DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS

• US 3,590,988 A
• Filed: 01/03/1969
• Issued: 07/06/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hollar Bartley Douglass
• Original Assignee: Hollar Bartley Douglass
• Inventors: HOLLAR BARTLEY DOUGLASS
• Application Number:
  US04/788,714
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• US Class Current: 206/776
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00092 circular
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00296 Plastic
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00351 Dome-like
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00462 peripheral U-shaped channel of the lid
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00509 Cup
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00537 on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00555 on both the inside and the outside
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00629 Massive bead
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00657 U-shaped or inverted U
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00685 Totality
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/0074 Massive bead
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00768 U-shaped or inverted U
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2543/00796 Totality
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/0206 inside a peripheral U-shaped channel in the mouth of the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 43/0212 only on the outside, or a part turned to the outside, of the mouth B65D43/0206 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/26 with means for keeping contents in position, e.g. resilient means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/025 Containers made of sheet-like material and having a shape to accommodate contents

Abstract

A display and shipping container having a transparent housing that forms locking engagement with a base member having an inner product engaging ring for holding the product securely within the container.

Claims

1. An improved container suitable for multiple products and multiple uses including shipping products, displaying products and utility storage of products, said container comprising:

a housing member for placing around a product;

said housing member having a first end, a second end, and sidewalls formed from a transparent material to enable the product within said housing member to seen without removing said housing member from therearound;

a further member located on said first end of said housing member, said further member forming integral engagement with said walls, said further member and said sidewalls coacting to produce a protective covering for a product, said further member having a surface engaging section for holding said housing member in a stable position when said surface engaging section of said further member is placed on a surface adapted to hold a container, said second end of said housing member having an opening located therein to allow said housing member to be placed in a protective position over a product, said second end of said housing member having a circumferential base-engaging member comprising an annular bead for forming interlocking relationship with a pliable base member;

a pliable base member, said pliable base member having a circumferential housing member-engaging section, said housingmember-engaging section operable to form an interlocking relationship with said base engaging member located on said second end of said housing member to thereby prevent said housiNg member from becoming separated from said pliable base member during use of said container to ship products, said pliable base member further having a circumferential productengaging member, said product-engaging member further operable for performing interlocking relationship with a product, said product-engaging member further usable for holding a product in a predetermined orientation with said housing member to thereby permit inspection of a product, said product-engaging member having circumferential means for forming frictional engagement with the product to enable a product contained therein to maintain orientation of the product in a predetermined direction, said pliable base member further having lip means for removing said base member from said housing to thereby allow the base member to be operable for use as a closure top when said container is used as a utility bin.

2. The invention as described in claim 1 wherein said product-engaging member includes an annular bead for engaging the base of a product.

3. The invention as described in claim 2 wherein said base member and said product-engaging member are substantially circular in shape.