# US 11,077,984 B2 · Shipping and display container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,984 B2 - Document ID: US11077984B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/748,099 - Filed: 2020-01-21 - Published: 2020-05-21 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-24 - Assignees: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd. - Applicants: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd. - Inventors: Chen-Kang Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077984B2 ## CPC - A47F 5/0018: {Display racks with shelves or receptables (racks per se A47B; storage devices for warehouses B65G1/02)} - B65D 5/48024: {inserted} - A47F 3/142: {Display trays to be placed on the floor, e.g. by means of legs or of integrated cabinets underneath} - A47F 5/005: {Partitions therefore (horizontally adjustable A47B57/58; constructional details of drawers A47B88/90)} - A47F 7/30: for furniture, e.g. beds, mattresses - A47F 7/0028: {with one compartment or recess for each article (A47F7/0035 takes precedence)} - B62B 2202/32: Chairs - B65D 2585/648: chairs and armchairs - A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M) ## Abstract A shipping and display container includes a top box installable over a bottom box. The bottom box is configured to receive goods provided in the bottom box in an upright and folded orientation and includes a pair of opposed sidewalls and at least one elongate divider affixed to the bottom box and extending between the opposed sidewalls and configured so as to maintain the goods in the upright and folded orientation. The top box is installable upon the bottom box with the goods received therein in the upright and folded orientation for shipping of the goods and is removable from the bottom box after shipping. The bottom box and the divider cooperate to maintain the goods in the upright and folded orientation for display thereof after removal of the top box. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shipping and display container, comprising: a plurality of foldable furniture goods in an upright and folded orientation; a bottom box configured to receive the foldable furniture goods in an upright and folded orientation with the furniture goods extending above an upper edge of the bottom box, the bottom box having: a pair of opposed sidewalls, and at least two elongate dividers affixed to the bottom box and extending between the opposed sidewalls and configured so as to enable the foldable goods received in the bottom box to be stacked against one another in the upright folded orientation with groups of the foldable furniture goods located on both sides of each of the elongate dividers to maintain the furniture goods in the upright and folded orientation for shipping, and a top box installable upon the bottom box with the foldable furniture goods received therein in the upright and folded orientation for shipping of the foldable furniture goods, the top box removable from the bottom box after shipping, wherein the bottom box and the divider cooperate to maintain the foldable furniture goods in the upright and folded orientation for display thereof after removal of the top box, and enable removal of individual ones of the foldable furniture goods from the bottom box and maintain remaining ones of the foldable furniture goods in the bottom box in the upright and folded orientation for display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, wherein the at least two elongate dividers each comprises an elastic strap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, further comprising a mount on each of the opposed sidewalls for connecting the at least two elongate dividers to the opposed sidewalls. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The shipping and display container according to claim 3, wherein the mounts are located on an exterior of each opposed sidewall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, wherein the top box and the bottom box are each rectangular. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, wherein the opposed sidewalls each have an aperture through which the at least two elongate dividers extend. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The shipping and display container according to claim 6, wherein each aperture is located adjacent to an upper end of each of the opposed sidewalls. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The shipping and display container according to claim 6, wherein the at least two elongate dividers are cylindrical having a diameter, and the apertures of the opposed sidewalls each have a diameter that is substantially the same as the diameters of the at least two elongate dividers. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, wherein the bottom box includes three dividers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container according to claim 1, wherein the at least two elongate dividers are perpendicular to the opposed sidewalls. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The shipping and display container of claim 1, wherein the foldable furniture goods comprise chairs.