SHIPPER DISPLAY CONTAINER
First Claim
1. A container comprising:
- a front panel including a stationary front portion and a removable front portion, the stationary front portion being separated from the removable front portion by a first line of weakness;
a rear panel including a stationary rear portion and a detachable rear portion, the stationary rear portion being separated from the detachable rear portion by a second line of weakness;
a first side panel and an opposing second side panel, the first and second side panels bridging the front panel and the rear panel, the first and second side panels being separated from the removable front portion by respective third and fourth lines of weakness;
a top front major flap extending from the removable front portion, the top front major flap being hingedly coupled to the removable front portion by a first fold line;
a top rear major flap extending from the rear panel, the top rear major flap being hingedly coupled to the stationary rear portion and the detachable rear portion by a second fold line;
wherein the container is configured to be converted into a display configuration in which the removable front portion and the top front major flap are removed from the container.
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Abstract
A container comprises a front panel including a stationary front portion and a removable front portion separated by a first line of weakness. The container comprises a rear panel including a stationary and a detachable rear portion separated by a second line of weakness. The container comprises a first and an opposing second side panel separated from the removable front portion by third and fourth lines of weakness. The container comprises a top front major flap extending from the removable front portion and hingedly coupled to the removable front portion by a first fold line. The container comprises a top rear major flap extending from the rear panel and hingedly coupled to the stationary rear portion and the detachable rear portion by a second fold line. The container is configured to be converted into a display configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A container comprising:
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a front panel including a stationary front portion and a removable front portion, the stationary front portion being separated from the removable front portion by a first line of weakness; a rear panel including a stationary rear portion and a detachable rear portion, the stationary rear portion being separated from the detachable rear portion by a second line of weakness; a first side panel and an opposing second side panel, the first and second side panels bridging the front panel and the rear panel, the first and second side panels being separated from the removable front portion by respective third and fourth lines of weakness; a top front major flap extending from the removable front portion, the top front major flap being hingedly coupled to the removable front portion by a first fold line; a top rear major flap extending from the rear panel, the top rear major flap being hingedly coupled to the stationary rear portion and the detachable rear portion by a second fold line; wherein the container is configured to be converted into a display configuration in which the removable front portion and the top front major flap are removed from the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A container comprising:
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a front panel, a rear panel, first and second side panels bridging the front panel and the rear panel, a top front flap extending from the front panel, and a top rear flap extending from the rear panel; a removable portion including an upper section of the front panel and the top front flap, the removable portion being separable from the container along at least one lines of weakness; and a display portion including a detachable portion of the rear panel, the detachable portion being separable from the rear panel by at least one line of weakness and being hingedly coupled to the top rear flap. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a container, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a container including a front panel, a rear panel, a first side panel, and an opposing second side panel bridging the front panel and the rear panel, a top front major flap, and a top rear major flap, the front panel including a stationary front portion and a removable front portion, the stationary front portion being separated from the removable front portion by a first line of weakness, the rear panel including a stationary rear portion and a detachable rear portion, the stationary rear portion being separated from the detachable rear portion by a second line of weakness, the first and second side panels being separated from the removable front portion by respective third and fourth lines of weakness, the top front major flap extending from the removable front portion, the top front major flap being hingedly coupled to the removable front portion by a first fold line, the top rear major flap extending from the rear panel, the top rear major flap being hingedly coupled to the stationary rear portion and the detachable rear portion by a second fold line; and converting the container from a shipper configuration to a display configuration by removing the upper front portion and the top front major panel along the first line of weakness, detaching the detachable rear portion along the second line of weakness, rotating the top rear major flap toward the interior of the container along the second fold line such that the top rear major flap is generally flush with an interior side of the stationary rear portion, and rotating the detachable rear portion about the second fold line such that the detachable rear portion is generally coplanar with the stationary rear portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification