Rectangular shipping box and display container
First Claim
1. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including a removable front panel, said upper side wall and said rear wall including a tear means, said tear means in said upper side wall having a width substantially less than one-half the width of each of said upper and rear walls to separate the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components, a separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components to enable segments of the lower side wall and segments of the rear wall on opposite sides of the center line to be positioned in adjacent relation to provide a pair of upwardly opening container sections, each of said container sections having a portion of the front wall open upon removal of said front panel, each of said upwardly opening container sections having an outer wall formed by the two components of said upper side wall, each of said outer walls having a height substantially greater than the height of said front wall upon removal of the removable front panel when forming said pair of upwardly opening container sections, each said side wall having an inwardly extending front wall segment.
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Abstract
A rectangular folding box comprises at least four side walls (1 to 4 inclusive), which are connected to one another by fold lines, and a bottom wall (5 to 8 inclusive) comprising flaps. In order to provide the folding box with a display function, one of the side walls (1) has in the center a tear line (14) which runs perpendicular to the bottom wall (5 to 8 inclusive). Furthermore, the bottom wall has in the center a tear line (16, 17) which adjoins the tear line (14) of the said side wall (1). The side wall (3) which is situated opposite the side wall (1) provided with a tear line (14) can be folded along a line (15) which adjoins the tear line (16, 17) of the bottom wall and runs parallel to the tear line (14) of the first side wall (1) mentioned. The folding box is formed from a one-piece, substantially rectangular foldable blank of corrugated cardboard provided with a unique arrangement of fold lines, tear lines, tear strips and cut lines or severance lines to facilitate formation of the shipping box and conversion to a display container. In one embodiment, the top or front wall has a removable panel connected to a tear tape which facilitates the box being divided into two container sections. The sections are then pivoted to a position alongside of each other to expose a plurality of packages oriented interiorly of the container in a manner to effectively display the packages.
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- 1. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including a removable front panel, said upper side wall and said rear wall including a tear means, said tear means in said upper side wall having a width substantially less than one-half the width of each of said upper and rear walls to separate the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components, a separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components to enable segments of the lower side wall and segments of the rear wall on opposite sides of the center line to be positioned in adjacent relation to provide a pair of upwardly opening container sections, each of said container sections having a portion of the front wall open upon removal of said front panel, each of said upwardly opening container sections having an outer wall formed by the two components of said upper side wall, each of said outer walls having a height substantially greater than the height of said front wall upon removal of the removable front panel when forming said pair of upwardly opening container sections, each said side wall having an inwardly extending front wall segment.
- 3. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including a removable front panel, said upper side wall and said rear wall being separable along a center line to enable the portions of the upper side wall outwardly of the center line to form outer walls of a pair of upwardly opening container sections with segments of the rear wall outwardly of the center line forming rear walls for said upwardly opening container sections and to enable portions of said lower side wall outwardly of a center line to form inner walls for said pair of upwardly opening container sections, said end side walls forming a bottom for said pair of upwardly opening container sections with removal of said front panel leaving a portion of a front wall of each upwardly opening container section open, said removable front panel in said front wall being defined by a lower flap on a front edge of the lower side wall and an upper flap on a front edge of the upper side wall, said flaps each including a die cut removable portion enabling the flaps to be separated upon removal of the removable portions for forming the opening in the front wall of the container sections that is substantially symmetrical along a center line of the upper side wall and front wall, said die cut removable portions of the front wall flaps including end edges spaced inwardly from end edges of said front wall flaps, said front wall including a pair of end flaps overlying end edge portions on each side of the front flaps on the upper and lower flaps and being adhesively secured thereto for rigidifying said front wall.
- 11. In combination, a container convertible from a shipping container to a display container and two rows of generally flexible standup tapered packages having a thin top, said container being parallelepiped in configuration and including a first side wall with a narrow longitudinal tear line extending substantially from a front edge to a rear wall and a second substantially parallel side wall said first and second side walls interconnected by a pair of substantially parallel end side walls, said container holding said two rows of said flexible packages with said thin tops in a overlapping relation and said packages generally parallel to said rear wall for shipping, said rear wall and said first side wall being separable along said tear line to form two receptacles for display of said flexible packages in a standup condition in each of the receptacles.
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18. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including a removable front panel, said upper side wall and said rear wall including a tear segment to separate the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components, separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components enabling the lower side wall to pivot along a center line with segments of the rear wall on opposite sides of the center line capable of coming into abutting engagement to provide a pair of upwardly opening container sections having inner and outer walls of substantially the same height, each of said container sections having a portion of the front wall open upon removal of said front panel, said front wall being defined by a lower flap on a front edge of the lower side wall and an upper flap on a front edge of the upper side wall which overlies and is adhered to at least a portion of said lower flap, at least one of said flaps including a die cut removable portion connected to said tear segment, and removal of said front panel facilitating separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components.
- 19. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including upper and lower flaps and a removable front panel, said upper side wall and said rear wall including a tear segment to separate the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components, separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components enabling segments of the lower side wall on opposite sides of a center line and segments of the rear wall on opposite sides of the center line capable of coming into abutting engagement to provide a pair of upwardly opening container sections, each of said container sections having a portion of the front wall open upon removal of said front panel, at least one of said flaps including a die cut removable portion connected to said tear segment, and removal of said removable portion facilitating said separation, said front wall including a pair of end flaps connected to end side walls and adhered to end edge portions on each side of at least one of said front wall flaps for rigidifying said front wall.
- 26. A generally rectangular shipping container for conversion to a pair of display container sections comprising first and second side walls in spaced generally parallel relation and third and fourth side walls in spaced generally parallel relation interconnecting said first and second side walls along four generally parallel side edges, said first and second side walls being substantially larger than said third and fourth side walls, and a bottom wall having at least one flap connected to one of said side walls, a narrow central tear means in said first side wall dividing said first side wall into two substantially equal sections and extending in a line parallel to said side edges to said bottom wall, said second side wall having a dividing means which extends parallel to said side edges and divides said second side wall into two substantially equal sections, said sections of said first side wall and said second side wall being substantially equal, separation of said first side wall and said bottom wall along said tear means dividing said container into two generally equal display container sections, each of said container sections being upwardly open and having inner and outer walls of substantially the same height and said third and fourth side walls forming a bottom for said display container sections in a display condition.
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28. A shipping and display container comprising an upper side wall, a lower side wall in spaced generally parallel relation to the upper side wall, a pair of spaced generally parallel end side walls interconnecting the upper and lower side walls, a rear wall and a front wall oriented in generally perpendicular relation to the side walls, said front wall including a removable front portion, said upper side wall and said rear wall including a tear away element to separate the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components, separation of the upper side wall and the rear wall into two components enables the lower side wall to a configured divide along a center line with segments of the rear wall on opposite sides of the center line capable of coming into generally parallel relation to provide a pair of upwardly opening container sections, each of said container sections have a substantial portion of the front wall open upon removal of said front portion, said removable front portions extending continuously from adjacent the top edge to adjacent the bottom edge of the front wall, said removable front portion having end edges spaced inwardly from the side edges of the front wall.
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29. In combination, a container convertible from a shipping container to a display container and two rows of generally flexible standup tapered packages having a thin top, said container being parallelepiped in configuration and including a first side wall with a tear line extending substantially from a front edge to a rear wall and a second substantially parallel side wall with a longitudinal line substantially in the center thereof, said first and second side walls interconnected by a pair of substantially parallel end side walls, said container holding said two rows of said flexible packages with said thin tops in an overlapping relation and said packages generally parallel to said rear wall for shipping, said rear wall and said first side wall being separable about said tear line in the first side wall to form two receptacles with portions of the second side wall on opposite sides of said longitudinal line in said second side wall forming adjacent walls of said receptacles for display of said flexible packages in a standup condition in each of the receptacles, said container further including a front wall along said front edge and generally parallel to said rear wall, said front wall and said rear wall connected via fold lines to said first side wall and said second side wall, said front wall including a removable panel having side edges spaced inwardly from the side edges of the front wall to form a continuous retaining flange across the bottom portion of said packages when in a standup condition and displaying a major portion of the packages.
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