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US 10,117,529 B2Granted
Three side shoppable quick assembling display hutch
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorPatrick Abel
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Abstract
A display hutch is provided that can be made from three components adhered together to form a flat compact structure suitable for shipping. The compact structure can be positioned upright and converted into the display hutch by pushing down on support halves or by rotating inwardly side shelf panels and front shelf panels.
Claims11
A display hutch comprising:
- a front panel comprising a front body panel that defines a plurality of windows and one or more front shelf panels rotatably attached to the front body panel along front shelf fold lines;
- a left side panel abutting the front panel along a left front corner, the left side panel comprising a left side body panel and one or more left side shelf panels, each left side shelf panel rotatably attached to the left side body panel along a side shelf fold line, the left side panel further comprising a left side glue tab hingedly attached to each left side shelf panel along a glue tab fold line extending parallel to the side shelf fold line;
- a right side panel abutting the front panel along a right front corner, the right side panel comprising a right side body panel and one or more right side shelf panels, each right side shelf panel rotatably attached to the right side body panel along a side shelf fold line, the right side panel further comprising a right side glue tab hingedly attached to each right side shelf panel along a glue tab fold line extending parallel to the side shelf fold line;
- a rear panel abutting the left side panel along a left rear corner and abutting the right side panel along a right rear corner;
- one or more shelves, each shelf having a load bearing surface and comprising one of the front shelf panels and two of the side shelf panels;
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- an internal support located between the left side panel and the right side panel and comprising left and right support halves, the left support half adhered to each left side glue tab and the right support half adhered to each right side glue tab.
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A method of assembling a display hutch comprising the steps of:
- providing a display hutch comprising a front panel comprising a front body panel that defines a plurality of windows and one or more front shelf panels rotatably attached to the front body panel along front shelf fold lines;
- a left side panel abutting the front panel along a left front corner, the left side panel comprising a left side body panel and one or more left side shelf panels, each left side shelf panel rotatably attached to the left side body panel along a side shelf fold line, the left side panel further comprising a left side glue tab hingedly attached to each left side shelf panel along a glue tab fold line;
- a right side panel abutting the front panel along a right front corner, the right side panel comprising a right side body panel and one or more right side shelf panels, each right side shelf panel rotatably attached to the right side body panel along a side shelf fold line, the right side panel further comprising a right side glue tab hingedly attached to each right side shelf panel along a glue tab fold line;
- a rear panel abutting the left side panel along a left rear corner and abutting the right side panel along a right rear corner;
- one or more shelves, each shelf having a load bearing surface and comprising one of the front shelf panels and two of the side shelf panels;
- an internal support comprising left and right support halves, the left support half adhered to each left side glue tab and the right support half adhered to each right side glue tab;
- and a glue panel foldably attached to a panel selected from the group consisting of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel and the rear panel and wherein the glue panel is affixed to a different panel selected from the group consisting of the front panel, the left side panel, the right side panel and the rear panel;
- applying adhesive to a second blank facing surface of each glue tab;
- adhering one second blank to the glue tabs of the left side panel and adhere the other second blank to the glue tabs of the right side panel;
- applying adhesive to a surface of the glue panel and adhering the glue panel to the rear panel to create a folded and glued structure;
- positioning the folded and glued structure in an upright position and squaring up the structure;
- rotating downwardly in unison the side shelf panels along the side shelf fold lines until the second blanks contact each other;
- and
- rotating downwardly each front shelf panel about front shelf fold lines until each front shelf panel is in a horizontal orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.