Reusable package

Claim 1

An article comprising: a. a semi-rigid carrier panel; and b. an integral article-carrying member and cover member formed of transparent resilient sheet material folded along its center line to define the two said members, the article-carrying member having a raised central island having undercut shores substantially all the way therearound, the island having article-receiving indentations therein, the cover member being formed with a central pocket aligned with and slightly larger than the island and having undercut margins whereby the pocket is adapted to snap over the island to hold the article in place, the distal margin of the cover member having an outwardly extending integral tab and the distal margin of the article-holding member having at least one tab coextensive with but laterally staggered with respect to the tab on the cover member, the underside of the article-holding member and its tab being adhesively secured to the carrier panel and the tab of the cover member being adhesively secured to the carrier panel, the cover member having lateral extensions which extend beyond the lateral edges of the article-carrying member, the extensions being secured to the panel by adhesive, whereby the cover can be opened by stripping up the tab of the cover member and the entire folded article-carrying member and cover member can be stripped off the panel.