Combination box and display unit

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a combination box and display unit. The unit may be used initially as a box to ship products, such as electronic cigarettes, and may then be converted into a display for the electronic cigarettes.

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         14 . A display unit comprising:
 a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom, a top of the display unit being open;
 wherein a height of the front wall is less than a height of the back wall, and 
 wherein the bottom is integral with the front wall, the back wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall; and 
   a tray above the bottom, the tray including a plurality of indentations arranged in at least two rows extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the indentations of each row are aligned.   
     
     
         15 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of indentations are arranged in at least two columns extending between the front wall and the back wall, wherein the indentations of each column are aligned. 
     
     
         16 . The display unit of  claim 15 , wherein the tray includes exactly two columns. 
     
     
         17 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein the tray is removable. 
     
     
         18 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein the tray is fixedly attached to the bottom. 
     
     
         19 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein the indentations are molded from a plastic material. 
     
     
         20 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein each indentation is substantially rectangular in shape. 
     
     
         21 . The display unit of  claim 20 , wherein each indentation has a width measured in a direction from the front wall to the back wall and a length measured in a direction from the first side wall to the second side wall, wherein the width is less than the length. 
     
     
         22 . The display unit of  claim 14 , further comprising at least one product, a lower portion of the product being disposed in one of the indentations, and an upper portion of the product extending above the front wall, wherein the upper portion of the product is larger than the lower portion, and wherein the product includes an electronic cigarette. 
     
     
         23 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein an upper edge of at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, or the back wall is at least partially uneven from being torn along a perforated line. 
     
     
         24 . The display unit of  claim 23 , wherein the upper edge of each of the first side wall and the second side wall is at least partially uneven. 
     
     
         25 . The display unit of  claim 14 , wherein the back wall includes a header card. 
     
     
         26 . The display unit of  claim 25 , wherein the header card is disposed in the back wall via a slot defined by the back wall. 
     
     
         27 . A display unit comprising:
 a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom, a top of the display unit being open; wherein the back wall at least partially defines a slot; and   a tray above the bottom, the tray including a plurality of indentations aligned between the first side wall and the second side wall and between the front wall and the back wall; and   a header card insertable into the slot, a bottom-most end of the header card having a width less than a width of the slot.   
     
     
         28 . The display unit of  claim 27 , wherein a majority of the header card extends above the back wall when the header card is in the slot. 
     
     
         29 . The display unit of  claim 27 , wherein an upper edge of each of the first side wall and the second side wall is angled relative to the bottom, from the front wall toward the back wall. 
     
     
         30 . The display unit of  claim 27 , wherein the slot is further defined by a material adhered to an interior surface of the back wall. 
     
     
         31 . The display unit of  claim 27 , wherein an upper edge of at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the front wall, and the back wall is at least partially uneven due to being torn along a perforated line. 
     
     
         32 . A display unit comprising:
 a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom, a top of the display unit being open;   a tray above the bottom, the tray including a plurality of indentations arranged in at least two rows extending between the first side wall and the second side wall and at least two columns extending between the front wall and the back wall, wherein the indentations are aligned within each row and within each column; and   a product disposed in one of the indentations, wherein the product includes an electronic cigarette.   
     
     
         33 . The display unit of  claim 32 , wherein the product is substantially rectangular in cross-sectional shape. 
     
     
         34 . The display unit of  claim 32 , wherein the product extends above each of the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall. 
     
     
         35 . The display unit of  claim 32 , wherein the tray includes exactly two columns. 
     
     
         36 . The display unit of  claim 32 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the electronic cigarette is perpendicular to the bottom. 
     
     
         37 . A display unit comprising:
 a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom, a top of the display unit being open; wherein each of the first side wall and second side wall includes a front edge parallel to a back edge and a top edge diverging from a bottom edge;   a tray above the bottom, the tray including a plurality of indentations arranged in at least two rows between the first side wall and the second side wall and exactly two columns extending between the front wall and the back wall, wherein the indentations are aligned within each row and within each column; and   at least one product disposed in at least one of the indentations, wherein the product includes an electronic cigarette, the product extending above each of the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall.