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US 6,883,671 B2Granted
Merchandise shipping and display system
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorTom Rushing
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Abstract
A system and method for shipping and displaying merchandise items includes a shipping display container having a front, back, and two side walls, a bottom, and dividers between the front and back walls for aligning merchandise items in rows. The container includes notches on both side walls adapted to engage a support frame and maintain the container in stable position. Such a system and method for provide for efficient utilization of space in both shipping and display of merchandise items and for stable positioning of shipping containers during shipping in a retail display.
Claims24
A shipping display container, comprising:
- a back wall, a front wall, and two side walls, each of the walls attached to a bottom;
- at least one divider attached to the front wall and to the back wall and extending therebetween;
- the divider and the two side walls attached in parallel relationship, the divider and one of the two side walls forming a display channel for displaying a plurality of merchandise items in spatial alignment;
- a notch in each side wall near the front wall and a notch in each side wall near the back wall for mounting the shipping display container onto a support surface shaped to receive the notches;
- and
- a removable shipping top,
- wherein the plurality of merchandise items is aligned for display after the shipping display container is shipped to a retail setting, and
- wherein the shipping display container is stably displayed on the support surface.
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A shipping display container system, comprising:
- a shipping display container comprising a back wall, a front wall, and two side walls, each of the walls attached to a bottom;
- at least one divider attached to the front wall and to the back wall and extending therebetween and in parallel relationship with the two side walls, the divider and one of the two side walls forming a display channel for displaying a plurality of merchandise items in spatial alignment;
- and a removable shipping top;
- a support frame attachable to a display surface and adapted to receive the shipping display container, the support frame comprising two side support members each attached to a front support member and to a back support member to form a frame;
- at least one bottom support member attached between and depending downward from the back support member and the front support member and configured to support the bottom of the shipping display container when the container is placed on the support frame;
- and
- a means for securing the shipping display container to the support frame, comprising in the shipping display container a notch in each side wall near the front wall and a notch in each side wall near the back wall, wherein one side wall is mountable over an outside of one side support member and the other side wall is mountable over the outside of the other side support member for interlocking the shipping display container into a stable position on the support frame.
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A method for shipping and displaying merchandise items, comprising:
- providing a shipping display container comprising a back wall, a front wall, and two side walls, each of the walls attached to a bottom;
- at least one divider attached to the front wall and to the back wall and extending therebetween and in parallel relationship with the two side walls, the divider and one of the two side walls forming a display channel for displaying a plurality of merchandise items in spatial alignment;
- a notch in each side wall near the front wall and a notch in each side wall near the back wall for mounting the shipping display container onto a support surface shaped to receive the notches;
- and a removable shipping top;
- placing the plurality of merchandise items in spatial alignment in the display channel;
- covering the shipping display container with the shipping top;
- shipping the shipping display container to a retail setting;
- removing the shipping top from the shipping display container;
- mounting the shipping display container onto a support surface shaped to receive the notches;
- and
- displaying the spatially aligned merchandise items in the shipping display container at the retail setting.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.