Retail sales package

Abstract

The invention provides a retail sales package adapted for mounting on a peg display. The package is formed of two opposed sheets of plastic. At least one of the sheets of plastic is formed with a cavity into which a card and a product are placed. One of the sheets is printed on its inside surface. The two sheets of plastic are brought into contact and sealed together at their peripheral edges. A hang hole is formed during sealing and has its periphery sealed to form a fused edge. The printed card or paper is placed into the cavity with the product prior to the second sheet being sealed to the first sheet. The invention further provides a method for assembling the opposed sheets of plastic by placing them sequentially on a tool having protruding pins adapted for only allowing selected sheets to be mated.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A retail sales package comprising; 
 (a) a first sheet having a cavity formed therewithin for containing a product and a first peripheral flange of minimal width beyond the width of the cavity;    (b) a second sheet having a second peripheral flange that is substantially congruent with the first peripheral flange and with an inner surface of the second sheet being printed;    (c) a display card located within the cavity so as to be visible from the outside of the package;    (d) a product located within the cavity adjacent the card; and    (e) the first and the second flanges fixedly sealed to one another.    
     
     
         2 . The retail sales package according to  claim 1  wherein the first and second sheets are transparent.  
     
     
         3 . The retail sales package according to  claim 1  wherein the minimal width flange is 3 mm wide or less.  
     
     
         4 . The retail sales package according to  claim 1  wherein the first and second sheets are formed of PVC plastic resin.  
     
     
         5 . The retail sales package according to  claim 4  wherein the first sheet is fixedly sealed to the second sheet at respective flanges thereof by high frequency vibration.  
     
     
         6 . The retail sales package according to  claim 1  further being formed with a hang hole.  
     
     
         7 . The retail sales package according to  claim 6  wherein the hang hole is formed with a fused peripheral edge.  
     
     
         8 . The retail sales package according to  claim 1  wherein the second sheet comprises the front of the retail sales package for display purposes.  
     
     
         9 . The retail sales package according to  claim 8  wherein the second sheet is formed with a cavity.  
     
     
         10 . The retail sales package according to  claim 8  wherein the product is a pair of insoles.  
     
     
         11 . A retail sales package comprising; 
 (a) a back sheet having a cavity formed therewithin for containing a product and a first peripheral flange of minimal width beyond the width of the cavity;    (b) a front sheet having a second peripheral flange that is substantially congruent with the first peripheral flange and an inner surface thereof is printed;    (c) a display card located within the cavity so as to be visible from the outside of the package;    (d) a product located within the cavity adjacent the card; and    (e) the first and the second flanges being sealed to one another by high frequency vibration and a hang hole having a fused edge being formed through the back and front sheets.    
     
     
         12 . A method for making a retail sales package comprising the steps of: 
 (a) forming a cavity in a first plastic sheet;    (b) placing a card into the cavity so as to be visible through the first plastic sheet;    (c) placing a product into the cavity adjacent the card; and    (d) sealing the first plastic sheet to a second plastic sheet by high frequency bonding at a peripheral flange surrounding the cavity.    
     
     
         13 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12 , further comprising the step of separating the retail sales package from other portions of the plastic sheets.  
     
     
         14 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12 , further comprising the step of printing in reverse orientation on an inner surface of at least one of the first or second portions.  
     
     
         15 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12 , further comprising forming a hang hole.  
     
     
         16 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12 , wherein the step of sealing comprises subjecting the first portion and the second portion to high frequency vibrations while being held between a pair of mating jaws.  
     
     
         17 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12 , further comprising forming at least one of the first or the second portions with a touch hole therethrough.  
     
     
         18 . The method for making a retail sales package as described in  claim 12  further comprising displaying the retail sales package with the second plastic sheet visible to a customer.  
     
     
         19 . A method for assembling packages comprising the steps of: 
 (a) placing a sheet having plural cavities onto a tool, the tool having plural openings into which the cavities respectively fit;    (b) placing a transparent sheet having printing on a bottom side thereof face down on the sheet having cavities, the printing being multiple portions configured to align respectively with each cavity; and    (c) sealing the sheets to one another at an area surrounding each cavity to form the packages, and removing excess of said sheets.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising placing an insert into each of said cavities prior to placing said transparent sheet having printing on the bottom side thereof.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20  further comprising selecting from among plural potential sheets, sheets associated with a specific product to be packaged, and configuring the tool to only accept the selected sheets.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein said configuring occurs through use of an identifying device on said tool that may be moved.  
     
     
         23 . A method for ensuring packaging a product with a related package comprising a sealable sheet wherein the method comprises forming the sheet and a packaging tool therefor with matching identifying devices.