Patent · US Expired

Display shipper

US5474171A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
15References
24Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1993
Grant dateDec 12, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 16, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D5/643
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shipping and display carton which may be used for such applications as merchandising elongated items such as garden shears or garden loppers is formed without using glue, tape, staples, or the like and comprises a display tray and a slidable cover. The display shipper is configured to limit set up time at the point of purchase and provides for attractively displaying all items contained therein. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display shipper comprises a tray having cut out portion configured to receive a pair of oppositely facing ramps on which the items are disposed, and a slidable cover. The tray, ramp, and cover, are each made from a blank of folding carton stock.

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