CA2115936A1 - Paperboard merchandiser box - Google Patents
Paperboard merchandiser boxInfo
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- CA2115936A1 CA2115936A1 CA 2115936 CA2115936A CA2115936A1 CA 2115936 A1 CA2115936 A1 CA 2115936A1 CA 2115936 CA2115936 CA 2115936 CA 2115936 A CA2115936 A CA 2115936A CA 2115936 A1 CA2115936 A1 CA 2115936A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
- A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
- A47F5/11—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like
- A47F5/112—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like hand-folded from sheet material
- A47F5/116—Shelving racks
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
- A47F5/08—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features secured to the wall, ceiling, or the like; Wall-bracket display devices
- A47F5/0807—Display panels, grids or rods used for suspending merchandise or cards supporting articles; Movable brackets therefor
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A merchandiser box made from a paperboard material is secured by a reusable mount to a box support. The merchandiser box has opposing side walls, a plurality of vertically separated display levels between the side walls and an open front for gaining access to product on the display levels. The box further has a rear wall with mount receiving apertures through an upper region of the rear wall. The rear wall is reinforced around the apertures to resist tearing of the paperboard material when the reusable mount is fitted through the rear wall to the box support.
A merchandiser box made from a paperboard material is secured by a reusable mount to a box support. The merchandiser box has opposing side walls, a plurality of vertically separated display levels between the side walls and an open front for gaining access to product on the display levels. The box further has a rear wall with mount receiving apertures through an upper region of the rear wall. The rear wall is reinforced around the apertures to resist tearing of the paperboard material when the reusable mount is fitted through the rear wall to the box support.
Description
TITLE: PA~OARl? MERCHANDISER BOX
FIEI,~OF TH13 ~TION
The present invention relates to a paperboard merchandiser box for the merchandising of product at the retail level.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN~ION
A conventional method of merchandising product in retail stores involves the use of open shelves where the retailer must place the product individually or piece by piece into its appropriate shelf area. This obviously requires a substantial amount of time on the part of the retailer and further time is required by the retailer to maintain the shelves in a neat and tidy fashion after the product has been moved around and generally displaced by potential customers who visit the retail area.
A more organized merchandising system comprises the hanging of individual products from hooks or the like which are themselves hung from a base support. This hanging type system necessitates special packaging to fit with the hooks and once again requires the retailer to load the product -piece by piece onto the hooks. In addition, the product is subject to being torn from the hooks which creates product -~
packaging damage for unsold product and further the hooks themselves have a tendency to be inadvertently pulled from the base support.
~-SUM~Y OF THE ~
The present invention relates to a merchandiser box which is securable by reusable mounting means to a box support. The box is made from a paperboard material which provides a number of benefits from a cost, strength and weight standpoint. The box itself is formed with opposing 211~
side walls, a plurality of vertically separated product display levels between the side walls with at least a substantially open front for gaining access to the product display levels and a rear wall with mountlng means receiving apertures through an upper region of the rear wall.
The merchandiser box as described above is designed to receive and maintain product in an orderly fashion.
However, due to the weight of the product in the merchandiser box, it i5 reinforced around the mounting means receiving apertures to resist tearing of the paperboard material when the reusable mounting means are fitted through the rear wall to the box support.
One of the particularly advantageous features of the merchandiser box of the present invention is that it -~
can be prepackaged with product before shipping to the :
retailer who can then simply mount the merchandiser box with contained product in an appropriate display area rather than having to get involved with the labour -~
intensive process of dealing with individual product pieces.
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BRIE~ DES~IPTIO.~ OF TH~ DRA~GS
The above as well as other advantages and features ~-of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the -present invention in which;
Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a merchandiser display using a merchandiser box made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing some of the product removed for mounting of the merchandiser box to an existing box support;
~-~ 2115~6 Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the merchandiser box of Figure 1 prior to mounting to the box support;
Figure 4 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the upper end of the box of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a sectional view through the upper box end shown in Figure 4 when mounted to the box support;
Figure 6 is a sectional view through the upper end ..
of the box shown in Figure 3 prior to mounting to the box support;
Figure 7 is a further perspective view of the merchandiser box of Figure 3 as it is packaged before reaching the retail level;
Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views through the upper end of a further merchandiser box ready for mounting to a box support;
Figure 10 is a front perspective view of a different merchandiser box according to a further preEerred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 is a front perspective view of the upper region of the merchandiser box of Figure 3 mounted to an :~:
alternate box support from that shown in Figure 3; -~
Figure 12 is a perspective view of still a further box support for receiving the merchandiser box of Figure 3.
D~S~R~PTION ACCO~pING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODI~ENT~ OF T~ PRESENT INVENTION
Figure 1 shows an overall merchandiser assembly generally indicated at 1. This merchandiser assembly comprises an upright support 3 in the form of a peg board having a series of openings throuyh the board as well seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. These openings are conventionally used to removably support merchandise hanging hooks.
Provided around peg board 3 is an open frame 5.
SJ-8986-CA/US 211.~36 The peg board and frame combination described above for future reference purposes is referred to as box support for a merchandiser box generally indicated at 9 made in accordance with the present invention. Merchandiser box 9 which has a unitary assembly replaces the individual pegs or hooks typically used with peg board 3.
The merchandiser box has a paperboard construction preferably made from corrugated cardboard. The corrugated cardboard in itself has the benefit that the box is inexpensive and while remaining light in weight has substantial load bearing capacity.
The box comprises an outside wall 11 which runs down both sides and across the top and the bottom of the box. Extending between opposite sides of the box are a plurality of horizontally extending shelves 13 which are vertically spaced from one another to define a number of different product compartments. In the embodiment as shown, each of the shelves 13 has a vertical forward face 15. AS can be well seen in the drawings, the merchandiser box is substantially completely open at its front side for gaining access to products stored in the compartments such as product P1 shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The vertical facings 15 on the individual shelves provide a stop to prevent the product from inadvertently sliding off of the shelf, however there is more than sufficient head room above the product to-allow it to be lifted over the 30 facing out of the shelf area. -The merchandiser box additionally lncludes a back wall 17 which is provided with a plurality of apertures 19 near the upper end of the back wa]l. As seen in Figure 2 of the drawings, openings 19 are accessible through the most upper product receiving compartment in the box.
Figure 2 also shows that additional openings are provided `` 2~3936 through the back wall near its lower end accessible through the lowermost product receiving compartment. These openings may not be necessary in many applications of the box and are only provided as a very preferred embodiment of the invention.
The openings 19 are used to receive mounting means to mount the merchandiser box to the box support. Again, in the preferred embodiment the mounting means comprises at least one clip 23 as seen in Figure 2 of the drawings or possible a plurality of clips 23 as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. These clips fit through specified ones of the openings 19 in the back wall of the box and then into aligned openings in the peg board 3 of the box support. It is important that the upper end of the merchandiser box be supported to the self-supporting box support in order to prevent the merchandiser box from tipping forwardly as product is taken from the merchandiser. The lower end of the merchandiser box will typically remain in position in --the box support simply under the welght of the product contained in the merchandiser box.
AS earlier noted, the paperboard and preferably corrugated cardboard construction of the merchandiser box provides a number of significant benefits to the merchandiser. However, the paperboard construction on its own has a somewhat limited tear resisting capacity.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, reinforcing means is provided at the rear wall of the box directly around the securing mount openings or apertures 19. It is not necessary for the reinforcing means to be provided at other areas of the back wall of the merchandiser box. Again, in the preferred embodiment, the reinforcing means comprises a strip 21 which is substantially more resistant to tearing than the paperboard material of the box. Strip 21 can be rnade from any number of different materials including resin fibre reinforced 2 1 1 ~
paper tape which is self adhesing for mounting to the box.
The strip includes openings such as openings 20 shown in Figure 4 which are formed at the same time as apertures 19 when they are punched through the back wall of the box.
The preferred clip 23 whether used singularly or in combination with other clips 23 is specifically designed to work with the merchandiser assembly as well seen in Figure 5 of the drawings. The clip itself, which is better seen in Figure 3, comprises a center handle 25 mounted to a cross bar 27 with hook-like members 29 being provided to -~
opposite ends of the cross bar. In order to install the clip, the end members 29 are inserted in the direction shown in Figure 3 through the selected apertures at the 15 back wall of the box. They will also penetrate through the - -~
openings in the reinforcing strip. End members 29 are also inserted in the horizontal position of Figure 3 into aligned holes on the peg board and once they have cleared these holes, pressure is applied on handle 25 to move the clip from the Figure 3 to the Figure 5 position in which the clip ends are turned downwardly, i.e.the clip is pivoted or rotated through about 90' from the loading to the locked position. As a result of a combination of features including the curvature on the clip ends and the combined thickness of the back wall of the box and the peg board, the clip, while it is being pushed to lock, -effectively snaps into position where the handle 25 is driven up against the back of the box under pressure as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings. This provides a very positive locking action on the clip so that it does not simply slip out of its locking position but rather re~uires a very deliberate pulling action on the clip handle in order to release it. When the clip is in the locked position under a spring like tension as described above, there is a significant stress placed on the back wall of the box. Reinforcing strip 21 prevents the box from tearing outwardly around the clip.
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A very important feature of the merchandiser box resides in its ability to be prepackaged before reaching the retailer. In addition, as will be appreciated from the drawings, the merchandiser box has a size and shape in each of its compartments to maintain product loaded in the box in a relatively orderly fashion even after consumers have handled the product.
From the prepackaging standpoint, the merchandiser box after assembly but before reaching the retailer may be loaded with a particular manufacturer's product and then shipped to the retailer. Most retail outlets have some type of an existing merchandising system such as peg board 3 which is ready to receive the merchandiser box without modification whatsoever. AS shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, the retailer may have to remove some or all of the product from the top shelf in order to expose the mounting apertures for insertion of the mounting clip or other type of mounting means for the box. The product is then replaced in the upper compartment. This necessitates only a very minimal amount of product handling by the retailer in comparison to prior art merchandising systems.
~urthermore, the clip lies flush against the back of the box and does not present anything in the way of a sharp potentially dangerous protrusion as is again found in many conventional merchandisers.
In the prior art open shelving systems, product is not held in the orderly fashion as found in the merchandiser box shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. In addition, the shelves themselves must have a metallic, rigid plastic or other similar construction which can present rough exposed edges to the consumer whereas the merchandiser box of the present invention is able to use much less dangerous less expensive cardboard material In fact, in order to hide any rough edges on the cardboard -`- 21~3~3~
SJ~8986-CA/US - 8 -itself, it is made from double layers of cardboard folded back over itself so that the cardboard edges are all hidden to the inside folds of the cardboard.
Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings show the merchandiser box as including an upper header 7. This header is detachably held in position and therefore is replaceable according to the particular manufacturer's product placed in the merchandiser.
For shipping purposes, it is important that the product in a prepackaged merchandiser box be held securely in place during transit to the retailer. Accordingly, each of the compartments in the merchandiser box is fitted with a product retainer such as for example, produc~ retainer 31 shown in Figures 3, 6 and 7 of the drawings. This pr~duct retainer comprises first and second wall portions 33 and 35. It is preferably once again made from cardboard and therefore includes a natural hinge between the first and second wall portions. It is placed in the front of the compartment as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings with the lower longer wall portion facing the product and the upper shorter wall portion pinched up against the upper wall of the compartment in which the retainer is fitted. It is essentially a jamb or friction fit that holds the retainer in place and the retailer can simply bend or deflect the retainer sufficiently to pull it out of its holding position for displaying the product in the merchandiser.
Figure 6 of the drawings shows the retainer facing in one direction with the upper wall 35 pointed to the front of the compartment. However, the retainer can equally as well be used in the reverse direction with the upper wall 35 extending into the compartment fitted in the head space over the product and jambed between the upper end of the product and the top wall of the compartment.
This again provides a very positive grip on the retainer to -:`` 211.79~
ensure that it effectively holds the product in the compartment during shipping of the merchandiser.
Figure 7 of the drawings show that the merchandiser can additionally be fitted into a packing container 37 used to protect both the merchandiser and its contents during shipping.
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Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings show the merchandiser box 9 fitted with a different type of product P2 from that shown in Figure 1. In the merchandiser box of Figures 8 and 9 the product P2 which is once again pre~
loaded into the merchandiser box before reaching the retailer is held in position by product retainers 41 located in the individual compartments. In this case, the product retainer extends in a single plane only and is wedged in the header space between the top of the product and the top of the compartment wall. Product retainer 41 in this case is a length of cardboard material folded back upon itself so that it has some collapsibility and give for effectively wedging it into position and also allowing it to be pulled under force by the retailer out of the compartment.
Another feature shown in Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings is that reinforcing strips 21 are provided to both the inside and the outside of the back wall of the box.
This is a particularly effective arrangement for preventing box wall tearing particularly when working with a heavy product such as the bottled product P2 of Figures 8 and 9.
The description above relates to a merchandiser with shelves. In accordance with the present invention the merchandiser can use other types of storage and display supports such as vertically spaced rows of hooks such as hooks 45 used in merchandiser box 43 of Figure 10. As is the case with the earlier described merchandiser, the hooks ~-` 2113~36 can be preloaded before sending to the retailer and retainers are used to hold the merchandise on the hooks.
Figure 10 also shows the use of a different type of rear wall reinforcement in the form of a rigid grid 47 secured to the box. This grid could be made from steel, plastic or any other tear resistant material secured in any suitable manner to the box.
Although the description above relates to the mounting of product merchandiser 9 to a standard peg board, other types of conventional box mounts can be used equally as well. For example, Figure 11 of the drawings shows the merchandiser supported by a relatively standard slot wall support where clip 23 identical to the clips as earlier described fits in the same fashion through the back wall of the box and snaps down into the slot of the slot wall.
Figure 12 of the drawings shows a further box support in the form of a series of cross rails onto which the merchandiser box can be clipped in the same fashion to that earlier described.
Figures 11 and 12 are only representative of different types of box supports and it is to be understood that any other type of box support having an opening for receiving the clip or other mounting member can be used in conjunction with the merchandiser box. -.
At the retail level itself, once the merchandiser box begins to empty, it can either be refilled by the retailer or returned to the product packager. As a further ~ -~
alternative, the merchandiser box can simply be thrown away and replaced with another prepackaged merchandiser box ~ -~
35 which is extremely feasible because of the relatively low ~-replacement cost of the merchandiser box itself.
-~ 21,~)~36 Although various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that variations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
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FIEI,~OF TH13 ~TION
The present invention relates to a paperboard merchandiser box for the merchandising of product at the retail level.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN~ION
A conventional method of merchandising product in retail stores involves the use of open shelves where the retailer must place the product individually or piece by piece into its appropriate shelf area. This obviously requires a substantial amount of time on the part of the retailer and further time is required by the retailer to maintain the shelves in a neat and tidy fashion after the product has been moved around and generally displaced by potential customers who visit the retail area.
A more organized merchandising system comprises the hanging of individual products from hooks or the like which are themselves hung from a base support. This hanging type system necessitates special packaging to fit with the hooks and once again requires the retailer to load the product -piece by piece onto the hooks. In addition, the product is subject to being torn from the hooks which creates product -~
packaging damage for unsold product and further the hooks themselves have a tendency to be inadvertently pulled from the base support.
~-SUM~Y OF THE ~
The present invention relates to a merchandiser box which is securable by reusable mounting means to a box support. The box is made from a paperboard material which provides a number of benefits from a cost, strength and weight standpoint. The box itself is formed with opposing 211~
side walls, a plurality of vertically separated product display levels between the side walls with at least a substantially open front for gaining access to the product display levels and a rear wall with mountlng means receiving apertures through an upper region of the rear wall.
The merchandiser box as described above is designed to receive and maintain product in an orderly fashion.
However, due to the weight of the product in the merchandiser box, it i5 reinforced around the mounting means receiving apertures to resist tearing of the paperboard material when the reusable mounting means are fitted through the rear wall to the box support.
One of the particularly advantageous features of the merchandiser box of the present invention is that it -~
can be prepackaged with product before shipping to the :
retailer who can then simply mount the merchandiser box with contained product in an appropriate display area rather than having to get involved with the labour -~
intensive process of dealing with individual product pieces.
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BRIE~ DES~IPTIO.~ OF TH~ DRA~GS
The above as well as other advantages and features ~-of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the -present invention in which;
Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a merchandiser display using a merchandiser box made in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing some of the product removed for mounting of the merchandiser box to an existing box support;
~-~ 2115~6 Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the merchandiser box of Figure 1 prior to mounting to the box support;
Figure 4 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the upper end of the box of Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a sectional view through the upper box end shown in Figure 4 when mounted to the box support;
Figure 6 is a sectional view through the upper end ..
of the box shown in Figure 3 prior to mounting to the box support;
Figure 7 is a further perspective view of the merchandiser box of Figure 3 as it is packaged before reaching the retail level;
Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views through the upper end of a further merchandiser box ready for mounting to a box support;
Figure 10 is a front perspective view of a different merchandiser box according to a further preEerred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 11 is a front perspective view of the upper region of the merchandiser box of Figure 3 mounted to an :~:
alternate box support from that shown in Figure 3; -~
Figure 12 is a perspective view of still a further box support for receiving the merchandiser box of Figure 3.
D~S~R~PTION ACCO~pING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODI~ENT~ OF T~ PRESENT INVENTION
Figure 1 shows an overall merchandiser assembly generally indicated at 1. This merchandiser assembly comprises an upright support 3 in the form of a peg board having a series of openings throuyh the board as well seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. These openings are conventionally used to removably support merchandise hanging hooks.
Provided around peg board 3 is an open frame 5.
SJ-8986-CA/US 211.~36 The peg board and frame combination described above for future reference purposes is referred to as box support for a merchandiser box generally indicated at 9 made in accordance with the present invention. Merchandiser box 9 which has a unitary assembly replaces the individual pegs or hooks typically used with peg board 3.
The merchandiser box has a paperboard construction preferably made from corrugated cardboard. The corrugated cardboard in itself has the benefit that the box is inexpensive and while remaining light in weight has substantial load bearing capacity.
The box comprises an outside wall 11 which runs down both sides and across the top and the bottom of the box. Extending between opposite sides of the box are a plurality of horizontally extending shelves 13 which are vertically spaced from one another to define a number of different product compartments. In the embodiment as shown, each of the shelves 13 has a vertical forward face 15. AS can be well seen in the drawings, the merchandiser box is substantially completely open at its front side for gaining access to products stored in the compartments such as product P1 shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The vertical facings 15 on the individual shelves provide a stop to prevent the product from inadvertently sliding off of the shelf, however there is more than sufficient head room above the product to-allow it to be lifted over the 30 facing out of the shelf area. -The merchandiser box additionally lncludes a back wall 17 which is provided with a plurality of apertures 19 near the upper end of the back wa]l. As seen in Figure 2 of the drawings, openings 19 are accessible through the most upper product receiving compartment in the box.
Figure 2 also shows that additional openings are provided `` 2~3936 through the back wall near its lower end accessible through the lowermost product receiving compartment. These openings may not be necessary in many applications of the box and are only provided as a very preferred embodiment of the invention.
The openings 19 are used to receive mounting means to mount the merchandiser box to the box support. Again, in the preferred embodiment the mounting means comprises at least one clip 23 as seen in Figure 2 of the drawings or possible a plurality of clips 23 as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. These clips fit through specified ones of the openings 19 in the back wall of the box and then into aligned openings in the peg board 3 of the box support. It is important that the upper end of the merchandiser box be supported to the self-supporting box support in order to prevent the merchandiser box from tipping forwardly as product is taken from the merchandiser. The lower end of the merchandiser box will typically remain in position in --the box support simply under the welght of the product contained in the merchandiser box.
AS earlier noted, the paperboard and preferably corrugated cardboard construction of the merchandiser box provides a number of significant benefits to the merchandiser. However, the paperboard construction on its own has a somewhat limited tear resisting capacity.
Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, reinforcing means is provided at the rear wall of the box directly around the securing mount openings or apertures 19. It is not necessary for the reinforcing means to be provided at other areas of the back wall of the merchandiser box. Again, in the preferred embodiment, the reinforcing means comprises a strip 21 which is substantially more resistant to tearing than the paperboard material of the box. Strip 21 can be rnade from any number of different materials including resin fibre reinforced 2 1 1 ~
paper tape which is self adhesing for mounting to the box.
The strip includes openings such as openings 20 shown in Figure 4 which are formed at the same time as apertures 19 when they are punched through the back wall of the box.
The preferred clip 23 whether used singularly or in combination with other clips 23 is specifically designed to work with the merchandiser assembly as well seen in Figure 5 of the drawings. The clip itself, which is better seen in Figure 3, comprises a center handle 25 mounted to a cross bar 27 with hook-like members 29 being provided to -~
opposite ends of the cross bar. In order to install the clip, the end members 29 are inserted in the direction shown in Figure 3 through the selected apertures at the 15 back wall of the box. They will also penetrate through the - -~
openings in the reinforcing strip. End members 29 are also inserted in the horizontal position of Figure 3 into aligned holes on the peg board and once they have cleared these holes, pressure is applied on handle 25 to move the clip from the Figure 3 to the Figure 5 position in which the clip ends are turned downwardly, i.e.the clip is pivoted or rotated through about 90' from the loading to the locked position. As a result of a combination of features including the curvature on the clip ends and the combined thickness of the back wall of the box and the peg board, the clip, while it is being pushed to lock, -effectively snaps into position where the handle 25 is driven up against the back of the box under pressure as shown in Figure 5 of the drawings. This provides a very positive locking action on the clip so that it does not simply slip out of its locking position but rather re~uires a very deliberate pulling action on the clip handle in order to release it. When the clip is in the locked position under a spring like tension as described above, there is a significant stress placed on the back wall of the box. Reinforcing strip 21 prevents the box from tearing outwardly around the clip.
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A very important feature of the merchandiser box resides in its ability to be prepackaged before reaching the retailer. In addition, as will be appreciated from the drawings, the merchandiser box has a size and shape in each of its compartments to maintain product loaded in the box in a relatively orderly fashion even after consumers have handled the product.
From the prepackaging standpoint, the merchandiser box after assembly but before reaching the retailer may be loaded with a particular manufacturer's product and then shipped to the retailer. Most retail outlets have some type of an existing merchandising system such as peg board 3 which is ready to receive the merchandiser box without modification whatsoever. AS shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, the retailer may have to remove some or all of the product from the top shelf in order to expose the mounting apertures for insertion of the mounting clip or other type of mounting means for the box. The product is then replaced in the upper compartment. This necessitates only a very minimal amount of product handling by the retailer in comparison to prior art merchandising systems.
~urthermore, the clip lies flush against the back of the box and does not present anything in the way of a sharp potentially dangerous protrusion as is again found in many conventional merchandisers.
In the prior art open shelving systems, product is not held in the orderly fashion as found in the merchandiser box shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. In addition, the shelves themselves must have a metallic, rigid plastic or other similar construction which can present rough exposed edges to the consumer whereas the merchandiser box of the present invention is able to use much less dangerous less expensive cardboard material In fact, in order to hide any rough edges on the cardboard -`- 21~3~3~
SJ~8986-CA/US - 8 -itself, it is made from double layers of cardboard folded back over itself so that the cardboard edges are all hidden to the inside folds of the cardboard.
Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings show the merchandiser box as including an upper header 7. This header is detachably held in position and therefore is replaceable according to the particular manufacturer's product placed in the merchandiser.
For shipping purposes, it is important that the product in a prepackaged merchandiser box be held securely in place during transit to the retailer. Accordingly, each of the compartments in the merchandiser box is fitted with a product retainer such as for example, produc~ retainer 31 shown in Figures 3, 6 and 7 of the drawings. This pr~duct retainer comprises first and second wall portions 33 and 35. It is preferably once again made from cardboard and therefore includes a natural hinge between the first and second wall portions. It is placed in the front of the compartment as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings with the lower longer wall portion facing the product and the upper shorter wall portion pinched up against the upper wall of the compartment in which the retainer is fitted. It is essentially a jamb or friction fit that holds the retainer in place and the retailer can simply bend or deflect the retainer sufficiently to pull it out of its holding position for displaying the product in the merchandiser.
Figure 6 of the drawings shows the retainer facing in one direction with the upper wall 35 pointed to the front of the compartment. However, the retainer can equally as well be used in the reverse direction with the upper wall 35 extending into the compartment fitted in the head space over the product and jambed between the upper end of the product and the top wall of the compartment.
This again provides a very positive grip on the retainer to -:`` 211.79~
ensure that it effectively holds the product in the compartment during shipping of the merchandiser.
Figure 7 of the drawings show that the merchandiser can additionally be fitted into a packing container 37 used to protect both the merchandiser and its contents during shipping.
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Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings show the merchandiser box 9 fitted with a different type of product P2 from that shown in Figure 1. In the merchandiser box of Figures 8 and 9 the product P2 which is once again pre~
loaded into the merchandiser box before reaching the retailer is held in position by product retainers 41 located in the individual compartments. In this case, the product retainer extends in a single plane only and is wedged in the header space between the top of the product and the top of the compartment wall. Product retainer 41 in this case is a length of cardboard material folded back upon itself so that it has some collapsibility and give for effectively wedging it into position and also allowing it to be pulled under force by the retailer out of the compartment.
Another feature shown in Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings is that reinforcing strips 21 are provided to both the inside and the outside of the back wall of the box.
This is a particularly effective arrangement for preventing box wall tearing particularly when working with a heavy product such as the bottled product P2 of Figures 8 and 9.
The description above relates to a merchandiser with shelves. In accordance with the present invention the merchandiser can use other types of storage and display supports such as vertically spaced rows of hooks such as hooks 45 used in merchandiser box 43 of Figure 10. As is the case with the earlier described merchandiser, the hooks ~-` 2113~36 can be preloaded before sending to the retailer and retainers are used to hold the merchandise on the hooks.
Figure 10 also shows the use of a different type of rear wall reinforcement in the form of a rigid grid 47 secured to the box. This grid could be made from steel, plastic or any other tear resistant material secured in any suitable manner to the box.
Although the description above relates to the mounting of product merchandiser 9 to a standard peg board, other types of conventional box mounts can be used equally as well. For example, Figure 11 of the drawings shows the merchandiser supported by a relatively standard slot wall support where clip 23 identical to the clips as earlier described fits in the same fashion through the back wall of the box and snaps down into the slot of the slot wall.
Figure 12 of the drawings shows a further box support in the form of a series of cross rails onto which the merchandiser box can be clipped in the same fashion to that earlier described.
Figures 11 and 12 are only representative of different types of box supports and it is to be understood that any other type of box support having an opening for receiving the clip or other mounting member can be used in conjunction with the merchandiser box. -.
At the retail level itself, once the merchandiser box begins to empty, it can either be refilled by the retailer or returned to the product packager. As a further ~ -~
alternative, the merchandiser box can simply be thrown away and replaced with another prepackaged merchandiser box ~ -~
35 which is extremely feasible because of the relatively low ~-replacement cost of the merchandiser box itself.
-~ 21,~)~36 Although various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that variations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
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Claims
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A merchandise box to be secured by reusable mounting means to a box support, said box being made from a paperboard material and having opposing sidewalls, a plurality of vertically separated product display levels between said sidewalls, said box having an at least substantially open front for gaining access to said display levels and a rear wall with mounting means receiving apertures through an upper region of said rear wall, said rear wall being reinforced around said apertures to resist tearing of the paperboard material when the reusable mounting means are fitted through the rear wall to the box support.
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