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US 10,306,999 B2Granted
Two piece collapsible display hutch
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorAndre C. Smith
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Abstract
A two piece, easy-to-assemble hutch for shipping and displaying items is provided. The hutch comprises two laterally opposing, hinged sidewalls, one or more elongated horizontal front panels, a rear wall and shelves made of two halves. The hutch is moveable between a first position in which each shelf is folded up against itself and a second position in which each shelf forms a substantially planar load supporting surface.
Claims15
A hutch comprising:
- a body made entirely from a folded first blank and comprising two sidewalls, each sidewall comprising a front vertical edge and a rear vertical edge, a rear wall extending between the rear vertical edge of each of the sidewalls, and one or more horizontally oriented front panels, each front panel extending between the front vertical edge of each of the sidewalls;
- and
- a spine made entirely from a folded second blank, the spine comprising a spine front panel and a spine rear panel integrally connected by a vertical spine fold line and folded together to form a frame and shelves hingedly attached to the frame, each of the shelves being hingedly attached to one of the horizontally oriented front panels and to the rear wall;
- wherein
- the spine frame is slidable in a vertical direction with respect to the body during assembly of the hutch.
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A hutch comprising:
- a body made from a folded first blank and comprising two sidewalls, each sidewall comprising a front vertical edge and a rear vertical edge, a rear wall extending between the rear vertical edge of each of the sidewalls, and one or more horizontally oriented front panels, each front panel extending between the front vertical edge of each of the sidewalls;
- and
- a spine made entirely from a folded second blank, the spine comprising a spine front panel and a spine rear panel integrally connected by a vertical spine fold line and folded together to form a frame and shelves hingedly attached to the frame, each of the shelves being hingedly attached to one of the horizontally oriented front panels and to the rear wall;
- wherein
- the body is slidable in a vertical direction with respect to the spine during assembly of the hutch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.