Reclosable packing case and method of making same

Abstract

A wraparound case including exactly one reclosable face. A packed load and a method of packing a load are also included.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wraparound case comprising exactly one reclosable face. 
     
     
         2 . The wraparound case of  claim 1  wherein the reclosable face is openable without compromising a structural integrity of five unopenable faces of the wraparound case. 
     
     
         3 . The wraparound case of  claim 1  comprising a first blank component affixed to a second blank component. 
     
     
         4 . The wraparound case of  claim 3 , wherein the first blank component includes a first panel secured on opposite sides to a pair of second panels, and the second blank component includes a third panel secured on opposite sides to a pair of fourth panels. 
     
     
         5 . The wraparound case of  claim 4 , further comprising at least one closure flap secured to at least one of the second panels, the at least one closure flap at least partially defining the reclosable face. 
     
     
         6 . The wraparound case of  claim 4 , wherein the third panel at least partially forms the reclosable face. 
     
     
         7 . The wraparound case of  claim 6 , wherein the third panel is separatable into a pair of flaps. 
     
     
         8 . The wraparound case of  claim 4 , wherein the first panel and the third panel are parallel to each other when the wraparound case is closed. 
     
     
         9 . The wraparound case of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first blank component and the second blank component includes at least one tab that creates an overlap for enabling the first and second blank components to be secured together. 
     
     
         10 . The wraparound case of  claim 1  wherein the reclosable face is reclosable without the need for adhesives or fasteners. 
     
     
         11 . A packed load comprising:
 a blank directly wrapped about and enclosing a load, the blank having a plurality of panels, wherein exactly one reclosable face and five unopenable faces are formed by the plurality of panels.   
     
     
         12 . A method of forming a packing case, comprising:
 wrapping a blank directly about a load, the blank having a plurality of panels;   forming a packing case containing the load from the blank, the packing case having exactly one reclosable face.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the packing case includes five unopenable faces, the method further comprising opening the reclosable face of the packing case without dismantling any of the unopenable faces or severing any edges connected to the unopenable faces. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising reclosing the reclosable face without the use of adhesives or fasteners. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the blank comprises a first blank component and a second blank component and wherein forming the packing case comprises affixing the first and second blank components together. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein affixing the first and second blank components together includes overlapping a tab of at least one of the first and second blank components with the other of the first and second blank components and securing the first and second blank components together at the tab. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the first blank component includes a first panel secured on opposite sides to a pair of second panels, and the second blank component includes a third panel secured on opposite sides to a pair of fourth panels. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the first blank component includes at least one closure flap secured to at least one of the second panels, and the at least one closure flap at least partially defines the reclosable face. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising separating the third panel into a pair of flaps, the pair of flaps at least partially defining the reclosable face. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising closing the reclosable face by interlocking the at least one closure flap with the pair of flaps.