Product package with corner protectors
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorLaszlo Titkos
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Abstract
A product package includes a backer and a corner protector. The backer includes a back panel, a flange, one or more fold lines, and a slot. The one or more fold lines extend along an edge of the back panel, and the slot is positioned near the one or more fold lines. The flange extends from the one or more fold lines and is folded about the one or more fold lines to extend over the back panel. The corner protector includes a front section, a side section, and a rear section. The front section extends substantially parallel to and spaced from the back panel, and the side section extends from the front section toward the backer. The rear section extends from the side section opposite the front section and through the slot of the backer. The rear section is maintained between the back panel and the flange.
Claims21
A product package comprising
- a backer formed as a single piece, the backer including:
- a back panel having an edge,
- one or more fold lines extending along the edge of the back panel,
- a slot positioned near the one or more fold lines, and
- a flange extending from the one or more fold lines away from the back panel, the flange being folded about the one or more fold lines to extend over the back panel;
- and
- a corner protector formed as a single piece separate from the backer, the corner protector including:
- a front section extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the back panel of the backer,
- a side section extending from the front section to the backer, and
- a rear section extending from the side section opposite the front section, wherein the rear section of the corner protector extends through the slot of the backer and is maintained between the back panel and the flange.
A package for maintaining a retail product, the package comprising:
- means for substantially entirely covering a rear surface of the retail product;
- means for partially covering an interior surface of the means for substantially entirely covering along an outer perimeter edge of the means for substantially entirely covering such that the means for partially covering is configured to extend between the rear surface of the retail product and the means for substantially entirely covering, wherein the means for partially covering is formed as a single piece with the means for substantially entirely covering;
- a slot extending between the means for substantially entirely covering and the means for partially covering;
- and
- means for defining a chamber partially over a side of the means for partially covering opposite the means for substantially entirely covering, wherein the means for defining the chamber is configured to receive a corner of the retail product, the means for defining the chamber extends through the slot and is at least partially maintained between the means for substantially entirely covering and the means for partially covering.
A method of assembling a product package, the method comprising:
- inserting a corner protector partially through a slot in a backer, wherein the slot is defined between a back panel of the backer and a flange of the backer, and the flange initially extends away from the back panel;
- folding the flange of the backer over an adjacent edge of the back panel of the backer such that the corner protector is partially maintained between the flange and the back panel;
- folding the corner protector to define a first side section forwardly extending from the backer;
- folding the corner protector to define a front section adjacent the first side section and spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the back panel;
- and
- folding the corner protector to define a second side section extending from the front section of the corner protector to a different edge of the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.