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US 7,243,796 B2Granted
Consumer product display
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorAdam Grablick
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a consumer product display comprising of a display strip and a plurality of consumer products. The display strip defines a front face and a back face that combine to define a lower section and an upper section. The upper section includes a hanging means. The front face, at the lower section thereof, is characterized by an exposed adhesive, to which the plurality of consumer products is separately and removably maintained.
Claims30
A consumer product display comprising:
- a display strip including:
- a template strip defining a front face, a back face, an upper portion and a lower portion, a fold line formed in the upper portion such that the upper portion defines a leading free edge above the fold line;
- and
- a carrier strip defining a front face and a back face, the front face of the carrier strip being covered with an adhesive;
- wherein the front face of the carrier strip is adhered to the back face of the template strip such that at least a portion of the adhesive remains exposed relative to the lower portion of the template strip to define an exposed adhesive;
- and
- further wherein the front face of the carrier strip is adhered to the back face of the template strip over the free edge of the upper section to secure the free edge against the back face of the template strip to define hanging means;
- and
- a plurality of consumer products, each separately and removably adhered to the exposed adhesive.
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A display strip comprising:
- a template strip defining a front face, a back face, an upper portion and a lower portion, a fold line formed in the upper portion such that the upper portion defines a leading free edge above the fold line;
- and
- a carrier strip defining a front face and a back face, the front face of the carrier strip being covered with an adhesive;
- wherein the front face of the carrier strip is adhered to the back face of the template strip such that at least a portion of the adhesive remains exposed relative to the lower portion of the template strip to define discrete product affixing areas characterized by an exposed adhesive, wherein each of the discrete product affixing areas is substantially similarly sized and shaped, and further wherein the carrier strip is adhered over the free edge of the upper section to secure the free edge against the back face of the template strip to define hanging means.
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A consumer product display comprising:
- a display strip including:
- a template strip defining a front face, a back face, an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion defining a hanging means, the hanging means including:
- a fold line formed in the upper section such that the upper section defines a leading free edge above the fold line;
- a first hole formed in the upper section above the fold line;
- and
- a second hole formed in the upper section below the fold line;
- and
- a carrier strip defining a front face and a back face, the front face of the carrier strip being covered with an adhesive;
- wherein the front face of the carrier strip is adhered to the back face of the template strip such that at least a portion of the adhesive remains exposed relative to the lower portion of the template strip to define an exposed adhesive;
- and
- further wherein the front face of the carrier strip is adhered to the back face of the template strip over the free edge of the upper section to secure the free edge against the back face of the template strip such that the first hole and the second hole in the upper section are substantially aligned;
- and
- a plurality of consumer products, each separately and removably adhered to at least one discrete product affixing area via the exposed adhesive.
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A method of assembling a consumer product display strip that is configured to adhesively secure packaged consumer products in a removable manner comprising:
- providing a template strip defining a front face, a back face, an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a first hole, a second hole, a fold line and a leading free edge above the fold line;
- providing a carrier strip defining a front face and a back face, wherein the front face is covered by an adhesive;
- folding the upper portion at the fold line such that the leading free edge of the upper portion is folded onto the back face of the template strip such that the first hole and the second hole are coaxially aligned;
- aligning the front face of the carrier strip to the back face of the template strip such that at least a portion of the adhesive remains exposed relative the template strip;
- and
- covering the leading free edge with the carrier strip;
- and
- adhering the front face of the carrier strip to the back face of the template strip via the adhesive such that the leading free edge is adhered against the back face of the template strip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.