Display and storage container

Abstract

A container can have a viewing end, a rear end, a top section, and a bottom section. The bottom section can be configured such that the top and bottom sections come together at a border and be attached by a hinge along one portion of the border at the viewing end. The border can be configured such that it is higher at the rear end and lower at the viewing end. Additionally, the hinge can be tearable and the border can form a seam that makes a free rim of the top section unavailable.

1 . A container comprising:
 a viewing end;   a rear end;   a top section; and   a bottom section configured such that the top and bottom sections come together at a border, the bottom section attached to the top section by a hinge located along one portion of the border at the viewing end, and the border configured such that it is higher at the rear end and lower at the viewing end;   wherein the hinge is tearable, and   wherein the border forms a seam that makes a free rim of the top section unavailable.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the seam extends about substantially the entire periphery of the container not covered by the hinge. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein both the top and bottom sections comprise tabs generally adjacent the hinge. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the tabs on the top and bottom sections are offset from each other. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises at least one snap at a corner generally opposite the hinge. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 5 , wherein the snap is generally parallel to the border. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 5 , wherein the snap is inset. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container cannot be opened without tearing the hinge. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises at least one snap generally adjacent the hinge. 
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container comprises shortened ribs on the top section extending from the hinge along the viewing end. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the ribs extend across no more than half of the viewing end. 
     
     
         12 . A container with a top and bottom section attached by a hinge on one end wherein:
 the border between the top and bottom is such that the border is higher at a rear end and lower at a viewing end;   the hinge is tearable and located at the viewing end; and   the top and bottom comprise alignment ribs that interengage to prevent sliding between two containers stacked on top of each other.   
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the bottom comprises a set of substantially identical and substantially identically space alignment ribs. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the top comprises fewer alignment ribs than the bottom. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom comprises at least two enlarged alignment ribs to interengage with the alignment ribs on the top. 
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 15 , wherein the bottom comprises shortened alignment ribs substantially in the center configured to receive the alignment ribs on the top, the other alignment ribs on the bottom designed to abut the alignment ribs on the top and prevent sliding. 
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein both the top and bottom sections comprise tabs generally adjacent the hinge. 
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the container comprises at least one snap at corners generally opposite the hinge. 
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 18 , wherein the snap is generally parallel to the border. 
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 18 , wherein the snap is inset. 
     
     
         21 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the container cannot be opened without tearing the hinge. 
     
     
         22 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the container comprises at least one snap generally adjacent the hinge. 
     
     
         23 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the container comprises shortened ribs on the top section extending from the hinge along the viewing end. 
     
     
         24 . The container of  claim 24 , wherein the ribs extend across no more than half of the viewing end. 
     
     
         25 . A container with a top and bottom section attached by a hinge on one end wherein:
 the border between the top and bottom is such that the border lies in a generally diagonal plane with a higher portion at a rear end and a lower portion at a viewing end;   the hinge is tearable and located at the viewing end; and   the top and bottom form at least one snap adjacent the seam, wherein the snap is generally parallel to the bottom of the container and at an angle with the plane of the border.   
     
     
         26 . The container of  claim 25 , wherein both the top and bottom sections comprise tabs generally adjacent the hinge. 
     
     
         27 . The container of  claim 25 , wherein the snap is inset. 
     
     
         28 . The container of  claim 25 , wherein the container cannot be opened without tearing the hinge. 
     
     
         29 . The container of  claim 25 , wherein at least one snap is generally adjacent the hinge and the seam.