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Shipping and display container

  • US 6,454,107 B1
  • Filed: 01/24/2000
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A shipping and display container for shipping and displaying a plurality of articles, comprising:

  • a shallow, open-top tray with a flat, upwardly facing support surface and a narrow, upstanding peripheral wall around the support surface, said peripheral wall including a back wall, opposite side walls, and a front wall, which laterally retain articles on the support surface;

    a pusher member slidable on the support surface from the back wall toward the front wall to push articles forward on the support surface toward the front wall to replace articles removed from the front;

    said pusher member comprising a bottom panel lying flat against the support surface, an upstanding back wall, and opposite end walls, which together define a scoop shape that holds at least one article and which maintains an upright orientation on the support surface as it slides along the surface; and

    a pair of elastic bands connected between respective opposite ends of the pusher member and opposite sides of the tray to resiliently urge the pusher member forwardly on the support surface.

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