Concealable pallet for shipping/display container

A shipping/display container arrangement comprising:

• a) a container including at least one compartment for receiving goods while being stored, shipped to a final destination, and displayed there, said container having a predetermined horizontal cross section as considered in a use orientation of the arrangement;
• b) a pallet having a horizontal cross section bounded by respective circumferential surfaces that substantially corresponds to that of said container, situated underneath the latter in said use orientation, and having at least one channel for temporarily receiving the prongs of a lifting device as the arrangement is in the process of being transported from one location to another;
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• c) at least one skirt having a mounting region interposed between said container and said pallet, and a skirt region connected to and extending downwardly from said mounting portion and covering said circumferential surfaces of said pallet at least while said container is being used in said use orientation for displaying the goods.

A concealable pallet, comprising:

• a) a raised platform for supporting a container;
• b) a floor support for supporting said raised platform above the ground, said support and said platform having exterior peripheral surfaces;
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• c) a skirt having a mounting region secured to said platform, and a skirt region mounted on said mounting region for movement between a raised access position in which said skirt region extends above said raised platform and is remote from said peripheral surfaces, and a lowered concealment position in which said skirt region extends below said raised platform and covers and conceals said peripheral surfaces.