Combined shipping and display device

Abstract

A combined shipping and display device formed by folding from a single blank of sheet material such as corrugated cardboard. The device 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 tab is attached to each end of the connection strip to separate the cover from the display part. When such a merchandising display is used as a shipping carton, the cover closes to enclose the merchandise contained in the display part as well as a portion of the display part. Removing the cover from the display part will open the shipping carton and display the merchandise on the display part.

1 . A combined shipping and display device comprising:
 a container portion for holding merchandise during shipping and point-of-purchase displaying, the container portion comprising a bottom panel and front, back, and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the bottom panel, the front and side walls each having an exterior surface for holding the merchandise in a configuration intended for retail display; and   a cover portion comprising a top panel and side walls substantially transversely coextending from the top panel;   wherein the container portion and cover portion are integrally formed of a sheet material and hingedly connected to each other; and   wherein, in a closed position, the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces; and   wherein, 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.   
   
   
       2 . The shipping and display device of  claim 1 , further comprising a connection strip formed in the sheet material at one of the container portion and cover portion for allowing separation of the container portion from the cover portion. 
   
   
       3 . The shipping and display device of  claim 2 , wherein the connection strip comprises a perforation line. 
   
   
       4 . The shipping and display device of  claim 2 , further comprising a pull tab attached to an end of the connection strip, wherein the connection strip comprises two perforation lines. 
   
   
       5 . The shipping and display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the side walls of the container portion contains, on the exterior surface, merchandise promotional information, wherein the side walls of the cover portion conceal the merchandise promotional information when the cover portion is in the closed position and wherein the merchandise promotional information is revealed when the cover portion is in the open position. 
   
   
       6 . The shipping and display device of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall of the container portion has a smaller length than that of each of the side walls. 
   
   
       7 . The shipping and display device of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall of the container portion is inclined and connected to the back wall, the front wall defining one or more openings for receiving merchandise. 
   
   
       8 . The shipping and display device of  claim 7 , wherein the front wall of the container portion defines a plurality of openings separated from each other by a wall spacer. 
   
   
       9 . The shipping and display device of  claim 2 , wherein the connection strip hingedly connects the top panel of the cover portion to the back wall of the container portion. 
   
   
       10 . A foldable packaging blank for a combined shipping and point-of-purchase display container for displaying merchandise, the packaging blank comprising:
 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, the container blank portion having 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; and   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;   wherein the display blank portion and the cover blank portion are formed from a single sheet material and are hingedly connected to each other;   wherein, in a closed position, the cover portion covers at least a portion of the exterior surfaces; and   wherein, 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.   
   
   
       11 . The packaging blank of  claim 10 , further comprising a connection strip formed in the sheet material at one of the container portion and cover portion for allowing separation of the container portion from the cover portion. 
   
   
       12 . The packaging blank of  claim 11 , further comprising a pull-to-open tab attached to each end of the connection strip, wherein the connection strip comprises two perforation lines. 
   
   
       13 . The packaging blank of  claim 10 , wherein the top panel has a longer dimension than a corresponding dimension of the bottom panel. 
   
   
       14 . The packaging blank of  claim 10 , wherein the packaging blank is a corrugated cardboard. 
   
   
       15 . The packaging blank of  claim 11 , wherein the connection strip hingedly connects the top panel of the cover blank portion to the bottom panel of the display blank portion. 
   
   
       16 . The packaging blank of  claim 10 , wherein the side panels of the cover blank portion have substantially a same height as that of side panels of the display blank portion when the packaging blank is in an assembled position.