I wondered what's the appropriate term for the hard plastic cover one so often sees protecting certain products. I took a photo in order to visualise my meaning:
Thank you for your help!
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'Hard plastic cover / protective packaging' works.– Edwin AshworthMay 9, 2018 at 13:16
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'Molded plastic packaging' (See images here: google.com/…)– mahmud k pukayoorMay 9, 2018 at 13:46
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Are you referring to the translucent pieces of hard plastic protecting the tips of the knives, or the transparent plastic around all the knives?– LawrenceMay 9, 2018 at 14:11
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@Lawrence referring the the overall packaging, not the plastic tips– He7Man7May 9, 2018 at 15:19
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If the plastic is folded back on itself and then sealed at the edges, you may have a clamshell package. If the plastic is bonded to a piece of cardboard, then it’s a blister package, as mentioned by Jim Mack.
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I gave a plus 1 but after some thought I think more caution might be needed - 'sealed clamshell' perhaps?– Tom22May 9, 2018 at 20:48
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I looked at serpapackaging.com to see if there was a trade name. It's a very interesting site, since they have videos of all their packing machines in operation. I didn't find a specific device for the heat-sealed clamshell.– user205876May 9, 2018 at 22:16
This is often called a blister pack as seen at this Wikipedia page.
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2Blister packs are specifically for multiple instances of small single capsules of a medication. The OP is asking about the packaging of a medium sized manufactured consumer item, like the knives as shown or batteries or small electronics or lots of things, annoyingly difficult to open.– MitchMay 9, 2018 at 14:03
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@Mitch - That's one use. Look at the portion of the Wiki article labeled "Consumer goods".– Jim MackMay 9, 2018 at 14:07
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@mitch, the "blister pack" term generally applies to any plastic shell with depth to hold the product, against a flat back. The pill conformation you describe happens to be one kind of blister pack. +1 to this answer, as it would have been my answer May 9, 2018 at 14:22
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@user662852, Jim: I had only ever thought of blister packs as those things like for medications that had little bubbles, like blisters, that you push a little pill out of, not for the large things.– MitchMay 9, 2018 at 15:01