Reclosable package

Claim 2

A package comprising an outer container, a cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said container between positions opening and closing the container, an inner container nested within said outer container, a sealing sheet removably attached to the upper ed of said inner container and covering the latter with a substantially air-tight seal, and a closure carried on the underside of said cover and sized to telescope snugly with and close said inner container when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 3

A package for holding moist tissues, said package comprising an outer container, a cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said container between positions opening and closing the container, an inner container nested within said outer container and adapted end hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious sheet removably attached to the upper end of said inner container and covering the latter with a substantially airtight seal, and a liquid-impervious closure carried on the underside of said cover and sized to telescope snugly with and close said inner container when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 4

A package for holding moist tissues, said package comprising an outer container, a cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said container between positions opening and closing the container, an inner container nested within said outer container and adapted end hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious sheet removably attached to the upper end of said inner container and covering the latter with a substantially airtight seal, and a liquid-impervious closure carried on the underside of said cover and sized to telescope snugly with and close said inner container when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 5

A package as defined in claim 2 in which said plug and said inner container are similar in shape, said sheet covering the entire upper end of said inner container.

Claim 6

A package as defined in claim 2 further including a substantially flat lid secured to and covering the upper end of said container, a hole extending through the central portion of said lid and initially covered by said sheet, said closure being sized to close said hole when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said hole.

Claim 7

A package as defined by claim 4 including an outer hole surrounding said one hole, a flange extending around said one hole and defining the bottom of said outer hole, said liquid-impervious sheet being removably attached to said flange and covering said one hole, and said closure being sized to telescope snugly into said outer hole and rest on said sheet when said cover is swung to said closed position before removal of said sheet and to rest on said flange when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet.

Claim 8

A package for holding tissues moistened with liquid, said package comprising an outer carton made of paperboard, a paperboard cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said carton between positions opening and closing the carton, said cover having a depending skirt located to telescope over said carton when said cover is in said closed position, an inner container nested within said carton and adapted to hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious sheet removably bonded to the upper end of said inner container and covering the latter with a substantially airtight seal, a liquid-impervious plug carried on the underside of said cover and resting against said sheet when said cover is in said closed position prior to removal of said sheet from said inner container, and said plug being sized to telescope into said inner container when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 9

A package for holding tissues moistened with liquid, said package comprising an outer carton made of paperboard, a paperboard cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said carton between positions opening and closing the carton, said cover having a depending skirt located to telescope over said carton when said cover is in said closed position, an inner container nested within said carton and adapted to hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious sheet removably bonded to the upper end of said inner container and covering the latter with a substantially airtight seal, a liquid-impervious plug carried on the underside of said cover and resting against said sheet when said cover is in said closed position prior to removal of said sheet from said inner container, and said plug being sized to telescope into said inner container when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 10

A package as defined in claim 6 in which said cover comprises a substantially flat and rectangular top, said skirt depending from thE front margin and from two side margins of said top, a flap depending from the rear margin of said top, an integral hinge located at the junction of said rear margin and said flap to permit swinging of said cover between said open and closed positions, said flap being sandwiched between said inner container and the rear wall of said carton and being slidable vertically along said rear wall to enable lowering of said hinge after removal of said sheet from said inner container.

Claim 11

A package for holding tissues moistened with liquid, said package comprising an outer carton made of paperboard, a paperboard cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said carton between positions opening and closing the carton, an inner container nested within said carton and adapted to hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious lid permanently covering the upper end of said inner container, an inner hole extending through the central portion of said lid, an outer hole formed in said lid and surrounding said inner hole, a flange extending around said inner hole and spaced below the plane of said lid, said flange defining the bottom of said outer hole, a peel-away disc bonded removably to said flange and initially covering said inner hole with a substantially air-tight seal, and a liquid-impervious plug carried on the underside of said cover, said plug being sized to telescope snugly into said outer hole and rest on said disc when said cover is swung to said closed position prior to removal of said disc and to rest on said flange and close said inner hole when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said disc.

Claim 12

A package for holding tissues moistened with liquid, said package comprising an outer carton made of paperboard, a paperboard cover swingable upwardly and downwardly on the upper end of said carton between positions opening and closing the carton, an inner container nested within said carton and adapted to hold a stack of said tissues, said inner container being made of liquid-impervious material, a liquid-impervious lid permanently covering the upper end of said inner container, an inner hole extending through the central portion of said lid, an outer hole formed in said lid and surrounding said inner hole, a flange extending around said inner hole and spaced below the plane of said lid, said flange defining the bottom of said outer hole, a peel-away disc bonded removably to said flange and initially covering said inner hole with a substantially air-tight seal, and a liquid-impervious plug carried on the underside of said cover, said plug being sized to telescope snugly into said outer hole and rest on said disc when said cover is swung to said closed position prior to removal of said disc and to rest on said flange and close said inner hole when said cover is swung to said closed position after removal of said disc.