Package for a number of products and method of using same
US4842141A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/806
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A generally flat, reversible package for shipping and displaying on an hanging fixture in either of two positions a finite number of consumer products which products have a volume defined by given dimensions, such as length, width and height. This package comprises a front generally flat sheet, a back generally flat sheet with the sheet lying in a plane adapted to be vertical when the package is on the fixture, the sheets each have a vertically extending center line dividing the sheets into side-by-side, vertically spaced first and second display segments. A self-sustaining blister container formed from transparent plastic and having a total volume for housing a preselected number of the product to be displayed in side-by-side relationship is provided with means for securing this blister container on the first display segment extending from the flat front sheet a distance generally corresponding to the heights of the products lying in a single layer on the front sheet and in a preselected location and occupying a given area on the first segment of the front sheet, a rear access means, such as an opening through an opaque intermediate sheet, for allowing observation of at least one …
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