MATTRESS DISPLAY PACKAGING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER

• US 20140144808A1
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dreamwell Limited (Serta Simmons Bedding LLC)
• Original Assignee: Dreamwell Limited (Serta Simmons Bedding LLC)
• Inventors: Anderson, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 9,546,016 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/736
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2313/02 of hook-and-loop type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2577/043 arranged side by side
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/0227 with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by heat-sealing, by applying adhesive to the flaps or by staples
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/12 with end closures formed separately from tubular body
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4204 Inspection openings or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/4804 formed by folding strips essentially in tubes, U- or S-shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/52 External stands or display elements for contents
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/68 Telescope flanged lids
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/02 Wrapped articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/07 for compressible or flexible articles for wearing apparel B65D85/18

Abstract

Mattress packaging displays and the display containers for displaying one or more mattresses in a retail environment generally include a bottom panel, a top panel, sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel, a front facing panel, and a rear facing panel; wherein the container is seated on the bottom panel during display and comprises at least one opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress, and wherein the container is configured to contain the mattress.

Claims

1. A mattress packaging display comprising:

a mattress; and

a container comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel, a front facing panel, and a rear facing panel;

wherein the container is seated on the bottom panel during display and comprises at least one opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress, and wherein the container is configured to contain the mattress.

2. The mattress packaging display of claim 1, wherein the at least one opening exposes at least a corner of the mattress.

3. The mattress packaging display of claim 1, wherein the mattress is plastic wrapped.

4. The mattress packaging display of claim 1, wherein the container is formed of a material comprising card, cardboard, wood, metal, corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or combinations thereof.

5. The mattress packaging display of claim 1, further comprising a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

6. The mattress packaging display of claim 5, wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises at least a portion of a mattress representative of the mattress contained within the container.

7. The mattress packaging display of claim 5, wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises a mattress ticking representative of a mattress ticking of the mattress contained within the container.

8. The mattress packaging display of claim 6, wherein the container further comprises display information on one ore more surfaces of the bottom panel, the top panel, and the opposing sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel.

9. A display container for displaying and packaging a mattress, the display container comprising:

a bottom panel;

a top panel;

sidewalls extending from the bottom panel to the top panel;

a front facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls; and

a rear facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls;

wherein the display container is dimensioned to accommodate a mattress and has at least one opening exposing at least a portion of the mattress when in use and a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

11. The display container of claim 9, wherein the bottom panel further comprises a tab portion extending from the bottom panel and affixed to a selected one of the sidewalls.

12. The display container of claim 9, wherein the at least one opening is configured to expose at least a corner of the mattress when in use.

13. The display container of claim 9, wherein the display container is formed of a material comprising card, cardboard, wood, metal, corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or combinations thereof.

14. The display container of claim 9, wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises at least a portion of a mattress representative of the mattress contained within the container.

15. display container of claim 9, wherein the visual and/or tactile comprises a mattress ticking.

16. The display container of claim 9, wherein the visual and/or tactile display comprises indicia.

10. (canceled)

17. A display container for displaying and packaging multiple mattresses, the display container comprising:

a bottom panel at a bottom end of the packaging display;

opposing sidewalls extending from the bottom panel;

a front facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls having a height at a fraction of a height of the mattresses to be displayed;

a rear facing panel transversely extending between the sidewalls having a height substantially equal to the height of the mattresses to be displayed, wherein the opposing sidewalls include a portion extending from the rear facing panel having a height that is substantially equal to the height of the rear facing panel and a remaining portion that extends to the front facing panel and transitions to a height greater than or equal to the height at the front facing wall; and

a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

18. The display container of claim 17, further comprising one or more dividers between the opposing sidewalls extending from the front facing panel to the back facing panel to provide a width effective to accommodate a width of one of the multiple mattresses to be displayed and packaged in the display container.

19. The display container of claim 17, further comprising a lid disposed at a selected one of a bottom end, a top end or a both the bottom and top ends of the display container, wherein the lid disposed at the top end is configured to permit an end user to view at least a portion of the mattresses in the display container.

20. (canceled)

21. A mattress packaging display for packaging during transport and displaying mattresses at a site, the display comprising:

a bottom cap upon which the mattresses are seated, the bottom cap comprising a panel and sidewalls upwardly extending about a perimeter of the panel;

a wrap comprising a front facing panel, a back facing panel, and sidewalls transversely extending from the back facing panel to the front facing panel, wherein the back facing panel has a height about equal or greater than a length of a mattress to be displayed therein, and wherein the front facing wall has a height at a fraction of the height of the back facing panel to permit display of the mattresses; and

divider tubes disposed within the wrap for partitioning mattresses within the mattress packaging display.

22. The mattress packaging display of claim 21, further comprising a top cap, wherein the top cap comprises a panel and sidewalls downwardly extending about a perimeter of the panel.

23. The mattress packaging display of claim 21, further comprising graphics disposed on an exterior surface of the wrap.

24. The mattress packaging display of claim 21, further comprising a visual and/or tactile display tab affixed to and/or integrated in an exterior surface of the container and positioned for interaction with an end user.

25. The mattress packaging display of claim 21, further comprising one or more bands about the display for containing the display during transport.