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US 2006/0040550 A1Published application
Cord locking display collar and system and method for presenting connector for point of sale access prior to purchase
OwnerGregory Slausoninventor
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Abstract
A packaging configuration of a device inside a package maintains a plug or connector of the device accessible externally of the package, without having to open the package. The plug or connector is accessible to test the connectivity or to power or communicate with the device.
Claims20
A package for sale of an item comprising:
- a passage portion of he package for allowing a portion of the item to extend from an interior of the package to an exterior;
- and
- a securing device for securing the portion of the item relative to the package.
A method of providing an item having a plug or connector portion at point of sale, comprising the steps of:
- providing the item in a package having a wall portion defining an interior to the package;
- positioning the plug or connector portion of the item to be external of the package interior, with substantially the rest of the item remaining in the interior portion.
The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
- providing a lock collar portion at an interior of the package, with a portion of the lock collar extending through the wall portion;
- passing the plug through the lock collar portion to extend at least partially out of the package interior;
- and
- securing the lock collar relative to the package to prevent substantial movement thereof, while enabling access to the plug from the exterior of the package.
1 more element
A device for holding a cord connector outside of a package for access thereto without opening the package, comprising:
- a lock collar member having a flange member for engagement against an interior face of the package, said lock collar member having an extending neck portion adapted to pass through an aperture in the package, said lock collar member further having a passage therein adapted to receive and engage the connector;
- and
- a securement member for interacting with the neck member at an exterior of the package, to assist in maintaining the lock collar and package and connector in relative positions to one another, with the connector presented to the exterior of the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.