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US 8,136,668 B2Granted
Box for retail display of breakable items
AssigneeAtico International USA, Inc.
InventorsGerald I. Katz, Marlen Rosales
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Abstract
The present invention relates to articles of manufacture for the packaging of brittle, elongated, and/or asymmetrically-shaped retail items for retail display to consumers. In some embodiments, the article of manufacture serves to protect the retail items from breakage during display or transit while allowing ready visual inspection by the consumer. In a preferred embodiment, the retail items are candy canes.
Claims9
An article of manufacture for storage or display of a plurality of candy canes, comprising:
- a region comprising twenty depressions into which each said depression a candy cane is fitted, wherein said depressions are radially arrayed 360° around and extending from a central region, wherein each of said depressions is asymmetrically shaped;
- wherein each said depression secures in place said candy cane and substantially immobilizes said candy cane to said depression;
- a customer-oriented surface opposing said plurality of depressions, the majority of said customer-oriented surface being comprised of a transparent material;
- a rigid support structure formed by a back surface, side surface, and at least a periphery region of the customer-oriented surface;
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- a feature that allows said article of manufacture to be hung for display to a retail consumer.
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