Sleeve for displaying a container

• US 5,540,381 A
• Filed: 02/13/1995
• Issued: 07/30/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bc-Usa Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bc-Usa Incorporated
• Inventors: Davis, Martha
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoap, Allan N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCDONALD, CHRISTOPHER
• Application Number:
  US08/387,574
• Time in Patent Office: 533 Days
• Field of Search: 229/103.2, 206/485.1, 206/485, 206/434
• US Class Current: 229/103.2
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 65/22 Details
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/02 Articles partially enclosed in folded or wound strips or sheets, e.g. wrapped newspapers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/0433 the inner container being a tray or like shallow container, not formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks B65D81/3862 takes precedence

Abstract

A paperboard blank is disclosed which is formable into a sleeve for holding a tub shaped container. The sleeve includes top and bottom walls generally corresponding to the lid and bottom wall of the container, side walls adjacent the side wall of the container and having cutouts for engaging the container lid, and an angled strip between the bottom wall and one side wall. The cutouts and angled strip hold the container in place in the sleeve.

Claims

1. A container and a sleeve for holding said container, said container having a side wall including a generally circular top edge, a generally circular bottom wall, and a circular lid sealingly connected to said top edge, said sleeve having a top panel overlying said lid, a bottom panel completely underlying said bottom all, and opposed spaced apart first and second side panels between said top panel and said bottom panel, said first and second side panels including retaining means comprising openings in said first and second side panels for receiving diametrically opposed portions of said lid for retaining said container against displacement from said sleeve, and said top panel including openings continuous with and larger than said openings in said side panels for exposing a portion of said lid.

2. A container and a sleeve according to claim 1, wherein said retaining means further includes a planar, uninterrupted strip portion having a first side and a second side between said bottom panel and one of said side panels, said bottom wall and said side wall of said container including an annular edge therebetween disposed entirely to said first side of the plane of said strip portion and said strip portion engaging said annular edge.

3. A container and a sleeve for retaining said container, said container having a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall and having a top edge defining a circular top opening and a circular lid sealingly engaging said top edge, said sleeve comprising a bottom panel completely underlying said bottom wall, a first side panel extending upwardly from said bottom panel adjacent said container side wall, said first side panel including a cutout receiving a first circumferential portion of said lid, a top panel connected to said first side panel and overlying said lid, a second side panel extending downwardly from said top panel adjacent said container side wall and having a cutout receiving a second circumferential portion of said lid diametrically opposite said first circumferential lid portion, and a glue flap for connecting said second side panel to said bottom panel, wherein said top panel includes a first opening continuous with and larger than said cutout in said first side panel and a second opening continuous with and larger than said cutout in said second side panel.

4. A container and a sleeve according to claim 3, wherein said top, bottom and first and second side panels are symmetrical with respect to a line bisecting said cutouts in said first and second side panels.

5. A container and sleeve according to claim 4, wherein said bottom wall is disposed entirely between said first side panel and said second side panel.