Standable package

Abstract

A standable package for holding an article. The package formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard material and comprising, when assembled, a front portion having an opening therein for displaying a front portion of the article, a back portion connected to the front portion at least along a portion of its sides, and having an opening therein for displaying a back portion of the articles, a base connected to the front portion for supporting the article, and a support member connected to the base and the back portion. The article is inserted between the front portion and the back portion of the package when the sheet is folded along horizontal fold lines separating the front portion from the base, the base from the support member, and the support member from the back portion. The base, the support member and a lower portion of the front portion form a support base for the package that enables it to stand in an upright position. The base is open at its sides to enable opening of the package from the open sides of the support base. In one embodiment, the front portion has at least one outwardly folding collar extending from the front portion for preventing the article from falling outward from the package, and the back portion has at least one outwardly folding collar extending from the back portion for preventing the article from falling outward from the package. In another embodiment, the outwardly folding collars are portions of an insert formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard or plastic material, which can be placed over the top portion of the article when it is placed in the package.

1 . A standable package for holding an article, said package formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard material and comprising, when assembled,
 a front portion having an opening therein for displaying a front portion of the article and at least one first restraining means for preventing the article from falling outward from the package,   a back portion connected to the front portion at least along a portion of its sides, said back portion having an opening therein for displaying a back portion of the article and at least one second restraining means for preventing the article from falling outward from the package,   a base connected to the front portion for supporting the article, and   a support member connected to the base and the back portion,   wherein at least either one first restraining means is an outwardly folding collar extending from the front portion or one second restraining means is an outwardly folding collar extending from the back portion,   wherein the article is inserted between the front portion and the back portion of the package when the sheet is folded along horizontal fold lines separating the front portion from the base, the base from the support member, and the support member from the back portion,   and wherein the base, the support member and a lower portion of the front portion form a support base for the package that enables it to stand in an upright position, said support base being open at its sides to enable opening of the package from the open sides of the support base.   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  further comprising a foot portion connected to the base and the support member, said foot portion being glued to the base. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the front portion comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the front portion to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       4 . The package of  claim 1  wherein the opening in the back portion extends into the support member and the support member comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the support member to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       5 . A standable package for holding an article, said package formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard material and comprising, when assembled,
 a front portion having an opening therein for displaying a front portion of the article and at least one outwardly folding collar extending from the front portion for preventing the article from falling outward from the package,   a back portion connected to the front portion at least along a portion of its sides, said back portion having an opening therein for displaying a back portion of the article and at least one outwardly folding collar extending from the back portion for preventing the article from falling outward from the package,   a base connected to the front portion for supporting the article, and   a support member connected to the base and the back portion,   wherein the article is inserted between the front portion and the back portion of the package when the sheet is folded along horizontal fold lines separating the front portion from the base, the base from the support member, and the support member from the back portion,   and wherein the base, the support member and a lower portion of the front portion form a support base for the package that enables it to stand in an upright position, said support base being open at its sides to enable opening of the package from the open sides of the support base.   
   
   
       6 . The package of  claim 5  further comprising a foot portion connected to the base and the support member, said foot portion being glued to the base. 
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 5  that is at least partially open at its top when assembled in a standing position. 
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 5  wherein the front portion is connected to the back portion by a heat sealed coating. 
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 5  wherein the front portion comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the front portion to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       10 . The package of  claim 5  wherein the opening in the back portion extends into the support member and the support member comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the support member to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 10  wherein the front portion comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the front portion to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 5  wherein the base has a horizontal fold line such that when the base is pulled downward along the fold line, the package collapses into a substantially flattened position, and when force is exerted upward along the fold line, the package is standable in an upright position. 
   
   
       13 . A standable package for holding an article, said package comprising:
 a) a standable package formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard material and comprising, when assembled,
 a front portion having an opening therein for displaying a front portion of the article, 
 a back portion connected to the front portion at least along a portion of its sides, said back portion having an opening therein for displaying a back portion of the article, 
 a base connected to the front portion for supporting the article, and 
 a support member connected to the base and the back portion, and 
   b) an insert formed from a unitary sheet of folded paperboard or plastic material and comprising at least one outwardly folding collar for preventing the article from falling outward from the front portion of the package, at least one outwardly folding collar for preventing the article from falling outward from the back portion of the package, first and second sides connected to the outwardly folding collars and forming an enclosed structure having an opening therein for receiving the top portion of the article placed in the package,
 wherein the insert is inserted over the top portion of the article and the article is inserted between the front portion and the back portion of the package when the sheet is folded along horizontal fold lines separating the front portion from the base, the base from the support member, and the support member from the back portion, 
 and wherein the base, the support member and a lower portion of the front portion form a support base for the package that enables it to stand in an upright position, said support base being open at its sides to enable opening of the package from the open sides of the support base. 
   
   
   
       14 . The package of  claim 13  further comprising a foot portion connected to the base and the support member, said foot portion being glued to the base. 
   
   
       15 . The package of  claim 13  that is at least partially open at its top when assembled in a standing position. 
   
   
       16 . The package of  claim 13  wherein the front portion is connected to the back portion by a heat sealed coating. 
   
   
       17 . The package of  claim 13  wherein the front portion comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the front portion to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       18 . The package of  claim 13  wherein the opening in the back portion extends into the support member and the support member comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the support member to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       19 . The package of  claim 18  wherein the front portion comprises a lip extending from the bottom of the opening in the front portion to the base for further restraining the article in the package. 
   
   
       20 . The package of  claim 13  wherein the base has a horizontal fold line such that when the base is pulled downward along the fold line, the package collapses into a substantially flattened position, and when force is exerted upward along the fold line, the package is standable in an upright position.