US 4,216,858 AGranted

Wristwatch display package

AssigneeInternational Packaging Corporation

InventorRoger P. Beauchamp

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Abstract

A package for alternatively displaying and enclosing an article such as a wristwatch. The package includes a base, an article holder slidably and removably positioned in the base, and a cover adapted for alternate disposition with respect to the base so as to alternatively provide for relatively open display and for substantially complete enclosure of the article. The package in its enclosure mode can be utilized as a shipping container. In its display mode, the package is utilized to display the article to prospective purchasers and in this mode the relationship of the cover to the base provides a stop means whereby the slidable removal of the article holder, and accordingly the article, to those unfamiliar with the operational manner of the package is prevented, and accordingly provides a measure of security for the retailer using this package.

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Dependent claims

A package for alternatively displaying and enclosing an article such as a wrist watch comprising, a base, an article holder disposed in said base and a cover adapted for alternate disposition with respect to said base so as to accomplish the display and enclosure modes, said base of substantially box-like configuration having top, front and rear walls interconnected by a pair of opposed laterally spaced sidewalls, said sidewalls of a somewhat L-shaped configuration such that said top wall forms the top of said L-configuration, the front wall forms the lower forward extremity thereof, and the rear wall forms the stem thereof, said walls cooperating to form a combined article display area and a centrally disposed front access opening for said article at a front face thereof located on the same side of the base as said front wall, said access opening further defined by edge portions of said sidewalls which are laterally spaced from each other, said cover of essentially similar configuration as said base including a front access opening disposed at the front face thereof, said cover being of slightly larger dimensions such that said cover is adapted to fit over said base in said display position wherein the respective top, front, rear and sidewalls of both said base and said cover are disposed face to face with each other with the access openings in registration thereby allowing access to the article display area, said cover further adapted for 180.degree. rotation for disposition over said base in said enclosure mode wherein said cover front and rear walls are respectively disposed face to face with said base rear and front walls and wherein said cover top, rear and sidewalls are disposed over the front face of said base so as to enclose the same thereby preventing access to the article display area.

A package for displaying an article such as a wristwatch comprising a base and an article holder disposed in said base, said base of substantially box-like configuration having a front wall and a top wall in turn connected by means of a pair of opposed laterally spaced sidewalls, said sidewalls of a somewhat L-shaped configuration such that said top wall forms the top of said L-configuration and said top wall is generally horizontally disposed and the front wall forms the lower forward extremity thereof, said walls cooperating to form a combined article display area and a centrally disposed front access opening for said article, said access opening further defined by pivot support means adjacent edge portions of said sidewalls and adjacent said top wall, said article holder including pivot means at the upper end thereof for engaging said pivot support means, the bottom of said holder being in engagement with and rearwardly slidably movable on a lower, upwardly facing surface adjacent said front wall for movement into said access opening by pivoting of said pivot means.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.