Package closure device

Abstract

A convenient, effective closure device for use on packages such as those used to enclose games distributed on CDs, DVDs, or similar media. A preprinted edge label is selectively coated with adhesive and affixed to a package in such a manner that the package may not be opened without violating the edge label. To facilitate opening, a tear strip is at least in part defined by two rows of obtuse perforations. The obtuse perforations, or at least a subset of them, are formed to be of uniform size and shape of a pair of slits that intersect at their respective end points, forming the obtuse angle.

1 . A package closure device, comprising: 
 a label having a package side and an exterior side; and    means for attaching the label to the package;    wherein the label forms a plurality of perforations; and    wherein the perforations in at least one subset of the plurality of perforations are formed as obtuse perforations.    
   
   
       2 . The package closure device of  claim 1 , wherein the means for attaching is an adhesive applied to the package side of the label.  
   
   
       3 . The package closure device of  claim 2 , wherein the adhesive is applied to the entire package side of the label.  
   
   
       4 . The package closure device of  claim 1 , wherein substantially all of the perforations of in the plurality of perforations are formed as obtuse perforations.  
   
   
       5 . The package closure device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one subset of perforations are substantially identical to each other.  
   
   
       6 . The package closure device of  claim 5 , wherein the substantially identical perforations are each oriented in the same manner.  
   
   
       7 . The package closure device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one subset of perforations are formed in a substantially linear pattern.  
   
   
       8 . The package closure device of  claim 7 , wherein the substantially linear pattern is a straight line.  
   
   
       9 . The package closure device of  claim 7 , wherein each perforation in the at least one subset are formed of two intersecting slits.  
   
   
       10 . The package closure device of  claim 9 , wherein at least one slit of the two intersecting slits of each perforation is formed as a straight line.  
   
   
       11 . The package closure device of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one slit of each perforation in the at least one subset is oriented so as to generally align with the substantially linear pattern of the subset.  
   
   
       12 . A tamper-resistant package for enclosing an item, comprising: 
 a first package portion;    a second package portion that can be moved into a closed configuration adjacent to the first package portion so as to form an interior recess for receiving the item when it is enclosed in the package; and    at least one label for securing the first package portion and the second package portion when they are in the closed configuration;    wherein the label forms a plurality of perforations; and    wherein at least one subset of the perforations of the plurality of perforations are formed as obtuse perforations.    
   
   
       13 . The tamper-resistant package of  claim 12 , further comprising a hinge connecting the first package portion to the second package portion and about which the second package portion is moved with respect to the first package portion to place the package in a closed configuration.  
   
   
       14 . The tamper-resistant package of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one label is for securing the first package portion and the second package portion at a side of the package opposite the hinge when the package is in a closed configuration.  
   
   
       15 . The tamper-resistant package of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one label comprises a plurality of labels.  
   
   
       16 . The tamper-resistant package of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of perforations form a first series of perforations and a second series of perforations that form a tear strip to be removed when the package is opened.