Trayless display for a comestible
AssigneeCadbury Adams USA LLC
InventorsAllen S. Aldridge, Joseph Countee
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Abstract
A display and packaging assembly (10) which is used to display and dispense consumable items. The assembly includes a plurality of consumable items arranged in plural individual packs (22). A flexible overwrap surrounds the plurality of packs (22). The overwrap has a configuration corresponding to the array of packs where the overwrap has a portion which is completely removable to access the packs. The overwrap maintains its configuration upon removal of one or more of the packs from the array.
Claims24
A display and dispensing package assembly comprising:
- an array of comestible items, said items being arranged in a plurality of stacked columns of said items;
- and
- a flexible over-wrap surrounding said array, said over-wrap having a configuration corresponding to said array, said over-wrap having a portion which is completely removable therefrom so as to access said array of items, wherein said over-wrap maintains said configuration upon removal of one or more items from said array.
A display and dispensing package assembly comprising:
- an array of comestible item packs arranged in a plurality of stacked columns;
- and
- a flexible over-wrap surrounding said array, said over-wrap having a configuration corresponding to said array and a top portion which is completely removable therefrom so as to access said array of packs, said over-wrap maintaining said configuration upon removal of one or more comestible packs from said array.
A display and dispensing package assembly comprising:
- an upper and lower comestible item arranged in a stacked column;
- and
- a flexible over-wrap surrounding said stacked column, said over-wrap having a configuration corresponding to said stacked column and a top portion defined by a perimetrical boundary that defines a separation location of said assembly, said separation location positioned above a lower surface of said upper item, said top portion being completely removable from said assembly, said over-wrap maintaining said configuration upon removal of said upper and lower items from said assembly.
A display and dispensing package assembly comprising:
- an array of comestible items being arranged in a plurality of stacked columns of said items, said comestible items arranged in plural individual rigid packs;
- and
- a flexible over-wrap surrounding said packs, said over-wrap having a configuration corresponding to said plural packs, said over-wrap having a portion which is completely removable therefrom so as to access said packs, wherein said over-wrap maintains said configuration upon removal of one or more packs and forms a rigid assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.