Resealable container with magnetic closure system

Abstract

A container body with a container opening and a flap partially secured to the container body and completely covering the container opening is disclosed. The flap is secured to the container by a hinge or fold line and formed from the same substrate as the container body. The container body contains a first magnetic region adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the container opening. The flap contains a second magnetic region aligned with and opposite the container body's first magnetic region. The first and second magnetic regions are magnetically attracted to each other. The flap is held in a closed position by magnetic attraction between the flap's magnetic region and the container body's magnetic region.

1 . An article with a at least one ferrite region comprising: 
 a substrate folded into one or more panels;    a ferrite material secured to at least some portion of said substrate; and.    and a second magnetic region secured around the perimeter of said flap and opposite said first magnetic region, wherein said second magnetic region is aligned with and has a magnetic attraction to said first magnetic region.    a second material secured to at least some portion of said substrate region wherein said second material is selected from the group consisting of a ferrite or a magnetically receptive material.    
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a container blank with a body, a top section, and a bottom section formed form one or more substrates, wherein said container has at least one section that can be opened and closed    wherein a first ferrite material is secured to at least some perimeter region of said container section selected from the container selection group consisting of: the perimeter region adjacent to said moveable section or the perimeter region of said moveable section;    wherein a second material is secured to an opposite and aligned area of the container wherein said second material is selected from the group consisting of: ferrite material or magnetically receptive material.    generating a magnetic field on said ferrite material that is magnetically attracted to said second material.    
   
   
       3 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the interior side of said substrate has a polymeric coating.  
   
   
       4 . A method of forming a container comprising the steps of: 
 providing a substrate;    cutting said substrate to form at least two side panels, two end panels; at least one glue panel extending from at least one end panel, at least two top panels, at least one bottom panel, and a plurality of dust panels secured to said plurality of top and bottom panels;    forming an aperture in on a first top panel;    forming a moveable flap on a second top panel wherein said moveable flap is aligned with and larger than said aperture;    securing a first ferrite material around the external perimeter of said aperture on the external side of said container;    securing a second ferrite material around the interior perimeter of said moveable flap and on the opposite side of the substrate from said first ferrite material, generating a first magnetic field in said first ferrite material;    generating a second and opposite magnetic field in said second ferrite material:    forming fold line between said plurality of panels;    folding said plurality of panels to form a container wherein said moveable flap is aligned with and covers said aperture in a closed position and wherein said second ferrite material is secured to said first ferrite material by magnetic attraction.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said first and second ferrite materials are formed from non-polarized gaskets.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said first and second ferrite materials are formed from ink containing metallic particles.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said ferrite materials are formed by printing said ink and passing the printed substrate through one or more nips formed between hard rolls covered with a release coating, wherein said ink is in a plastic state when passing through the nips.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said hard rolls are constructed from a ferromagnetic material and are provided with electromagnetic coils to generate a strong magnetic field oriented normal to the plane of said substrate so as to induce a degree of magnetic anisotropy within said ferrite materials thus enhancing their magnetic properties.  
   
   
       9 . (canceled)  
   
   
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       11 . A method of forming a container comprising the steps of: 
 providing a substrate;    cutting said substrate to form at least two side panels, two end panels; at least one glue panel extending from at least one end panel, at least two top panels, at least one bottom panel, a least one moveable flap, and a plurality of dust panels secured to said plurality of top and bottom panels;    forming an aperture on a first end panel;    forming a moveable flap from said substrate wherein said moveable flap is_aligned with and larger than said aperture;    securing a first ferrite material around the external perimeter of said aperture on the external side of said container;    securing a second ferrite material around the interior perimeter of said moveable flap and on the opposite side of the substrate from said first ferrite material;    generating a first magnetic field in said first ferrite material;    generating a second and opposite magnetic field in said second ferrite material:    forming fold line between said plurality of panels;    folding said plurality of panels to form a container wherein said moveable flap is aligned with and covers said aperture in a closed position and wherein said second ferrite material is secured to said first ferrite material by magnetic attraction.    
   
   
       12 . A method of forming a magnetized article comprising the steps of: 
 providing a substrate; and    securing at least one ferrite material on at least some portion of the substrate.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said ferrite material is a non-polarized gaskets.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said ferrite material comprises an ink with at least some metallic particles.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein said ferrite material comprises iron.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein a magnetic field is generated in said ferrite material after it is secured to said substrate.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12  wherein a magnetic field is generated in said ferrite material before it is secured to said substrate.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12  wherein a magnetically receptive material is secured to at least some portion of said substrate.  
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said substrate is formed into a container.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said ferrite material is secured to said. substrate by adhesive means.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 14  wherein said ferrite materials are secured to said substrate by a printing means.  
   
   
       22 . A method of forming a container comprising the steps of: 
 providing a substrate;    manipulating said substrate to form at least two or more panels of a container;    securing a ferrite material on at least some portion of said substrate;    securing a magnetically receptive material on at least some portion of said substrate;    generating a magnetic field in said ferrite material;    manipulating said two or more panels to form a container wherein said ferrite material is secured to at least some portion of said magnetically receptive material by magnetic attraction.    
   
   
       23 . A container comprising: 
 one ore more substrates cut and folded to form at least two side panels, two end panels; at least two top panels, at least one bottom panel;    forming an aperture in said first top panel;    forming a moveable flap on said second top panel wherein said moveable flap is aligned with and larger than said aperture;    securing a first ferrite material around the external perimeter of said aperture on the external side of said container;    securing a second material around the interior perimeter of said moveable flap and on the opposite side of the substrate from said first ferrite material wherein said second material is selected from the group consisting of: ferrite material and magnetically receptive material    generating a magnetic field in said first ferrite material that is magnetically attracted to said second material;    folding said plurality of panels to form a container wherein said moveable flap is aligned with and covers said aperture in a closed position and wherein said second material is secured to said first ferrite material by magnetic attraction.    
   
   
       24 . The container of  claim 23  wherein said ferrite material comprises non-polarized gaskets.  
   
   
       25 . The container of  claim 24  wherein said non-polarized gaskets are secured to said substrate by adhesive means.  
   
   
       26 . The container of  claim 24  wherein said ferrite material comprises ink containing metallic particles.  
   
   
       27 . The container of  claim 26  wherein said metallic particles comprise iron or iron compounds.  
   
   
       28 . The container of  claim 26  wherein said ferrite materials are secured to said substrate by printing means.  
   
   
       29 . The container of  claim 23  wherein said magnetic field is generated before securing the ferrite region to the substrate.  
   
   
       30 . The container of  claim 23  wherein said magnetic field is generated after securing the ferrite region to the substrate.