Foldable merchandising strip
AssigneeMenasha Corporation
InventorsKristi M. Blumreich, Chad R. Sedo
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Abstract
A foldable merchandising strip comprises an elongated flexible strip segmented into sections by a plurality of horizontal fold lines. A hanging assembly comprising an upwardly directed retaining tab and a downwardly directed retaining tab is provided in alternate fold sections. Packages including a slot or aperture are hung on the upwardly directed retaining tab, and the downwardly directed retain tab is folded over the bottom edge of the aperture, the retaining tabs restrict movement of the package.
Claims28
An elongated strip for shipping and displaying a plurality of packages, each of the packages including an aperture for hanging the package, the elongated strip comprising:
- a plurality of horizontal fold lines defined at spaced intervals in the elongated strip, the fold lines defining a plurality of fold sections;
- and
- a hanging assembly provided in alternate fold sections, each hanging assembly comprising:
- at least one upwardly directed cut providing an upwardly directed retaining tab;
- and
- at least one downwardly directed cut in the strip providing a downwardly directed retaining tab, the downwardly directed cut being aligned directly below and separated a distance from the upwardly directed cut, wherein the upwardly directed retaining tab is adapted to restrict motion of the package in a vertically downward direction and the downwardly directed retaining tab is adapted to restrict motion of the package in a vertically upward direction.
A collapsible display system for shipping and displaying a plurality of packages, each of the plurality of packages including an aperture therein for hanging the package, the collapsible display system comprising:
- an elongated strip;
- a plurality of horizontal fold lines defined at spaced intervals along the length of the elongated strip, the fold lines defining a plurality of fold sections;
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- a pair of retaining tabs disposed in alternate fold sections, the pair of retaining tabs comprising an upwardly directed retaining tab for receiving the upper edge of the aperture, and a downwardly directed retaining tab adapted to be folded over the lower edge of the aperture.
A method for providing a pre-loaded merchandising strip, the method comprising:
- providing an elongated strip of a disposable material;
- providing fold lines across the width of the strip at selected distances along the length of the strip to provide fold sections;
- cutting in alternate fold sections:
- at least one upwardly-directed cut to provide an upwardly directed tab in the fold section;
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- at least one corresponding downwardly-directed cut to provide a downwardly directed tab corresponding to and spaced below each upwardly directed tab;
- sliding a package comprising an aperture over each upwardly directed tab until the upwardly directed tab rests over an upper portion of the aperture;
- folding each downwardly directed tab over a lower edge of the aperture;
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- fan folding the elongated strip for shipping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.