Container assembly with releasable substrate

Abstract

A container is disclosed that includes an outer shell with an opening. A receptacle can be insertable through the opening of the outer shell, the receptacle configured to receive contents of the container. A flexible substrate can be releasably sealed to the receptacle. The flexible substrate can include a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and one or more anchors positioned on or adjacent the second edge. Each of the one or more anchors are configured, upon unpeeling an inner side of the flexible substrate from the receptacle, to remain adhered to the receptacle

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container, comprising:
 an outer shell comprising an opening;   a receptacle insertable through the opening of the outer shell, the receptacle configured to receive contents of the container; and   a flexible substrate releasably sealed to the receptacle, the flexible substrate comprising a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and one or more anchors positioned on or adjacent the second edge,   wherein each of the one or more anchors are configured, upon unpeeling an inner side of the flexible substrate from the receptacle, to remain adhered to the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell includes an open upper end, and further comprising a cover releasably connected to the open upper end to form an enclosure between the cover and the outer shell. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the first edge comprises a pull tab. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the inner side comprises an adhesive configured to removably seal the inner side to an upper planar surface of the receptacle. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more anchors is integrally formed with the inner side and extending from one or more cutouts located adjacent the second edge, wherein the one or more anchors comprise a fixed end positioned on or adjacent the second edge and an elongate portion extended away from the second edge within the one or more cutouts. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell comprises a closed lower end and a cavity defined between the closed lower end and the open upper end. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 6 , wherein one or more walls are extended from the closed lower end to the open upper end of the outer shell, the one or more walls comprising one or more receivers configured to securely engage with a locking mechanism of the receptacle once the receptacle is nested within the outer shell. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more receivers comprise a latch inwardly extended from the one or more walls to which the locking mechanism couples when the receptacle is nested within the outer shell. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the receptacle is a locking blister comprising one or more recesses configured to receive the contents. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more recesses comprise at least three spaced apart recesses contiguous with a planar upper surface of the receptacle, each of the at least three spaced apart recesses configured to separately receive a portion of the contents. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the receptacle includes:
 a planar upper surface adjacent the one or more recesses; and   a locking mechanism extended from at least one of the planar upper surface and a wall of the receptacle to securely engage the receptacle with one or more receivers of the outer shell.   
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the receptacle is an integrally formed plastic structure. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the locking mechanism is contiguously formed with the at least one of the planar upper surface and the wall of the receptacle, the locking mechanism comprising a locking panel hingedly articulating away from a first edge of the receptacle. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 11 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a first locking panel extended from a wall positioned on a first edge of the planar upper surface and a second locking panel extended away from a wall positioned on a second edge of the planar upper surface, the first edge being opposite the second edge. 
     
     
         15 . A flexible substrate, comprising:
 an inner side configured to be adhered to an opening of a container;   a first edge comprising a pull tab;   a second edge opposite the first edge; and   one or more anchors positioned on or adjacent the second edge, the one or more anchors being integrally formed with the inner side and extending from one or more cutouts located adjacent the second edge;   wherein each of the one or more anchors are configured, upon unpeeling the inner side from the container, to remain adhered to the opening of the container.   
     
     
         16 . The substrate of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more anchors comprise a paddle-like shape with an elongate portion comprising a constant width and a fixed end proximally extended from the elongate portion comprising a width less than the constant width of the elongate portion. 
     
     
         17 . The substrate of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more cutouts comprise a pair of rounded portions curved into a centralmost portion of the fixed end. 
     
     
         18 . The substrate of  claim 15 , wherein each elongated portion is configured, upon unpeeling the substrate from the container by the first edge toward the second edge, to remain adhered to the opening of the container. 
     
     
         19 . The substrate of  claim 15 , wherein the inner side is unpeeled by the first edge toward the second edge from the container by grasping the pull tab. 
     
     
         20 . A method of assembling a container comprising an outer shell or a sleeve comprising an opening and a receptacle insertable through the opening and configured to receive contents of the container, the method comprising:
 adhering an inner side of a flexible substrate to at least one of the opening and an upper surface of the receptacle, the flexible substrate comprising a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, and one or more anchors positioned on or adjacent the second edge, the one or more anchors being integrally formed with the inner side and extending from one or more cutouts of the flexible substrate adjacent the second edge, the one or more anchors comprising a paddle-like shape with an elongate portion comprising a constant width; and   unpeeling, from the first edge, the inner side of the flexible substrate from the at least one of the opening and the upper surface of the receptacle such that, upon unpeeling the inner side of the flexible substrate to expose the contents, one or more anchors of the flexible substrate opposite the first edge remain adhered to the at least one of the opening and the upper surface of the receptacle.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising: extending a fixed end portion of the one or more anchors from the elongate portion, the fixed end comprising a width less than the constant width of the elongate portion. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising: sealing, from the first edge, the inner side of the flexible substrate back to the at least one of the opening and the upper surface of the receptacle.