Shippable Display Unit

Abstract

A pre-packed shipper display containing products arranged for display for purchase by consumers, and bearing display indicia including shopper-targeted indicia directed to shoppers and/or product-specific indicia relating to the products. All panels of the pre-packed shipper display are formed from a monolithic blank and remain integrally coupled together such that the monolithic blank may be folded to form the pre-packed shipper display without separating panels and without the need for glue. The pre-packed shipper display may include a graphics box formed integrally from the monolithic blank. Structural support panels may also be formed integrally from the monolithic blank to be folded within the graphics box to provide structural support and rigidity to the pre-packed shipper display and/or to provide support to the products therein. Shipping panels may be formed integrally from the monolithic blank to cover and to protect the display indicia, as well as to enclose the products within the product display area.

1 . A pre-packed shipper display for transporting products and displaying the products at a retail location, said pre-packed shipper display tray being formed from a single monolithic blank and comprising:
 a bottom side wall having a front edge, a back edge spaced apart from said front edge, a left side edge extending between said front and back edges, and a right side edge extending between said front and back edges and spaced apart from said left side edge;   a front side wall extending upwardly from said front edge of said bottom side wall;   a back side wall extending upwardly from said back edge of said bottom side wall;   a left side wall extending upwardly from said left side edge;   a right side wall extending upwardly from said right side edge;   a graphics box formed from graphics box panels on which display indicia including shopper-targeted and/or product-specific indicia are printed; and   at least one structural support panel within said graphics box providing structural support and rigidity to said graphics box;   wherein:   said front side wall is a partial wall, and said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall define a product display area having an upwardly-facing open area and a forwardly-facing open area;   said graphics box includes an inwardly-facing graphics box side comprising a complete wall providing lateral support to products within said product display area; and   said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, said right side wall, said graphics box, and said at least one structural support panel are all integrally formed from panels of the same monolithic blank that are folded with respect to one another and not separated from one another to form said pre-packed shipper display.   
     
     
         2 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said inwardly-facing graphics box side is substantially parallel to said left side wall and said right side wall;   said graphics box comprises a forwardly-facing graphics box panel substantially aligned with and coplanar with said front wall, and an upwardly-facing graphics box panel substantially aligned with and spaced apart from said bottom wall; and   said at least one structural support panel includes at least one structural panel within said graphics box positioned substantially perpendicular to and extending between one of said left and right side walls and said inwardly-facing graphics box side to provide lateral support to said graphics box and to products within said product display area.   
     
     
         3 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one structural support panel includes a plurality of structural support panels. 
     
     
         4 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 3 , wherein:
 said inwardly-facing graphics box side is substantially parallel to said left side wall and said right side wall; and   said plurality of structural support panels includes at least two lateral structural panels within said graphics box positioned substantially perpendicular to and extending between one of said left and right side walls and said inwardly-facing graphics box side to provide lateral support to said graphics box and to products within said product display area, and at least one structural panel extending substantially perpendicular to said at least two lateral structural panels.   
     
     
         5 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 1 , further comprising at least one shipping panel extending monolithically from one of said front side wall, said back side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall, and sized and shaped and configured to enclose products within said product display area. 
     
     
         6 . A pre-packed shipper display formed from a single monolithic blank, said pre-packed shipper display comprising:
 a bottom side wall having a front edge, a back edge spaced apart from said front edge, a left side edge extending between said front and back edges, and a right side edge extending between said front and back edges and spaced apart from said left side edge;   a front side wall extending upwardly from said front edge of said bottom side wall;   a back side wall extending upwardly from said back edge of said bottom side wall;   a left side wall extending upwardly from said left side edge;   a right side wall extending upwardly from said right side edge; and   at least one shipping panel extending monolithically from one of said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall;   wherein:   said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall define a product display area;   a plurality of products are contained within said product display area arranged for display within said product display area;   one of said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall bears display indicia including shopper-targeted indicia directed to shoppers and/or product-specific indicia relating to said products within said product display area;   said at least one shipping panel is sized, shaped, and configured to cover and to retain said products in said product display area and to cover and to protect said display indicia during transport of said pre-packed shipper display such that all display indicia are covered and protected by a shipping panel during transport of said pre-packed shipper display;   said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, said right side wall, and said at least one shipping panel are all integrally formed from panels of the same monolithic blank that are folded with respect to one another and not separated from one another to form said pre-packed shipper display; and   upon detachment of said at least one shipping panel from said monolithic blank, said pre-packed shipper display is ready, without further manipulation, for placement at a product display area for display of said products therein for purchase.   
     
     
         7 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 6 , wherein:
 said at least one shipping panel comprises:
 a first shipping panel extending monolithically from one of said front side wall, said back side wall, said bottom side wall, said left side wall, and said right side wall; and 
 a second shipping panel extending monolithically from said first shipping panel; 
   said product display area has an upwardly-facing open area and a forwardly-facing open area;   said first shipping panel is sized to cover completely said upwardly-facing open area of said product display area; and   said second shipping panel is sized to cover completely said forwardly-facing open area of said product display area.   
     
     
         8 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 6 , further comprising at least one side shipping panel extending monolithically from said at least one shipping panel and sized, shaped, and configured to cover one of said left side wall and said right side wall. 
     
     
         9 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 8 , wherein:
 said left side wall and said right side wall bear display indicia; and   said at least one side shipping panel includes a left side shipping panel sized, shaped, and configured to cover said left side wall and to protect said display indicia thereon, and a right side shipping panel sized, shaped, and configured to cover said right side wall and to protect said display indicia thereon.   
     
     
         10 . A pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 6 , wherein handles are formed in said left side wall and said right side wall to facilitate transport of said pre-packed shipper display and placement of said pre-packed shipper display at a product display area. 
     
     
         11 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display, said blank comprising:
 a bottom side wall panel;   a front side wall panel;   a back side wall panel;   a left side wall panel;   a right side wall panel;   a plurality of graphics box wall panels;   at least one graphics box internal structural support panel; and   at least one shipping panel;   wherein:   all said panels of said blank are integrally formed from the same monolithic blank and remain integrally coupled together upon folding of said monolithic blank into a formed pre-packed shipper display shipper having a product display area defined by said front side wall panel, said back side wall panel, said bottom side wall panel, said left side wall panel, and said right side wall panel;   said plurality of graphics box wall panels are arranged along said monolithic blank to be folded to form a graphics box adjacent said product display area;   said at least one graphics box internal structural support panel is arranged along said monolithic blank to be folded to be inside said graphics box formed from said plurality of graphics box wall panels;   at least one of said graphics box wall panels bears display indicia including shopper-targeted indicia directed to shoppers and/or product-specific indicia relating to said products within said product display area; and   said at least one shipping panel is sized, shaped, and configured, and arranged along said monolithic blank to cover and to retain products in said product display area and to cover and to protect said display indicia during transport of said pre-packed shipper display formed from said monolithic blank.   
     
     
         12 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 11 , wherein said plurality of graphics box panels includes an inwardly-facing graphics box panel comprising a complete wall panel arranged to be folded along said monolithic blank to be substantially parallel to a left side wall and a right side wall formed from said left side wall panel and said right side wall panel, respectively, upon folding said monolithic blank into a pre-packed shipper display, said inwardly-facing graphics box wall panel providing lateral support to products within said product display area formed upon folding said monolithic blank into a pre-packed shipper display. 
     
     
         13 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 11 , wherein:
 said front side wall panel, said back side wall panel, and said bottom side wall panel each have display edges extending between side walls of a pre-packed shipper display formed upon folding said monolithic blank, and left and right side edges extending between said display edges;   said front side wall panel, said back side wall panel, and said bottom side wall panel are coupled together along display edges;   at least one left side wall panel is coupled to a left side edge of at least one of said front side wall panel, said back side wall panel, and said bottom side wall panel; and   at least one right side wall panel is coupled to a right side edge of at least one of front side wall panel, said back side wall panel, and said bottom side wall panel.   
     
     
         14 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 11 , wherein said graphics box wall panels include:
 a forwardly-facing graphics box wall panel arranged to be folded along said monolithic blank to be substantially aligned with and coplanar with said front side wall panel;   an upwardly-facing graphics box wall panel arranged to be folded along said monolithic blank to be substantially aligned with and spaced apart from said bottom side wall panel; and   an inwardly-facing graphics wall panel arranged to be folded along said monolithic blank to face towards said product display area to be formed from said monolithic blank.   
     
     
         15 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 14 , wherein said inwardly-facing graphics wall panel is a shaped to form a complete wall substantially parallel to a left side wall and a right side wall formed from said left side wall panel and said right side wall panel, respectively, upon folding said monolithic blank into a pre-packed shipper display, said inwardly-facing graphics box wall panel providing lateral support to products within said product display area formed upon folding said monolithic blank into a pre-packed shipper display. 
     
     
         16 . A blank for forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 14 , wherein:
 graphics box wall panels are arranged along one of said left side wall panel and said right side wall panel; and   said at least one graphics box internal structural support panel includes at least one graphic box internal structural support panel arranged to be folded along said monolithic blank to be positioned within a graphics box to be formed upon folding said graphics box wall panels and to extend from said one of said left side wall panel and said right side wall panels to said inwardly-facing graphics box wall panel.   
     
     
         17 . A method of forming a pre-packed shipper display, said method comprising:
 folding a plurality of panels integrally formed from a monolithic blank to form a display section having a product display area defined by a bottom side wall, a front side wall extending upwardly from a front edge of said bottom side wall, a back side wall extending upwardly from a back edge of said bottom side wall; a left side wall extending upwardly from a left side edge of said bottom side wall, and a right side wall extending upwardly from a right side edge of said bottom side wall;   folding a plurality of graphics box panels integrally formed from said monolithic blank to form a graphics box adjacent said product display area;   packing products in said product display area in an arrangement ready for display for consumers;   providing display indicia including shopper-targeted indicia directed to shoppers and/or product-specific indicia relating to said products within said product display area on at least one of said graphics box panels; and   folding at least one shipping panel integrally formed from said monolithic blank to cover and to retain products in said product display area and to cover and to protect said shopper-targeted indicia during transport of said pre-packed shipper display;   wherein:   said monolithic blank includes panels for forming all parts of said pre-packed display shipper; and   none of said panels of said monolithic blank are separated from one another to form said pre-packed display shipper.   
     
     
         18 . A method of forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 17 , wherein no glue is required to form said pre-packed shipper display. 
     
     
         19 . A method of forming a pre-packed shipper display as in  claim 17 , further including folding at least one structural support panel formed integrally with said monolithic blank to be positioned within said graphics box to provide structural support and rigidity to said graphics box and to provide lateral support to said products so that said products are maintained during transportation of said pre-packed shipper display in a configuration ready for display upon removal of said at least one shipping panel.