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US4032005A
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Display containers
Assignee: Union Camp Corp
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Filing: 1975-10-22
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Granted: 1977-06-28
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Expires: 1995-10-22
Abstract
Abstract Containers are disclosed in which a transparent front wall is joined along lateral margins to a rear wall, which is formed of front and back panels adhered together and arranged to be stored flat. The rear wall has transversely elongated flaps of curved outline that cause the front and rear walls of the container to bow away from each other when the flaps are erected, the erected flaps forming end closures of the container. The panels of the rear wall provide article-engaging formations for fixing the location of an article or articles in the container, and to enable the container to be stood upright or to be hung on a rod for display purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Vereb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:17
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/50; B65D5/5023; B65D5/02; B65D5/0209
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a back wall of dimensionally stable sheet material, a front panel of dimensionally stable transparent material, said back wall and said front panel being of substantially equal width and having lateral margins substantially aligned with each other so that the container can be flat for storage, said front panel having bent-over portions united to said back wall along said lateral margins of the latter, said sheet material including lenticular-shaped flaps defined by outwardly bowed arcs intersecting at said lateral margins, said flaps being joined to other portions of said sheet material by creases extending along respective ones of said arcs, means including said flaps when erected from said other portions of said sheet material end closures of the container and for bowing said back wall and said front panel apart for providing an article-containing space, said sheet material including a display panel having lateral margins aligned with the aforesaid lateral margins, at least part of the display panel being disposed behind said front panel in position to be bowed forward against the front panel by said flap when erected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a back wall of dimensionally stable sheet material, a front panel of dimensionally stable transparent material, said back wall and said front panel being of substantially equal width and having lateral margins substantially aligned with each other so that the container can be flat for storage, said front panel having bent-over portions united to said back wall along said lateral margins of the latter, said sheet material including lenticular-shaped flaps defined by outwardly bowed arcs intersecting at said lateral margins, said flaps being joined to other portions of said sheet material by creases extending along respective ones of said arcs, means including said flaps when erected from said other portions of said sheet material end closures of the container and for bowing said back wall and said front panel apart for providing an article-containing space, said sheet material including a display panel having lateral margins aligned with the aforesaid lateral margins, at least part of the display panel being disposed behind said front panel in position to be bowed forward against the front panel by said flap when erected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
An article-display container as in claim 1, wherein said back wall includes a pair of panels of said sheet material disposed against each other and united to each other by a fold along one of said lateral margins, said sheet material having a distinctive finish at one side and said finish being exposed rearward and forward.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
An article-display container as in claim 1, wherein said rear wall has portions defining an aperture for receiving a portion of an article in the container and for providing article-locating constraint against shifting of the article in the container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article-display container as in claim 1, wherein said back wall and said front panel have aligned edges transverse to said lateral margins for enabling the container to be stood erect on a supporting surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
185 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a first member of transparent dimensionally stable material, a second member of dimensionally stable material, said members being of equal width and having lateral margins substantially aligned with each other, said first member having lateral marginal folded-over portions united to said second member, said first and second members having portions providing front and rear wall portions of the container, and a further part of said second member constituting a display panel, said display panel extending between said lateral margins and being disposed behind at least a portion of said first member, parts of said second member forming lenticular-shaped flaps defined by oppositely bowed arcs intersecting at the ends of the flaps, said flaps being divided by creases along respective ones of said arcs from other portions of said second member and means including said flaps when erected for bowing said front and rear portions of the container apart, for forming end closures of the container and for press said display panel forward against said transparent first member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
185 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a first member of transparent dimensionally stable material, a second member of dimensionally stable material, said members being of equal width and having lateral margins substantially aligned with each other, said first member having lateral marginal folded-over portions united to said second member, said first and second members having portions providing front and rear wall portions of the container, and a further part of said second member constituting a display panel, said display panel extending between said lateral margins and being disposed behind at least a portion of said first member, parts of said second member forming lenticular-shaped flaps defined by oppositely bowed arcs intersecting at the ends of the flaps, said flaps being divided by creases along respective ones of said arcs from other portions of said second member and means including said flaps when erected for bowing said front and rear portions of the container apart, for forming end closures of the container and for press said display panel forward against said transparent first member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
An article-display container as in claim 5, wherein said part of the second member constituting the display panel and said part of the second member providing the rear wall portion of the container are parts of a piece of material having a distinctive finish on one side thereof, said distinctive finish facing forward and toward said transparent first member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
157 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat for storage and to become expanded for containing an article, including resilient dimensionally stable front and rear walls, said front wall being transparent, the front and rear walls being united along lateral margins and being of equal width between said lateral margins so that the container can be flat for storage, said front and rear walls having transverse aligned bottom edges adapting the container to stand upright and said rear wall bearing having means including a flap of lenticular outline for bowing the front and rear walls apart and for constituting an end closure of the container, said container including front and back panels, portions of which constitute said rear wall and lie against each other both when the container is flat and when the front and rear walls are bowed apart, one of said panels providing said transverse bottom edge and the other of said panels providing said flap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
157 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat for storage and to become expanded for containing an article, including resilient dimensionally stable front and rear walls, said front wall being transparent, the front and rear walls being united along lateral margins and being of equal width between said lateral margins so that the container can be flat for storage, said front and rear walls having transverse aligned bottom edges adapting the container to stand upright and said rear wall bearing having means including a flap of lenticular outline for bowing the front and rear walls apart and for constituting an end closure of the container, said container including front and back panels, portions of which constitute said rear wall and lie against each other both when the container is flat and when the front and rear walls are bowed apart, one of said panels providing said transverse bottom edge and the other of said panels providing said flap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 7, wherein said front and back panels are a single integral sheet united along a fold, said sheet having a distinctive finish at one side which finish is exposed rearward and forward when said panel portions lie against each other as aforesaid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a front wall of resilient dimensionally stable transparent plastic material, laterally aligned front and back panels having mutually overlying front and back wall portions adhered to each other and defining the rear wall of the container, said transparent front wall having bent-over lateral marginal portions adhered to lateral marginal portions of said rear wall, said front and rear walls having equal width between the lateral margins thereof and thus being adapted to be flattened against each other, and said rear wall having means for bowing the walls of the container away from each other and for forming end closures of the container, said means including first and second lenticular-shaped flaps each joined by an arcuate crease to said rear wall and adapted to be erected therefrom.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
144 words
An article-display container adapted to be flat when stored and to become expanded for containing an article, including a front wall of resilient dimensionally stable transparent plastic material, laterally aligned front and back panels having mutually overlying front and back wall portions adhered to each other and defining the rear wall of the container, said transparent front wall having bent-over lateral marginal portions adhered to lateral marginal portions of said rear wall, said front and rear walls having equal width between the lateral margins thereof and thus being adapted to be flattened against each other, and said rear wall having means for bowing the walls of the container away from each other and for forming end closures of the container, said means including first and second lenticular-shaped flaps each joined by an arcuate crease to said rear wall and adapted to be erected therefrom.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
70 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said back panel and said front wall have means comprising aligned bottom edges transverse to their lateral margins for standing the package upright when said front and rear walls are bowed away from each other by said lenticular-shaped flaps, and wherein one of said panels has a top portion having a hole therein for suspending the container on a display rod.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein each of said flaps extends from a respective one of said panels.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein at least one of said rear-wall panels has an edge portion extending transverse to said lateral margins to engage an article in the container for providing positive restraint against shifting of the article toward one of said end flaps.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
An article-display package in accordance with claim 9, wherein said rear wall incorporates means for restraining an article in the container against shifting toward one of said end flaps, at least one of said panels having an article-orienting opening a marginal portion of which defines at least part of said article-restraining means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
133 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, including article-locating apertures in said front and back panels defining edge portions of the panels for cooperation with a protruding portion of an article in the container, part of said edge portion of one of said panels constituting a shoulder extending transverse to said lateral margins of the front and rear walls, and part of the aperture in the other of said panels being aligned with said shoulder and extending along the arcuate crease joining one of said flaps to said other panel, whereby an article in the container which protrudes through said apertures seems to rest on said one flap when erected as one end closure of the container, but bears against said shoulder and is restrained thereby against deforming said one end closure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said rear-wall panels have at least approximately aligned article-locating apertures through which an article in the container is to protrude, and wherein an article-locating aperture is formed in one of said flaps.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
79 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said front panel and said back panel each incorporates one of said flaps and wherein said front panel includes a display panel portion opposite said flap of said back panel, said display panel being joined only at its lateral margins to said back panel, said display panel being thus adapted to be pressed against the transparent front wall of the container by the flap of said back panel when erected.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
136 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said front panel incorporates said first flap at its lower end and said back panel incorporates said second flap at its upper end, and wherein said panels incorporate aligned apertures including transverse portions aligned with the crease of said first flap so as to provide restraint for an article in the container that seems to be resting on said first flap, said transparent front wall and said back panel having aligned transverse edge portions for standing the container upright, and said front panel including a display panel opposite said second flap, said display panel being joined only at its lateral margins to said back panel and being thus adapted to be pressed against said transparent front wall by said second flap in position to conceal the latter.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said front panel has a portion thereof opposite an intact portion of the back panel adapted to be raised away from said rear wall for restraining an article in the container against shifting.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
48 words
An article-display container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said back panel and said front wall have means comprising aligned bottom edges transverse to their lateral margins for standing the package upright when said front and rear walls are bowed away from each other by said lenticular-shaped flaps.
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