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  • 权利要求
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    • 专利摘要:
    A fold-in-half shipping/display box has tear-away segments in its front side, and severable perforations in the top and rear walls, whereby once the tear-away segments have been removed and the perforations have been severed, the box can be folded in half to display items contained therein.
    公开号:US20010001447A1
    申请号:US09/414,714
    申请日:1999-10-12
    公开日:2001-05-24
    发明作者:James W. Gregory
    申请人:Fort James Corp；
    IPC主号:B65D5-5253
    专利说明:
    [0001] This invention is disclosed in Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/103,906, filed Oct. 13, 1998. [0001] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    [0002] The present invention relates to a shipping/display box which can be used for shipping items to a store and then displaying the items in the store, and to a method of converting a box from a shipping mode to a display mode. [0002]
    [0003] It is conventional to employ a box, such as a corrugated cardboard box, for shipping items to a store and then as a display container within the store. For example, each of U.S. Pat No. 3,002,613, No. 4,793,487 and No. 5,927,498 discloses a box containing two rows of articles. The box includes a tear-away strip that extends around three sides of the box. Once the tear-away strip has been removed, a remaining fourth side forms a fold axis about which the box can be folded to produce two side-by-side compartments containing respective rows of articles. [0003]
    [0004] However, a tear-away strip which extends continuously around three sides of a box serves to considerably weaken the box, whereby the box is less able to withstand external forces during shipment. Also, the resulting compartments are open only at their tops, making it difficult for a shopper to notice and identify the particular articles. [0004]
    [0005] It would be desirable to provide a fold-in-half display box which exhibits improved strength for shipping and stacking and yet is able to expose front sides of the articles being displayed. [0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
    [0006] The present invention relates to a fold-in-half shipping/display box comprising a horizontal top side, a horizontal bottom side, parallel front and rear vertical sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides, and parallel end sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides. The front side intersects the top and bottom sides along a top front edge and a bottom front edge, respectively, of the box. The rear side intersects the top and bottom sides along a top rear edge and a bottom rear edge, respectively, of the box. The front side includes a tear-away portion having upper and lower edges coinciding with the top front edge and the bottom front edge, respectively. The rear side and the top side have a perforated line formed therein, the perforated line including a first section extending within the rear side perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the top rear edge, and a second section extending within the top side perpendicularly from the top rear edge to the top front edge. The bottom side includes a fold line extending perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the bottom front edge. The perforated line and the fold line lie in a common vertical plane bisecting the box. When the tear-away portion is removed, and the perforated line has been severed, and the bottom side has been folded in half along the fold line, the box presents a pair of side-by-side compartments separated by the folded-in-half bottom wall and resting on respective ones of the end sides. [0006]
    [0007] The invention also pertains to the method of converting that box from a shipping mode to a display mode. [0007] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
    [0008] The objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof in connection with the accompanying drawing in which like numerals designate like elements and in which: [0008]
    [0009] FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a shipping/display box in a shipping state, according to the present invention; [0009]
    [0010] FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 after a tear-away portion has been removed from the box; [0010]
    [0011] FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 as the box is being folded in half; [0011]
    [0012] FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 after the box has been folded in half; and [0012]
    [0013] FIG. 5 is a view of two folded-in-half boxes mounted on upon the other, with articles depicted therein in phantom lines. [0013] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
    [0014] A fold-in-half shipping/display box [0014] 10 depicted in FIG. 1 is formed of a single piece of corrugated cardboard to form a horizontal top side 12, a horizontal bottom side 14, parallel front and rear vertical sides 16, 18 interconnecting the top and bottom sides 12, 14 and parallel end sides 20, 22 interconnecting the top and bottom sides 12, 14. The front side 16 intersects the top and bottom sides 12, 14 along a top front edge 24 and a bottom front edge 26, respectively, of the box. The rear side 18 intersects the top and bottom sides 12, 14 along a top rear edge 28 and a bottom rear edge 30, respectively, of the box.
    [0015] The front side [0015] 16 includes a tear-away portion 32 having upper and lower edges coinciding with the top front edge 24 and the bottom front edge 26, respectively. The rear and top sides 18, 12 include a perforated line 34 having a first section 34A extending perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge 30 to the top rear edge 28, and a second section 34B extending perpendicularly from the top rear edge 28 to the top front edge 24. The bottom side 14 includes a pre-creased fold line 36 extending perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge 30 to the bottom front edge 26. The perforated line 34 and the fold line 36 lie in a common vertical plane bisecting the box. With the tear-away portion 32 removed, and the perforated line 34 severed, and the bottom side 14 folded in half along the fold line 36, the box presents a pair of side-by-side compartments 40A, 40B separated by the folded-in-half bottom wall 14 and resting on respective ones of the end sides 20, 22 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
    [0016] Each compartment is thus formed by: a remaining portion [0016] 16A or 16B of the front side 16, one half 12A or 12B of the top side 12, one half 18A or 18B of the rear side 18, one half 14A or 14B of the bottom side 14, and one of the end sides 20 or 22.
    [0017] The tear-away portion [0017] 32 includes a center portion have a height equal to a height of the front side 16, and a pair of tongues 32A, 32B projecting horizontally in opposite directions. Those tongues are of shorter height than the front side 16 and are spaced from the top front edge 24, the bottom front edge 26, and the end sides 20, 22, whereby after the box has been folded in half the front side forms two upstanding flanges 42 and a horizontal flange 44 disposed at the front of each compartment 40A, 40B for retaining articles therein. One of the tongues 32A has finger holes 41 formed therein to facilitate removal of the tear-away portion.
    [0018] It will be appreciated that the articles are loaded into box [0018] 10 in two rows A1, A2 of articles (see FIG. 5).
    [0019] FIG. 5 depicts two of the boxes [0019] 10 stacked one upon the other in a display mode. It will be appreciated that the halves 12A, 12B of the original top side 12 now form upstanding walls which aid in supporting the load of any other box(es) stacked thereon.
    [0020] In the preferred embodiment, each of the top and bottom sides [0020] 12, 14 is formed of a pair of flaps F which form a joint J after they have been folded. After the box has been loaded, the joints are covered by tape (not shown).
    [0021] Although the present invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that additions, deletions, modifications, and substitutions not specifically described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. [0021]
    权利要求:
    Claims (5)
    [1" id="US-20010001447-A1-CLM-00001] 1. A fold-in-half shipping/display box comprising:
    a horizontal top side, a horizontal bottom side, parallel front and rear vertical sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides, and parallel end sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides;
    the front side intersecting the top and bottom sides along a top front edge and a bottom front edge, respectively, of the box;
    the rear side intersecting the top and bottom sides along a top rear edge and a bottom rear edge, respectively, of the box;
    the front side including a tear-away portion having upper and lower edges coinciding with the top front edge and the bottom front edge, respectively;
    the rear side and the top side having a perforated line formed therein, the perforated line including a first section extending within the rear side perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the top rear edge, and a second section extending within the top side perpendicularly from the top rear edge to the top front edge;
    the bottom side including a fold line extending perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the bottom front edge;
    the perforated line and the fold line lying in a common vertical plane bisecting the box, whereby with the tear-away portion removed, the perforated line severed, and with the bottom side folded in half along the fold line, the box presents a pair of side-by-side compartments separated by the folded-in-half bottom wall and resting on respective ones of the end sides.
    [2" id="US-20010001447-A1-CLM-00002] 2. The shipping/display box according to
    claim 1 wherein the box is formed of corrugated cardboard.
    [3" id="US-20010001447-A1-CLM-00003] 3. The shipping/display box according to
    claim 1 wherein the tear-away portion includes at least one through-hole formed therein for facilitating manual tearing-away of the tear-away portion.
    [4" id="US-20010001447-A1-CLM-00004] 4. The shipping/display box according to
    claim 1 wherein the tear-away portion includes a center portion having a height corresponding to a height of the front side, and a pair of tongues projecting horizontally at respective vertical edges of the tear-away portion, each tongue being of shorter height than the front side.
    [5" id="US-20010001447-A1-CLM-00005] 5. A method of converting a shipping/display box from a shipping mode to a display mode for displaying articles contained in the box, the box comprising a horizontal top side, a horizontal bottom side, parallel front and rear vertical sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides, and parallel end sides interconnecting the top and bottom sides; the front side intersecting the top and bottom sides along a top front edge and a bottom front edge, respectively, of the box; the rear side intersecting the top and bottom sides along a top rear edge and a bottom rear edge, respectively, of the box; the front side including a tear-away portion having upper and lower edges coinciding with the top front edge and the bottom front edge, respectively; the rear side and the top side having a perforated line formed therein, the perforated line including a first section extending within the rear side perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the top rear edge, and a second section extending within the top side perpendicularly from the top rear edge to the top front edge; the bottom side including a fold line extending perpendicularly from the bottom rear edge to the bottom front edge; the perforated line and the fold line lying in a common vertical plane bisecting the box; the method comprising the steps of:
    A) removing the tear-away portion;
    B) severing the rear side and top side in half along the perforated line; and
    C) folding the bottom side in half along the fold line;
    D) whereby the box presents a pair of side-by-side compartments separated by the folded-in-half bottom wall and resting on respective ones of the end sides.
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    法律状态:
    2000-02-03| AS| Assignment|Owner name: FORT JAMES CORPORATION, ILLINOIS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GREGORY, JAMES W.;REEL/FRAME:010523/0853 Effective date: 20000131 |
    2006-02-23| AS| Assignment|Owner name: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., NEW YORK Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNORS:ASHLEY, DREW & NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY;BROWN BOARD HOLDING, INC.;CP&P, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:017626/0205 Effective date: 20051223 Owner name: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,NEW YORK Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNORS:ASHLEY, DREW & NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY;BROWN BOARD HOLDING, INC.;CP&P, INC.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:017626/0205 Effective date: 20051223 |
    2006-08-25| FPAY| Fee payment|Year of fee payment: 4 |
    2007-02-13| AS| Assignment|Owner name: DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC, GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FORT JAMES CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:018883/0749 Effective date: 20061231 Owner name: DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC,GEORGIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:FORT JAMES CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:018883/0749 Effective date: 20061231 |
    2010-10-04| REMI| Maintenance fee reminder mailed|
    2011-02-25| LAPS| Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees|
    2011-03-28| STCH| Information on status: patent discontinuation|Free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362 |
    2011-04-19| FP| Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee|Effective date: 20110225 |
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