Display package

• US 10,470,492 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fath, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon, Robert
• Application Number:
  US13/843,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20140262871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,433 Days
• Field of Search: 206769, 206273, 206446, 206775, 206779, 206781, 206236, 206232, 229161, 2291621, 2291627
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 15/02 for domestic use A24F15/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B31B 50/26 Folding sheets, blanks or webs
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5007 formed by inwardly protruding of folded parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/20 for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles

Abstract

A display package configured to receive an elongate body, which includes a rectangular box portion having a side edge cavity formed between a front panel and a cavity side panel, wherein the side edge cavity includes a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel formed by an outer portion of the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, and wherein the rectangular box portion, the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel are perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively.

Claims

1. A package for displaying a selected portion of an article, comprising:

a box structure having a top portion and a side portion, said side portion being divided into a lower retention portion, upper retention portion, and a window recess portion,

said window recess portion disposed between said upper and lower retention portions,

said window recess portion including,

a first recess panel at a location along a side panel of said box structure, a backside of said first recess panel being bonded to an adjacent interior surface of a back panel of said box structure, and

a second recess panel along a front panel of said box structure, said second recess panel being adjacent to said first recess panel, and

said first and second recess panels being folded into said box structure,

said window recess portion, said upper retention portion and said lower retention portion being mutually arranged to retain said article along said side portion, with a portion of said article being displayed along said window recess portion,

said top portion including,

an upper flap panel connected to an end panel, a first horizontal slit and a second horizontal slit being defined by a border between the end panel and the upper flap panel on respective first and second sides of the end panel, the end panel and the upper flap panel further defining a first downward turning end slit portion on an end of the first horizontal slit, and a second downward turning end slit portion on an end of the second horizontal slit,

a first dust panel and a second dust panel each including,

a side outer edge adjacent to a recessed portion, the recessed portion including an inwardly angled edge and a substantially vertical upper edge, the inwardly angled edge being directly adjacent to the side outer edge and the substantially vertical upper edge being directly adjacent to an end outer edge,

wherein the box structure is erected from a blank, the blank including the upper flap panel, the end panel, the first dust panel and the second dust panel, the first horizontal slit and the second horizontal slit of the blank each being aligned with the respective end outer edges of the first dust panel and the second dust panel.

2. The package of claim 1, wherein said lower and upper retention portions block portions of said article from view.

3. The package of claim 1, wherein the blank includes,

a cavity side panel connected to the front panel,

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel, the back panel having a longitudinal length,

a first glue panel connected to the back panel, the first glue panel spanning along the longitudinal length of the back panel,

a bottom panel connected to the front panel, and

a second glue panel connected to the back panel, the second glue panel being attachable to the bottom panel with a pressure sensitive tape.

4. The package of claim 3, wherein the blank further includes,

the side panel connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the first fold line extending along a first side edge of the front panel;

the cavity side panel connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the second fold line extending along a second side edge of the front panel;

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel along a third fold line, the third fold line extending along a first side edge of the back panel;

the first glue panel connected to the back panel along a fourth fold line, the fourth fold line extending along a second side edge of the back panel;

the first dust panel connected to the side panel along a top edge of the side panel;

the end panel connected to the front panel along a fifth fold line, the fifth fold line extending along a top edge of the front panel, wherein the upper flap panel is connected to the end panel along a sixth fold line;

the second dust panel connected to the cavity side panel along a top edge of the cavity side panel;

the bottom panel connected to the front panel along a seventh fold line, the seventh fold line extending along a bottom edge of the front panel;

the second glue panel connected to the back panel along an eighth fold line, the eighth fold line extending along a bottom edge of the back panel; and

an upper and a lower cut line extending across an upper and a lower portion of the front panel adjacent to the cavity side panel and extending across the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel, and

upon assembly of the box structure, the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel is perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity configured to receive the article.

5. A package for displaying a portion of an article, comprising:

a tubular body configured to visibly contain the article, the tubular body being closed at a first end and having a removable cap at a second end opposing the first end; and

a box structure having a top portion and a side portion,

said side portion divided into a lower retention portion, an upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, and

said window recess portion disposed between said upper and lower retention portions,

said window recess portion including,

a first recess panel at a location along a side panel of said box structure, a backside of said first recess panel being bonded to an adjacent interior surface of a back panel of said box structure, and

a second recess panel along a front panel of said box structure, said second recess panel being adjacent to said first recess panel, and

said first and second recess panels being folded into said box structure,

said top portion including,

an upper flap panel connected to an end panel, a first horizontal slit and a second horizontal slit being defined by a border between the end panel and the upper flap panel on respective first and second sides of the end panel, the end panel and the upper flap panel further defining a first downward turning end slit portion on an end of the first horizontal slit, and a second downward turning end slit portion on an end of the second horizontal slit, and

a first dust panel and a second dust panel each including,

a side outer edge adjacent to a recessed portion, the recessed portion including an inwardly angled edge and a substantially vertical upper edge, the inwardly angled edge being directly adjacent to the side outer edge and the substantially vertical upper edge being directly adjacent to an end outer edge,

wherein the box structure is erected from a blank, the blank including the upper flap panel, the end panel, the first dust panel and the second dust panel, the first horizontal slit and the second horizontal slit of the blank each being aligned with the respective end outer edges of the first dust panel and the second dust panel, and

said window recess portion, said upper retention portion and said lower retention portion being mutually arranged to retain said tubular body along said side portion, with a portion of said article being visible through said tubular body along said window recess portion.

6. The package of claim 5, wherein said lower and upper retention portions block portions of said article from view.

7. The package of claim 5, wherein said tubular body is cylindrical.

8. The package of claim 5, wherein said tubular body is oval in cross-section.

9. The package of claim 5, wherein said tubular body is square in cross-section.

10. The package of claim 5, wherein said tubular body is facetted in cross-section.

11. The package of claim 5, wherein the blank includes,

a cavity side panel connected to the front panel,

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel, the back panel having a longitudinal length,

a first glue panel connected to the back panel, the first glue panel spanning along the longitudinal length of the back panel,

a bottom panel connected to the front panel, and

a second glue panel connected to the back panel, the second glue panel being attachable to the bottom panel with a pressure sensitive tape.

12. The package of claim 11, wherein the blank further includes,

the side panel connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the first fold line extending along a first side edge of the front panel;

the cavity side panel connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the second fold line extending along a second side edge of the front panel;

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel along a third fold line, the third fold line extending along a first side edge of the back panel;

the first glue panel connected to the back panel along a fourth fold line, the fourth fold line extending along a second side edge of the back panel;

the first dust panel connected to the side panel along a top edge of the side panel;

a top panel connected to the front panel along a fifth fold line, the fifth fold line extending along a top edge of the front panel, wherein the upper flap panel is connected to the end panel along a sixth fold line;

the second dust panel connected to the cavity side panel along a top edge of the cavity side panel;

the bottom panel connected to the front panel along a seventh fold line, the seventh fold line extending along a bottom edge of the front panel;

the second glue panel connected to the back panel along an eighth fold line, the eighth fold line extending along a bottom edge of the back panel; and

an upper and a lower cut line extending across an upper and a lower portion of the front panel adjacent to the cavity side panel and extending across the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel, and

upon assembly of the box structure, the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel are perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity configured to receive the tubular body.

13. A blank for forming a rectangular box, which is operable to contain an elongated body, the blank comprising:

a side panel connected to a front panel along a first fold line, the first fold line extending along a first side edge of the front panel;

a cavity side panel connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the second fold line extending along a second side edge of the front panel;

a back panel connected to the cavity side panel along a third fold line, the third fold line extending along a first side edge of the back panel, and a recess being within an upper edge of the back panel;

a first glue panel connected to the back panel along a fourth fold line, the fourth fold line extending along a second side edge of the back panel;

a top panel connected to the front panel along a fifth fold line, the fifth fold line extending along a top edge of the front panel, the top panel having an upper flap panel and an end panel, and the upper flap panel being connected to the end panel along a sixth fold line, a first horizontal slit and a second horizontal slit being defined by a border between the end panel and the upper flap panel on respective first and second sides of the top panel, the end panel and the upper flap panel further defining a first downward turning end slit portion on an end of the first horizontal slit, and a second downward turning end slit portion on an end of the second horizontal slit;

a bottom panel connected to the front panel along a seventh fold line, the seventh fold line extending along a bottom edge of the front panel;

a second glue panel connected to the back panel along an eighth fold line, the eighth fold line extending along a bottom edge of the back panel; and

an upper and a lower cut line extending across an upper portion and a lower portion of the front panel adjacent to the cavity side panel and extending across the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel,

upon assembly of the rectangular box, the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel being perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a cavity configured to receive the elongated body,

a first dust panel and a second dust panel each including,

a side outer edge adjacent to a recessed portion, the recessed portion including an inwardly angled edge and a substantially vertical upper edge, the inwardly angled edge being directly adjacent to the side outer edge and the substantially vertical upper edge being directly adjacent to a top outer edge, wherein the first horizontal slit and the second horizontal slit each are aligned with the respective top outer edges of the first dust panel and the second dust panel.

14. The blank of claim 13, further comprising:

a ninth fold line connecting an inner edge of the upper cut line and an inner edge of the lower cut line on the front panel.

15. The blank of claim 13, wherein the front panel and the back panel are substantially a same width.

16. The blank of claim 13, wherein the side panel and the cavity side panel are substantially a same width.

17. The blank of claim 13, wherein the blank is formed of a material selected from cardboard, paperboard, plastic, metal, or combinations thereof.

18. The blank of claim 13, wherein the blank is formed of cardboard having a weight ranging from about 100 grams per square meter to about 350 grams per square meter.

19. The blank of claim 13, wherein the blank includes one or more of printing, embossing, debossing, embellishments or combinations thereof on an outer surface of the blank.

20. The blank of claim 13, wherein the first glue panel is attachable to the side panel with a first pressure sensitive tape, and

the second glue panel is attachable to the bottom panel with a second pressure sensitive tape.

21. The blank of claim 13, wherein the upper and lower cut lines extend across the front panel a distance equal to a width of the cavity side panel.

22. The blank of claim 13, wherein,

the first horizontal slit and the second horizontal slit are parallel to the sixth fold line, and

the first and second downward turning end slit portions contact the sixth fold line.

23. A package configured to receive an elongated body, comprising:

a rectangular box portion having a side edge cavity formed between a front panel and a cavity side panel,

the side edge cavity including a first cavity panel and a second cavity panel formed by an outer portion of the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively,

a backside of said second cavity panel being bonded to an adjacent interior surface of a back panel of said rectangular box portion,

the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel being perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, and

the rectangular box portion being erected from a blank, the blank including,

the cavity side panel connected to the front panel,

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel, the back panel having a longitudinal length,

a first glue panel connected to the back panel, the first glue panel spanning along the longitudinal length of the back panel,

a bottom panel connected to the front panel,

a second glue panel connected to the back panel, the second glue panel being attachable to the bottom panel with a pressure sensitive tape,

a top panel connected to an upper portion of the front panel, the top panel including an end panel and an upper flap panel, the upper flap panel being connected to the top panel, a first horizontal slit and a second horizontal slit being defined by a border between the end panel and the upper flap panel on respective first and second sides of the end panel, the end panel and the upper flap panel further defining a first downward turning end slit portion on an end of the first horizontal slit, and a second downward turning end slit portion on an end of the second horizontal slit, and

a first dust panel and a second dust panel each including,

a side outer edge adjacent to a recessed portion, the recessed portion including an inwardly angled edge and a vertical upper edge, the inwardly angled edge being directly adjacent to the side outer edge and the vertical upper edge being directly adjacent to a top outer edge, wherein the first horizontal slit and the second horizontal slit each are aligned with the respective top outer edges of the first dust panel and the second dust panel.

24. The package of claim 23, wherein the blank includes,

a side panel connected to the front panel along a first fold line, the first fold line extending along a first side edge of the front panel;

the cavity side panel connected to the front panel along a second fold line, the second fold line extending along a second side edge of the front panel;

the back panel connected to the cavity side panel along a third fold line, the third fold line extending along a first side edge of the back panel;

the first glue panel connected to the back panel along a fourth fold line, the fourth fold line extending along a second side edge of the back panel;

the first dust panel connected to the side panel along a top edge of the side panel;

the top panel connected to the front panel along a fifth fold line, the fifth fold line extending along a top edge of the front panel, wherein the upper flap panel is connected to the end panel along a sixth fold line;

the second dust panel connected to the cavity side panel along a top edge of the cavity side panel;

the bottom panel connected to the front panel along a seventh fold line, the seventh fold line extending along a bottom edge of the front panel;

the second glue panel connected to the back panel along an eighth fold line, the eighth fold line extending along a bottom edge of the back panel; and

an upper and a lower cut line extending across an upper and a lower portion of the front panel adjacent to the cavity side panel and extending across the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel, and

upon assembly of the rectangular box, the first cavity panel and the second cavity panel being perpendicular to the front panel and the cavity side panel, respectively, so as to form a first cavity configured to receive the elongated body.

25. The package of claim 23, wherein the elongated body is an elongated transparent tubular body contained within the side edge cavity, the elongated transparent tubular body being visible within the side edge cavity.

26. The package of claim 23, further comprising:

a second cavity within the rectangular box portion, items in the second cavity not being visible.

27. The package of claim 23, wherein a length of the side edge cavity is less than a length of the elongated body.

28. The package of claim 23, wherein a length of the elongated body is substantially the same as a length of the front panel and ends of the elongated body are covered by portions of the front panel.

29. The package of claim 23, wherein a diameter of the elongated body is approximately the same as a width of the side edge cavity.

30. The package of claim 24, wherein the back panel includes an upper edge defining a recess.