Pleaded, Expandable Package for Upright Support of a Cord Product

Abstract

A pleated, expandable, package for a coiled extension cord is expandable to accommodate different size extension cords and supports the extension cord in an upright orientation to display the extension cord.

1 ) A foldable blank for packaging and supporting a coiled cord, the blank comprising:
 a base panel having a rectangular shape that is bounded by opposite first and second side fold lines and opposite first and second end fold lines;   a first side panel connected to the base panel along the fist side fold line;   a second side panel connected to the base panel along the second side fold line;   a first end panel having a trapezoidal shape, the first end panel being connected to the base panel along the first end fold line; and   a second end panel having a trapezoidal shape, the second end panel being connected to the base panel along the second end fold line.   
     
     
         2 ) The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of triangular shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the first end panel;   a pair of triangular shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the second end panel;   a pair of triangular shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the first end panel; and,   a pair of triangular shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the second end panel.   
     
     
         3 ) The blank of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 each of the triangular shaped panels of the pairs of triangular shaped panels having an oblique triangular shape.   
     
     
         4 ) The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the first side panel having a first free edge opposite the first side fold line; and,   the second side panel having a second free edge opposite the second side fold line.   
     
     
         5 ) The blank of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 the first free edge and the first side fold line being parallel; and, the second free edge and the second side fold line being parallel.   
     
     
         6 ) The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the first side panel having a plurality of fold lines that extend across the first side panel from the first side fold line; and,   the second side panel having a plurality of fold lines that extend across the second side panel from the second fold line.   
     
     
         7 ) The blank of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 the first side panel plurality of fold lines being parallel; and,   the second side panel plurality of fold lines being parallel.   
     
     
         8 ) The blank of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 the first end panel having a first top fold line on an opposite side of the first end panel from the first end fold line;   a first top panel connected to the first end panel along the first top fold line;   the first end fold line having a length dimension; and,   the first top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the first end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         9 ) The blank of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 the second end panel having a second top fold line on an opposite side of the second end panel from the second end fold line;   a second top panel connected to the second end panel along the second top fold line;   the second end fold line having a length dimension; and, the second top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the second end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         10 ) A foldable blank for packaging and supporting a coiled cord, the blank comprising:
 a base panel having a rectangular shape that is bounded by opposite first and second side fold lines and opposite first and second end fold lines;   a first side panel connected to the base panel along the first side fold line, the first side panel having a plurality of parallel fold lines that are parallel with the first and second end fold lines;   a second side panel connected to the base panel along the second side fold line, the second side panel having a plurality of parallel fold lines that are parallel with the first and second end fold lines;   a first end panel connected to the base panel along the first end fold line; and,   a second end panel connected to the base panel along the second end fold line.   
     
     
         11 ) The blank of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 the first side panel having a first free edge opposite the first side fold line; and,   the second side panel having a second free edge opposite the second side fold line.   
     
     
         12 ) The blank of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 the first free edge and the first side fold line being parallel; and,   the second free edge and the second side fold line being parallel.   
     
     
         13 ) The blank of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the first end panel;   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the second end panel;   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the first end panel; and,   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the second end panel.   
     
     
         14 ) The blank of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 the first side panel having a rectangular shape; and, the second side panel having a rectangular shape.   
     
     
         15 ) The blank of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 the first end panel having a first top fold line on an opposite side of the first end panel from the first end fold line;   a first top panel connected to the first end panel along the first top fold line;   the first end fold line having a length dimension; and,   the first top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the first end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         16 ) The blank of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 the second end panel having a second top fold line on an opposite side of the second end panel from the second end fold line;   a second top panel connected to the second end panel along the second top fold line;   the second end fold line having a length dimension; and,   the second top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the second end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         17 ) A foldable blank for packaging and supporting a coiled cord, the blank comprising:
 a base panel having a rectangular shape that is bounded by opposite first and second side fold lines and opposite first and second end fold lines;   a first side panel connected to the base panel along the first side fold line;   a second side panel connected to the base panel along the second side fold line;   a first end panel connected to the base panel along the first end fold line, the first end panel having a first top fold line on an opposite side of the first end panel from the first end fold line;   a second end panel connected to the base panel along the second end fold line, the second end panel having a second top fold line on an opposite side of the second end panel from the second end fold line;   a first top panel connected to the first end panel along the first top fold line;   a second top panel connected to the second end panel along the second top fold line;   the first end fold line having a length dimension; and,   the first top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the first end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         18 ) The blank of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 the second end fold line having a length dimension; and,   the second top fold line having a length dimension that is smaller than the second end fold line length dimension.   
     
     
         19 ) The blank of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the first end panel;   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the first side panel and the second end panel;   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the first end panel; and,   a pair of oblique triangle shaped panels separated by a fold line connected between the second side panel and the second end panel.   
     
     
         20 ) The blank of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 the first side panel having a plurality of fold lines that extend across the first side panel from the first side fold line; and,   the second side panel having a plurality of fold lines that extend across the second side panel from the second fold line.