Packaging for optical lens devices

Abstract

Paper packaging may include a first panel formed from paper and including a first recess configured to receive a first portion of a product (e.g., optical lens, such as for an electronic headset such as a virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR), eyeglasses, microscopes, etc.). The paper packaging may include a second panel formed from paper and including a second recess configured to receive a second portion of the product. A hinge panel formed from paper may coupling the first and second panels together at first and second folds, such that the product is retained within and between the first and second panels when the packaging is closed, and the recesses together retain the product when the packaging is closed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Paper packaging, comprising:
 a first panel formed from paper and comprising a first recess configured to receive a first portion of a product;   a second panel formed from paper and comprising a second recess configured to receive a second portion of the product; and   a hinge panel formed from paper and coupling the first and second panels together at first and second folds, such that the product is retained within and between the first and second panels when the packaging is closed,   wherein the recesses together retain the product when the packaging is closed.   
     
     
         2 . The paper packaging of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel further comprises:
 a top layer;   a bottom layer; and   an intermediate layer configured to space the top and bottom layer within their periphery such that an apex of a planar curve of the top layer is disposed proximate the first recess.   
     
     
         3 . The paper packaging of  claim 1 , wherein the first panel further comprises:
 a top layer defining an opening configured to receive the first portion of the product;   a bottom layer comprising a product support surface; and   an intermediate layer, comprising:
 segmented sidewalls closely conforming to an outer periphery of the product as part of the first recess. 
   
     
     
         4 . The paper packaging of  claim 3 , wherein the segmented sidewalls are further configured as spacing segments configured to space the top layer and the bottom layer within their periphery. 
     
     
         5 . The paper packaging of  claim 3 , wherein the intermediate layer is formed from a single blank. 
     
     
         6 . The paper packaging of  claim 3 , wherein the second panel further comprises:
 a top layer defining an opening configured to receive the second portion of the product;   a bottom layer comprising a product support surface; and   an intermediate layer, comprising:
 segmented sidewalls closely conforming to an outer periphery of the product as part of the second recess. 
   
     
     
         7 . The paper packaging of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first substrate panel coupled to a bottom surface of the first panel; and   a second substrate panel coupled to a bottom surface of the second panel; and   the hinge panel defining the first and second folds, wherein the first substrate panel, the second substrate panel, and the hinge panel are formed from a single blank.   
     
     
         8 . The paper packaging of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third panel foldably connected to the first or second panel such that when the first and second panel are closed, the third panel folds around the opposite panel about a second hinge panel, wherein the third panel further comprises a retention element configured to retain a product accessory.   
     
     
         9 . Paper packaging, comprising:
 a paper panel, comprising:
 a top layer defining an opening configured to receive a portion of a product; 
 a bottom layer comprising a product support surface; and 
   an intermediate layer, comprising:
 segmented sidewalls closely conforming to an outer periphery of the product. 
   
     
     
         10 . The paper packaging of  claim 9 , wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are coupled at their peripheries and spaced from each other within their periphery via spacing segments. 
     
     
         11 . The paper packaging of  claim 10 , wherein the spacing segments comprise the segmented sidewalls, and wherein the intermediate layer is formed from a single blank. 
     
     
         12 . The paper packaging of  claim 9 , wherein the peripheral edge of the opening is aligned with each of the segmented sidewalls such that the opening and segmented sidewalls define the recess. 
     
     
         13 . The paper packaging of  claim 9 , wherein the segmented sidewalls provide a bulge in the top surface of the paper panel. 
     
     
         14 . The paper packaging of  claim 9 , wherein the segmented sidewalls contact the outer periphery of the product, but do not provide a retention force to the product. 
     
     
         15 . The paper packaging of  claim 9 , wherein intermediate layer further comprises:
 spacing segments comprising flaps extending from a portion of the intermediate layer proximate the opening and folding over into the segmented sidewalls and further folding onto themselves such that each of the distal flaps may be coupled to the bottom layer.   
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 the paper packaging of  claim 1 ; and   a lens, wherein the lens is the product.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , further comprising a third panel foldably connected to the first or second panel such that when the first and second panels are closed, the third panel folds around the opposite panel about a second hinge panel, wherein the third panel comprises a retention element configured to retain a product accessory. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the product accessory comprises a calibration unit associated with the product. 
     
     
         19 . A system, comprising:
 the packaging of  claim 6 ; and   a lens, wherein the lens is the product.   
     
     
         20 . A system, comprising:
 the packaging of  claim 9 ; and   a lens, wherein the lens is the product.