in accordance with the present invention.
The perforated portion is torn apart along the perforated lines to open the integral pack. The glue strip 108b of the perforated portion 108a remains glued to the integral pack. Thus, the perforated portion 108a that includes glue strip 108b forms the second tamper evident mechanism of the integral pack.
In this particular embodiment, the base area 102 has one side flap on either side. However, it is understood that the base area 102 may have a plurality of foldable flaps on either side such that the flaps are stacked upon the base area 102 in a closed position. In yet another embodiment, the integral pack may have a plurality of base areas having a plurality of foldable flaps that can be folded on corresponding base areas. In yet another embodiment, the integral pack may have a plurality of foldable top panels that are stacked onto the stack of base areas of side flaps.
All the side flaps 106, 110, 112, 114, 116 and the base areas 102, 104 are used to contain or represent products such as cards, pictures and other similar merchandise. The line 126 represents or defines, in other words, the product detaching line. The front and back sides of all the flaps and base areas is used for printing and display of branding information about the products contained therein. In this particular embodiment there are two base areas. However, the number of base areas, side flaps and top flaps and even the closing flaps may be changed in yet another embodiment.
In yet another embodiment, a peel layer is added preferably on the back side of base areas. The peel layer comprises a thin substrate of paper or plastic that is coated with a combination of glue and varnish. The peel layers hide printed matter on the back side of the base areas. The printed matter represent cards. Similarly, the integral pack has printed matter representing cards on flaps.
Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14, yet another embodiment of the integral pack 110 in accordance with the present invention is described. The integral pack 110 has a top flap 112. The top flap 112 of the integral pack 110 has four perforated portions 114 that are cut along perforated lines 116. The top flap 112 covers a flap layer 118 that covers products contained in the integral pack. The flap layer 118 has a tab 120 that facilitates opening up of the flap layer 118. Apart from the arrangement having a top flap 112 that covers a plurality of flap layers 118 , the present embodiment has core structure similar to the earlier embodiments discussed in the earlier embodiments. The core structure of the integral pack has a plurality of base areas having a top flap and closing flap, wherein each base area has a plurality of side flaps on either side. The plurality of side flaps have a plurality of perforated portions located at predefined locations that are adapted to complementarily engage with a corresponding plurality of glue circles located at predefined locations on the plurality of base areas.
The perforated portions 114 are cut along perforated lines 116 to access the flap layer 118. The perforated portions 114 are preferably cut in a sequential order. Further, each perforated portion 114 may have text and/or instructional contents printed thereon. The particular embodiment of has only one flap layer 118 and four perforated portions. However, it is understand that the numbers may vary depending upon various design and customer requirements. Further, the flap layer 118 may have text and/or instructional printed thereon. Further, it is understood, that the top flap 112 and the flap layer may be formed out of a variety of materials. Therefore, in special cases, for example, transparent film may be used to present a view of the inside of the integral pack.
The present invention is enabled to advantageously facilitate product and product information display in a novel way to the users. Further, the present invention is enabled to provide an exciting and interesting way of accessing the product contained within. The sequential order of opening the perforated portions can be designed to present information, such as, for example, a product quiz to the user.

,CLAIMS:What is claimed is:
1. A blank for construction of a packaging container comprising:
a plurality of base areas having a top flap and closing flap, wherein each base area has a plurality of side flaps on either side;
a plurality of side flaps having a plurality of perforated portions located at predefined locations that are adapted to complementarily engage with a corresponding plurality of glue circles located at predefined locations on the plurality of base areas; and
the closing flap having a perforated portion having a glue strip that is adapted to close a stack of flaps and base areas folded onto each other to form an integral pack.
2. The blank of claim 1, wherein the side flaps are reusable as stackable cards that contain product information upon formation of the packaging container.
3. An easy to assemble and construct packaging solution that integrates the packaging and display of products with at least one tamper evident locking mechanism, comprising:
a top flap that covers a plurality of flap layers, wherein the top flap has plurality of perforated portions that are enabled to be cut at perforated lines to disclose the flap layers; and
the plurality of flap layers having a tab facilitates access to the product contained therein.
4. The packaging solution of claim 3, wherein the perforated portions and flap layers are enabled to display product information.
5. The packaging solution of claim 3, wherein the perforated portions are provided with an instructional information that facilitates the opening of the perforated portions and the flap layer in a sequential order.