US3499597A

US3499597A - Display package

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Publication number: US3499597A
Application number: US744840A
Authority: US
Inventors: Abe Katzman
Original assignee: S L KAYE CO
Current assignee: S L KAYE CO
Priority date: 1968-07-15
Filing date: 1968-07-15
Publication date: 1970-03-10
Anticipated expiration: 1987-03-10

Description

March 10, 1970l Y; A.r KAYZMAN' l 3,499,597

lDISPLAY PACKAGE Filed .July 15, lse Y 2 sheets-sheet z FIG.6

\ "wmv l l "im I l 'Il United States Patent O U.S. Cl. 229-34 5 Claims ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to a package and display device, and the process for making said device, wherein a bold frame is positioned around and secured to the edges of a back member and removably supports a sheet member having an article holding pocket.

This invention relates generally to a packaging and display device and, more specifically, pertains to a device which presents a bold frame and support structure which can be positioned about and support an embossed display pocket, a packaged article to be displayed being positioned within the embossed pocket.

It is an object of this invention to provide a packaging and display device which can be shaped and assembled quickly and easily.

It is another object of this invention to provide a packaging and display device which can be non-destructively opened for removal of the article contained therein.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a packaging and display device which can be used for both display and storage of an article contained therein.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a packaging and display device which can be used after the article contained therein has been removed or consumed.

It is an additional object of this invention to provide a packaging and display device which is economic to build.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a blank shaped in accordance with the phesent invention;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a partially formed blank in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3 3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view along line 4 4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5 5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a structure in accordance with the present invention illustrating a frame and support structure formed from the blank of FIG. 1, in combination with a partially inserted embossed pocket for a product;

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of a structure in accordance with the invention illustrating the frame and support structure in combination with an embossed pocket for a product.

Similar reference characters refer to identical elements throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to FIG. l, there is illustrated a blank 10 which may be cut and, if desired, marked or scored for forming.

The member or blank 10, which can be of sheet material such as paper, cardboard, plastic, thin metallic or metallized sheets 0r the like, each of which can be bent and which can retain its bend without breaking Patented Mar. 10, 1970 ICC or cracking, is cut to a shape desired such as that illustrated in FIG. l. The sheet member 10 can be of a thickness which will permit easy working of the sheet yet still possess a stiffness or rigidity sufiicient to provide support for itself under moderate handling and still maintain the form desired.

The blank 10 is shaped to provide a back member 62 defined by fold creases or

lines

30, 64, 66 and 68 which can be provided to facilitate the bending of blank 10 along designated lines. Projecting or extending outwardly from the line 0f the back member is a first ap member 18 having two

locking tabs

20, 22; and, projecting outwardly from the line 64 of the back member 62 is a second projection member 70 having

tWO locking tabs

72, 74.

Projecting outwardly from the line 68 of the back member 62 is a holding member 76 having two outwardly projecting

ears

12, 78; and, projecting outwardly from the line 66 of the back member 62 is a holding member 80 having two outwardly projecting

ears

14, 82.

The flap member 18 can support told

lines

24, 26, and 28. The first fold line 24 is positioned a short distance back from the edge 32 to provide a base section 34 defined by the edge 32 and the fold line 24. The second fold line v26 is positioned further back on the flap 18 to provide an inside rail seciton 36 defined by the fold line 24 and the fold line 26. The third fold line 28 is positioned still further back on the flap member 18 to provide a top section 38 defined by the fold line 26 and the fold line 28. The fold line 30, which is positioned still further back on the flap member 18, provides an outside rail section 40 defined by the fold line 28 and the fold line 30.

Flap member 70 is a mirror image of fiap member 18. Referring now to ap member 70, there can be provided thereon

fold lines

84, 86 and 88. The first fold line 88 is positioned a short distance back from the edge 90 to provide a base section 92 defined by the edge 90 and the fold line 88. The second fold line 86 is positioned further back on the flap member 70 to provide an inside rail section 94 defined by the fold line 88 and the fold line 86. The third fold line 84 is positioned still further back on the fiap member 70 to provide a top section 96 defined by the fold line 86 and the fold line 84. The fold line 64, which is positioned still further back on the flap member 70, provides an outside rail section 98 defined by the fold line 84 and the fold line 64.

Holding member 76 can be provided with

fold lines

100, 102, 104, and 106. The rst fold line 100 is positioned a short distance back from the edge 108 to provide an inside holding member 110 defined by the edge 108 and the fold line 100. The second fold line 102 is positioned further back on the holding member 76 to provide a fioating base section 112 defined by the fold line 100 and the fold line 102. The third fold line 104 is positioned still further back on the holding member 76 to provide an inside rail seciton 114 defined by the fold line 102 and the fold line 104. The fourth fold line 106 is positioned still a greater distance back on the holding member 76 to provide a top section 116 defined by the fold line 104 and the fold line 106. The fold line 68 is also positioned still further back on the holding member 76 to provide an outside rail and holding section 118 defined by the fold line 106 and the fold line 68.

An adhesive material, which can be of the pressure sensitive type, is applied :to `the surface of the outside rail and holding section 118. A first slot 120 having a Width equal to or slightly larger than the thickness yof the sheet material 10 can extend from the fold line 106 to a point 3 slightly beyond the fold line 104 and is positioned to acoommodate tab 20.

Extending outwardly from holding memberI 76 and baving a width that is equal to or less than the width of the loutside rail and holding section 1118 `is the tongue member 12 which can be provided wi-th two

fold lines

42, 44. Fold line 42 is positioned back from the edge 46 to form a locking flap 48 defined by the edge 46 and fold line 42. Fold line 44 is positioned still further back from the edge 46 and can be aligned with fold line 30 to `form a corner flap 50 defined by the fold line 42 and fold line 44.

A second slot 122 having a width equal to or slightly larger than the :thickness of the sheet material and which can extend from the fold line 106 to a point slightly beyond the fold line 104 is positioned tto accommodate tab 72. Extending outwardly from holding member 76 and having a width that is equal to or less than the width of the outside rail and holding section :118 is the tongue member .78 which can support two

fold lines

124, 126. Fold line I124 is positioned back from the edge I128 to form a locking flap 130 dened by the edge 128 and fold line 124. Fold line 126 is positioned still further back from -the edge 128 and can be aligned with fold line 64 to form a corner iiap 132 defined by the fold line 124 and fold line 126.

Holding member 80 is provided with fold lines 134, |136, I138, and 140. The first fold line 134 is positioned a short distance back from the edge `142 to provide an inside holding member 144 defined by the edge 142 and rthe fold line 134. The second fold line 136 is positioned further back on the holding member 80 to provide a fioating base section 146 defined by the fold line 134 and the fold line .136. The third fold line 138 is positioned still furthr back on the holding member 80 to provide an inside rail section 148 defined by the fold line I136 and the fold line i138. The fourth fold line 140 is positioned still a greater distance back on the holding member 80 to provide a top section 150 defined by the fold fline 138 and lthe fold line 140. The fold line 66 is also positioned still further back on the holding member 80 to provide an outside rail and holding section 152 dened by the fold line 140 and the fold line 66. An adhesive material, which can be of the pressure sensitive type, for example, is applied to the surface of the outside rail and holding section 152. Two laterally spaced

slots

154, 156 each having a width equal lto or slightly larger than the thickness of the sheet material I10 extend from the fold line 140 to a point slightly beyond the fold 4line 138. Slot i154 is positioned -to accommodate tab 22; and, slot V156 is positioned to accommodate ltab 74.

Ex-tending outwardly from holding member 80 and having a width that is equal to or less than the width of the outside rail and holding section 152 is the tongue member 14 which can support t-

wo fold lines

52, 54. Fold line 52 is positioned back from the edge 56 to form a locking flap 58 defined by the edge 56 and fold line 52. Fold line 54 is positioned still further back from the edge 56 and can be aligned wi-th fold line 30 and fold line 44 to form a corner flap 60 defined by the fold line 52 and fold line 54.

Extending outwardly from holding member 80 and having a width that is equal to or less than :the width of the outside rail and holding section 152 is the tongue member 82 which can .support two fold l-ines y158, 160. Fold line 158 is positioned back from Ithe edge 162 to form a locking flap '164 defined by the edge i162 and fold line 158. Fold line `160 is positioned still further |back from the edge 162 and can be aligned with fold Iline 64 to form a corner fiap 168 defined by the fold line 158 and fold line 160.

Sections

152, 118, 98 and 40 are of the same width; sections 150, i116, 96 and 38 are of the same width; and

sections

148, 94, 114 and 36 are of the same width. Sec- 4

tions

34 and 92 are of the same width but not greater than the width of

sections

38, 96, respectively. Section i110, 144 are of the Isame width but not greater than the width of

sections

118, 152.

iIn forming the shaped member '10, a right angle bend is made along each fold line of holding members 76, and flap members 18, 7 0.

Referring to FIGS. l, 2 and 3 and to the folding or forming of holding member 76, section 110 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line section -112 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 102; section 114 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold -line 104; section 116 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 106; and, section 118 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 68.

The various sections are sized to fit within each other -as illustrated in FIG. 3, one side of section being locked to a side of section 118 by the adhesive on section 118. It is to be noted that section 112 can Contact but is not secured to back member 62.

In a similar manner, holding member 80 is for-med, one Vside of section 144 being locked to a side of section 152 by the adhesive on section |152 to position section 146 in contact with -bu-t not secured to back member 62.

Flap member 18 can now be formed. Referring to FIGS. l, 2, 4 and 5, section 34 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 24; section 36 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 28; sec-tion 38 -is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 28; and section 40 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 30. At the same time, the locking flap 48 of the projecting tongue member 12 is bent upward at a slight angle; and, corner fiap 50 is bent upward to form a right angle bend along the fold line 44. The bent ap 18 is now fitted in-to locking position with the formed holding

members

76, 80, the tab 20 being positioned within slot 120 and tab 22 being positioned within slot 154. Additionally, the bent projecting

tongue members

12, 14 are positioned within `the open ends of the folded flap or flap member 18, the locking

fiaps

48, 58 engaging and being positioned `on top of lthe base section 34; and the corner flaps 50, v60 forming vclosed corners.

Flap member 70 is formed in the same manner as main flap member 18 had been formed. However, before main fiap member 70 is fitted into locking position with the formed holding

member

76, 80, an embossed display pocket which can enclose partially an article is positioned relative to the back member 62.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, a sheet of material 170 such as plastic, paper, metal foil or the like is embossed or shaped to provide a raised pocket 171. The sheet of material 170 can be relatively thin and `can be colored or, as desired, transparent, translucent or opaque. The pocket or embossed area of the sheet of material 170 can be shaped to display a fictional character, a symbol, a design or the like; and within the pocket or embossed area an article or product such as chocola-te, ice-cream, candy or the like can be placed.

The embossed sheet of material together with the product received in the pocket 171 can be positioned by sliding adjacent to the back member 62, the edges of the sheet of material being positioned between the back member 62 and section 34 of main flap member 18, section y146 of holding member 80, and section 112 of flap member 76.

The fiap member 70 then is fitted into locking position with the formed holding

members

76, 80, an edge of the sheet of material being positioned between the back member 62 and section 92 of flap member 70.

To remove the product from the pocket of the sheet of material, one of the

flap members

70, 18 is disengaged from the formed holding

members

76, 80 and the sheet of material 170 together with the product is slidably removed.

The sheet of material 170 can be removed without destroying either the sheet of plastic or the shaped and formed member and, therefore, can be used and reused a plurality of times. l

lf desired, a tab containing a cutout can be secured to the back ,of the back member 62 to permit the assemblage to be hung' from a wall mounted hook.

What is claimed is:

1. A flat sheet of bendable material having four fold lines to define a back member; a first means extending from a first of said fold lines; a second vmeans extending from a scQnd of said fold lines; a third means extending from a third of said fold lines; a fourth means extending from a fourth of said foldfiline's; first lock means coupled tosaid first means; second lock means {i'oupled to said third means; first lock receiving means coupled to said second means and second loclgL receiving means coupled to said fourth means whereby each of said first, second, third `and fourth means is folded upon itself to form respective'hollow frame members along the edges of said back member and said first and second lock means engage said'jfirst and second lock receiving means to maintain said `trv'iembers in the folded position; saidv first lock means comprising a respective t-ab adjacent each end of said first 'means positioned to extend downwardly when said first m'feans is formed into said hollow frame member; said second lock means comprising a respective tab adjacent each fiend of said third means positionedto extend.

downwardly vwhen said third means is formed into said hollow frame member; said first lock receiving means comprising a slot adjacent each end of said second means positionedfto the uppermost when"said second means is formed info said hollow frame member and each being located toi receive a respective tab projecting'vfrom said first and third means; said second lock receiving means comprising a slot adjacent each end of fourth means positioned to be uppermost when said fourth means is formed into said hollow frame member and each being located to receive a respective tab projecting from said first and third members.

2. The structure of claim 1, including fold lines on said first and third means to provide an inside rail section, a top section and an outside rail section; and fold lines on said second and fourth means to provide a floating rbase section, an inside rail section, a top section and an outside rail and holding section.

3. The structure of claim 2, including adhesive means to couple said floating base section to said outside rail and holding section on said second and fourth means.

4. The structure o f claim 2, including an inside holding member extending from said floating base section on said second and fourth means, and adhesive means to couple said inside holding member to said floating base section.

5. The structure of claim 4, including a sheet of embossed material removably interposed between said back member and said first and second projecting members, said first Iand second holding members each having been formed into hollow frame members.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,345,716 4/1944` smith 229-34 3,227,355 1/1966 Davidson 229-34 3,371,843 3/1969l Hainey 229-34 DAVID M. BOCKENEK, Primary Examiner 'Us c1. X.R. 20s-45.31