Combination display package and flip file holder for compact discs
AssigneeShape Corp.
InventorsPaul J. Gelardi, Anthony L. Gelardi, Alan B. Lowry, Craig S. Lovecky, Richard H. Farr
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Abstract
A combination display package and flip file holder has removable bars that hold two compact disc boxes on top of plural dividers in the display package mode. By removing the dividers, the display package converts into a flip file holder. A shrink-wrap outer covering around the entire structure helps keep the removable bars and compact disc boxes in place until after purchase.
Claims27
A combination retail display package and flip file holder for a compact disc or a cassette contained in a storage box, comprising:
- (a) a rectangular box having (i) a bottom, (ii) opposite sides, (iii) opposite ends, (iv) an open top, (v) means, including a plurality of dividers extending upwardly from the bottom of the rectangular box, for defining a flip file holder for holding a plurality of compact disc or cassette storage boxes in substantially upright positions, and (vi) means of defining a surface for supporting at least one storage box in a substantially coplanar position with the top;
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- (b) means, removably attachable to the rectangular box, for temporarily securing at least one storage box positioned on the supporting surface and forming an initial retail display package where at least one side contents of a storage box positioned on the supporting surface is visually displayed.
A combination display package and flip file holder for a compact disc located in a compact disc storage box, comprising:
- a rectangular box having a bottom, opposite sides, opposite ends, and an open top;
- a plurality of dividers having coplanar distal ends and extending upwardly from the bottom, wherein the coplanar distal ends of the plurality of dividers define a supporting surface;
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- removable holding means, attachable to the rectangular box, for temporarily securing a compact disc box with a compact disc container therein on the supporting surface between the opposite sides of the box, the disc box being substantially coplanar with the top of the rectangular box when secured on the supporting surface for display of the contents of the compact disc box in a display package.
A combination display package and flip file holder for compact discs, comprising:
- (a) a rectangular box having an open top, wherein the rectangular first and second opposite side rails spaced apart and parallel to each other each side rail having opposite end walls, a bottom wall, a side wall, a top corner wall disposed at each corner between the side wall and opposite end walls, and a plurality of equidistantly spaced partition walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall for forming a plurality of dividers with coplanar distal ends, wherein the coplanar distal ends of the plurality of dividers define a supporting surface;
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- (b) removable holding means for holding at least one compact disc box on the supporting surface between the opposite sides of the box.
A method of assembling a combination display package and flip file holder comprising:
- forming a rectangular box having a bottom, opposite sides, opposite ends, an open top, and a plurality of dividers having coplanar distal ends extending upwardly from the bottom, wherein the coplanar distal ends of the plural dividers define a supporting surface;
- placing a first compact disc box on the supporting surface between the opposite sides of the rectangular box and next to one of the opposite ends of the rectangular box;
- detachably connecting a first removable bar between the opposite sides of the rectangular box next to the first compact disc box, the removable bar having a center wall preventing movement of the compact disc box along the supporting surface and an integrally formed top wall preventing movement of the compact disc box away from the supporting surface;
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- shrink-wrapping the rectangular box with a transparent plastic covering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.