SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER

• US 3,653,495 A
• Filed: 09/25/1970
• Issued: 04/04/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Laverne E. Gray
• Original Assignee: Laverne E. Gray
• Inventors: Gray, Laverne E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leclair, Joseph R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lipman, Steven E.
• Application Number:
  US05/075,549
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 206/44R,44.12,45.12 229/16D,51DB,51TS
• US Class Current: 206/746
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/5253 Containers initially closed but folded about a central axis to display the contents in two or more cells

Abstract

A shipping container or carton having weakened portions which allow the container to divide into two display tray portions to display the plurality of articles therein.

Claims

1. A container for use in shipping and display of a plurality of articles of the type comprising:

two side walls in spaced parallel relationship, front and rear walls in spaced parallel relationship attached at their edges to and extending from said side walls at substantially right angles, top flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a top closure member, bottom flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a bottom closure member, said top and bottom closure members extending transverse to said front, rear and side walls, conversion means formed in said front and rear walls and said top and bottom closure members for allowing said container to convert into two display trays, said conversion means comprising removable portions in said front and rear wall top flaps, and wherein said side wall top flaps are shaped to conform to only that portion of said front and rear wall top flaps remaining when said removable portions have been removed.

2. A container as defined in claim 1 additionally comprising a removable portion in said front wall.

3. A container as defined in claim 2 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

4. A container as defined in claim 2 additionally comprising a removable portion in said rear wall.

5. A container as defined in claim 4 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall is triangular shaped.

6. A container as defined in claim 4 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall is semi-circular shaped.

7. A container as defined in claim 6 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

8. A container as defined in claim 5 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

9. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein said removable portion in said front wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

10. A container as defined in claim 9 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

11. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

12. A container as defined in claim 1 wherein said side wall top flaps are trapezoidal shaped.

13. A container for use in shipping and display of a plurality of articles of the type comprising:

two side walls in spaced parallel relationship, front and rear walls in spaced parallel relationship attached at their edges to and extending from said side walls at substantially right angles, top flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a top closure member, bottom flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a bottom closure member, said top and bottom closure members extending transverse to said front, rear and side walls;

conversion means formed in said front and rear walls and said top and bottom closure members for allowing said container to convert into two display trays;

said conversion means comprising removable portions in said front and rear wall top flaps;

said removable portions in said front and rear wall top flaps defining an area in said top closure member, said area having length and width dimensions extending perpendicular and parallel, respectively, to said front wall; and

said width dimension varying in magnitude along the length of said area, said area decreasing in width as said area extends in a direction from said front wall to said rear wall.

14. A container as defined in claim 13 additionally comprising a removable portion in said front wall.

15. A container as defined in claim 14 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

16. A container as defined in claim 14 additionally comprising a removable portion in said rear wall.

17. A container as defined in claim 16 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall is triangular shaped.

18. A container as defined in claim 16 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall is semi-circular shaped.

19. A container as defined in claim 18 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

20. A container as defined in claim 17 wherein said removable portion in said front wall is rectangular shaped.

21. A container as defined in claim 13 wherein said removable portion in said front wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

22. A container as defined in claim 21 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

23. A container as defined in claim 13 wherein said removable portion in said rear wall top flap is trapezoidal shaped.

24. A container as defined in claim 13 wherein said side wall top flaps are trapezoidal shaped.

25. A container as defined in claim 13, wherein each of said display trays have four sides.

26. A container for use in shipping and display of a plurality of articles of the type comprising:

two side walls in spaced parallel relationship, front and rear walls in spaced parallel relationship attached at their edges to and extending from said side walls at substantially right angles, top flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a top closure member, bottom flaps extending from said front, rear and side walls attached together to form a bottom closure member, said top and bottom closure members extending transverse to said front, rear and side walls, conversion means formed in said front and rear walls and said top and bottom closure members for allowing said container to convert into two display trays, said conversion means comprising;

a first removable portion defined by a first rectangular shaped area in said front wall and a second trapezoidal shaped area in said front wall top flap, a second removable portion defined by a third trapezoidal shaped area in said rear wall top flap and a fourth triangular shaped area in said rear wall, said first and second portions being centrally located on and symmetrical about a line equal distance between said side walls, and means for allowing folding of said bottom closure member along a line extending between said front and rear walls so that said container is divided into two display trays so that said two display trays are hingedly connected to each other along said fold line and will rotate to an abutting back-to-back relationship.

27. A container as defined in claim 26 wherein each of said display trays have four sides.