Patent · US Expired

Preassembled tray/shroud container

US5447225A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
10References
26Claims
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Filing dateJul 20, 1993
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S229/92
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tray/shroud shipping container which is convertible to a display container upon removal of the shroud. The container is preassembled before being filled with packaged goods from two separate blanks which are joined together to form the container. The container is made from a tray blank for forming the tray and a shroud blank for forming the shroud. The shroud telescopes within the tray and is releasably secured within the tray and covers and protects the packaged goods. The container includes two diagonally opposing vertical fold lines which comprise two substantially parallel lines of weakness. The lines of weakness of each pair are spaced apart by distances least as great as the thickness of the container so that the container can be folded along the lines of weakness thereby collapsing the container to a generally flat condition.

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