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Combined shipping and display deviceCombined shipping and display device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090134058, Combined shipping and display device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/993,155 filed on Sep. 10, 2007. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a merchandising display. More specifically, the present invention relates to a merchandising display foldable into shape from a single blank of sheet material and which has a removable cover so that when the cover is in a closed position, the merchandising display can function as a shipping carton. 2. Description of the Related Art Merchandising displays are widely used. One type of merchandising display is usually folded into shape from a single blank of sheet material. In addition, such a merchandising display usually has graphic designs on its front and side exterior surfaces. Such merchandising displays are then shipped, with or without the merchandise to be displayed, to places such as supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, department stores, or other establishments where they are configured or assembled for use. Such merchandising displays are usually shipped in a shipping carton or package in order to protect the merchandising display, its graphic designs, and/or the merchandise contained therein. Of course, multiple merchandising displays can be shipped in a single shipping carton. In any event, once such a merchandising display reaches its destination, a person at that destination has to open the shipping carton, take out the merchandising display and/or the merchandise, load the merchandising display with merchandise in the intended manner, manipulate or otherwise “set-up” the display and dispose of the shipping carton and other packing materials. The separate shipping carton complicates the shipping process because people have to pack, unpack and then dispose of the shipping carton. It also increases the shipping and labor costs, and creates waste. Thus, there is a need for a merchandising display which simplifies the shipping process, minimizes the shipping and labor costs, and reduces waste. A further need exists for a merchandising display which, itself, functions as a shipping carton. To meet these and other needs, the present invention is directed to a shipping and merchandising display which is folded into shape from a single blank sheet material such as corrugated cardboard. The display includes a display part, and a removable cover which is hingedly connected to the display part at a score or fold line. Preferably, the cover has two lines of perforation which are parallel and adjacent to the fold line to define a connection strip between the display part and the cover. A pull-to-open tab is attached to an end of the connection strip so that one can simply pull the tab to separate the cover from the display part. When such a display is used as a shipping carton, the cover closes to enclose the merchandise contained in the display part. Removing the cover from the display part will open the shipping carton and display the merchandise on the display part. A combined shipping and display device is disclosed having a container portion for holding merchandise during shipping and point-of-purchase displaying. The container portion has a bottom panel and front, back, and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the bottom panel, the front and side walls each have an exterior surface for holding the merchandise in a configuration intended for retail display. A cover portion is provided having a top panel and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the top panel. The container portion and cover portion are integrally formed of a sheet material and are hingedly connected to each other. When in a closed position the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces, and when in an open position, the cover portion opens to reveal the merchandise held in the container portion to provide a point-of-purchase display for the merchandise. In one embodiment, indicia such as printing relating to the merchandise is contained on the exterior surface of one or more of the container portion side walls. The indicia is protected by the cover portion during shipping of the display device and is revealed when the cover is opened. According to another embodiment, a foldable packaging blank for a combined shipping and point-of-purchase display container for displaying merchandise is disclosed. The packaging blank has a container blank portion divided by a plurality of first folding lines into a bottom panel and front, back, and side panels hingedly connected with the bottom panel and a plurality of first connecting panels each hingedly connected to one of the front, back, and side panels and foldable to be joined to another one of the front, back, and side panels of the container blank portion to form a display portion for holding the merchandise in a configuration for retail display. The packaging blank also includes a cover blank portion divided by a plurality of second folding lines into a top panel and a plurality of side panels hingedly connected with the top panel, the cover blank portion having a plurality of second connecting panels each hingedly connected to one of the side panels and foldable to be joined to another one of the side panels of the cover blank portion to form a cover portion. The display blank portion and the cover blank portion are formed from a single sheet material and are hingedly connected to each other. When the cover portion is closed, the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces. When the cover portion is opened, the cover portion reveals the merchandise held in the container portion to provide a point-of-purchase display for the merchandise. The foldable display blank can be assembled by folding the foldable display blank along a folding line dividing the display blank into the hingedly connected display and cover blank portions; folding the front, back, and side panels of the display blank portion toward the front surface of the display blank along respective folding lines; connecting the front, back, and side panels of the display blank portion to one another to form a display portion; folding the side panels of the cover blank portion toward the front surface along respective folding lines; and connecting the side panels of the cover portion to one another to form the cover portion. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention. It should be further understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale and that, unless otherwise indicated, they are merely intended to conceptually illustrate the structures and procedures described herein. Continue reading about Combined shipping and display device... Full patent description for Combined shipping and display device Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Combined shipping and display device patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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