Blister package assembly for confectionary products

Abstract

A packaging assembly supports and dispenses a plurality of retail products, such as confectionary products. The assembly includes a housing having a plurality of package sleeves that are removably attached to the housing. A blister tray attachment is slidably insertable into one or more of the package sleeves.

1 . A blister package assembly for consumable products comprising:
 a housing comprising a plurality of sleeves which are removably attached to form said housing; and   a blister tray slidably insertable into at least one of said plurality of sleeves, said blister tray supporting consumable products.   
     
     
         2 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of sleeves are attached at a hinge. 
     
     
         3 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of sleeves are attached at a detachable perforated line so as to allow the removal of one of the plurality of sleeves. 
     
     
         4 . The package assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said detachable perforated line is substantially parallel one of an x and a y axis formed by the two primary dimensions of said housing. 
     
     
         5 . The package assembly of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of sleeves are positioned in juxtaposition with one another. 
     
     
         6 . The package assembly of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of sleeves are adhered to form said housing using an adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of sleeves are made from a paperboard material. 
     
     
         8 . The package assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said paperboard material is a single piece of paperboard material. 
     
     
         9 . The package assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said paperboard material is at least one of biodegradable paper and recyclable paper. 
     
     
         10 . The package assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said housing is folded to form said plurality of sleeves. 
     
     
         11 . The package assembly of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of blister sleeves are spaced apart on said housing. 
     
     
         12 . A method of providing a blister package assembly for consumable products comprising:
 forming a housing comprising a plurality of sleeves which are removably attached; and   providing a blister tray slidably insertable into at least one of said plurality of sleeves, the blister tray supporting consumable products.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said forming step further includes forming said plurality of sleeves from a single flat piece of paperboard material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said forming step further includes:
 folding ends of said single flat piece of material toward one another; and   attaching at least one surface of said ends of said single flat piece of material to said housing.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further including the step of covering said at least one surface with an adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said folding step includes interlocking at least one of said ends of said flat piece of material to said housing. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said folding step further includes folding said ends of said flat piece of material over approximately one-half the diameter of said housing. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further including the step of attaching said plurality of sleeves to said housing in juxtaposition with one another. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , further including the step of attaching said plurality of sleeves to said housing spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , further including the step of providing a detachable perforated line between said sleeves allowing for the removal of one of said plurality of sleeves from said housing. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein said detachable perforated line is a hinge. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , further including the step of providing said detachable perforated line substantially parallel one of an x and a y axis formed by the two primary dimensions of said housing.