Container assembly including a pop-up pocket component

Abstract

The invention relates to containers that include a pop-up pocket and a pocket support that is attached to container and tilts the pock-up pocket when the container is opened.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container assembly comprising:
 i. a lower tray component having a base and a plurality of upright walls including a back wall, wherein each upright wall has an edge facing in a generally upward direction;   ii. a covering component having at least a base, wherein the back wall of the lower tray is hingedly attached to the covering component;   iii. one or more pop-up pocket components, wherein each pop-up pocket component includes
 a. a pocket suitable for holding one or more articles and fitting within a space between the covering component and the lower tray component, and 
 b. at least one pocket supports suitable for providing an attachment to both the pocket and the back wall of the upper tray; 
   wherein the pocket has a base with a bottom surface that faces the base of the lower tray component, and the base of the pocket has a back edge that lies towards the back wall of the lower tray component, and the pocket support is attached to the pocket on the base of the pocket at a position sufficiently away from the back wall of the lower tray component so that when the covering component is hingedly lifted away from the lower tray component, the pop-up pocket is tilted to a tilt angle between the base of the pocket and the lower compartment of about 1° or more.   
     
     
         3 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the covering component is an upper tray component having a plurality of upright walls including a back wall, wherein the back wall of the lower tray is hingedly attached to the back wall of the upper tray component. 
     
     
         3 . The container assembly of claim  2 , wherein the container further contains an insert component having a base and one or more upright walls including at least one support walls, wherein each support wall is sufficiently high so that the base of the upper tray component rests on the support wall when the upper tray is hingedly placed over the lower tray component, and wherein at least one support walls includes at least one front wall or side wall. 
     
     
         4 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the insert component is free of a back wall having a height longer than the height of the back wall of the lower tray component and/or wherein the insert component is free of a back wall. 
     
     
         5 . The container assembly of claim  2 , wherein the lower tray component and upper tray component each have four upright walls including a front wall, a back wall, and two opposing side walls, and wherein the insert component includes three upright walls include a front wall and two opposing side walls. 
     
     
         6 . The container assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the insert component is pressure fit into the lower tray component, wherein one or more walls of the insert component contact corresponding walls of the lower tray component. 
     
     
         7 . The container assembly of claim  2 , wherein the base of the upper tray component and the base of the lower tray component have the same dimensions. 
     
     
         8 . The container assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the edge of each upright wall of the upper tray component lies above and faces a corresponding edge of an upright wall of the lower tray component when the container assembly is in a closed position. 
     
     
         9 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket support has three or more portions, including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion,
 wherein when the container assembly is in a closed position, the first portion is generally upright, is attached to an inside surface of the back wall of the upper tray component, and extends along the back wall of the lower tray component, the second portion is hingedly connected to the first component, is generally coplanar with and rests above the base of the lower tray component, and extends forward from the back edge of the base of the lower tray component towards the third portion, and the third portion is attached to a region of the bottom surface of the base of the insert component and is hingedly attached to the second portion.   
     
     
         10 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the insert component has a length in the direction between the first portion and the third portion, wherein the length of the second portion is greater than the height of the back wall of the lower tray component. 
     
     
         11 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has side walls that extend only a portion of the length of length of the side walls. 
     
     
         12 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket includes a top that lies generally parallel to the base of the pocket wherein the length of the side wall along the base of the pocket is greater than the length of the side wall along the top of the pocket. 
     
     
         13 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the top of the pocket has a surface area and the base of the lower tray component has a surface area, wherein the ratio of the surface area of the top of the pocket to the surface area of the base of the lower tray component is about 0.9 or less. 
     
     
         14 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the top of the pocket has a surface area and the base of the insert component has a surface area, wherein the ratio of the surface area of the top of the pocket to the surface area of the base of the insert component is about 0.9 or less. 
     
     
         15 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the second portion of the pocket support is sufficiently long so that the when the container assembly is fully open, the base of the pocket is tilted at a tilt angle relative to the base of the lower tray component, wherein the tilt angle is about 2° or more. 
     
     
         16 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a base that includes two or more layers, the pocket has a top that includes two or more layers, or both. 
     
     
         17 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the hinge between the upper tray component and the lower tray component extends substantially along the length of the back walls of the two components. 
     
     
         18 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket support is a contiguous sheet of material and wherein the one or more hinge between two adjacent portions of the pocket support includes a score and/or a crease in the material. 
     
     
         19 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the container assembly is free of an insert component. 
     
     
         20 . The container assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the pocket support only connects directly to the upper tray component and to the pocket.