Display tray for improved product visibility

Abstract

A display tray formed of a continuous blank having a plurality of hingedly coupled panels and sub-panels including a first sidewall, defined at least partially by a first panel, a front wall, defined by at least partially by a second panel, hingedly attached to the first panel sidewall, a second sidewall, defined at least partially by the first panel sidewall, and a rear wall defined at least partially by a third panel hingedly attached to the first panel for adjoining the display tray to a second display tray.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A display tray formed of a continuous blank having a plurality of hingedly coupled panels and sub-panels comprising:
 a first sidewall, defined at least partially by a first panel;   a front wall, defined by at least partially by a second panel, hingedly attached to the first panel;   a second sidewall, defined at least partially by the first panel;   a rear wall defined at least partially by a third panel hingedly attached to the first panel for adjoining the display tray to a second display tray sidewall;   a first corner having at a junction of the front wall and the first sidewall; and   a second corner at a junction of the front wall and the second sidewall, wherein each of the first and second corners is defined by at least three hingedly attached sub-panels of the second panel, wherein the first and the second corners are open corner posts.   
     
     
         2 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein each of the corners includes an upright tube having a triangular cross-section defined by at least three sub-panels for providing support to a display panel above. 
     
     
         3 . The display tray of  claim 2 , where each of the corners includes a sub-panel adjacent to the upright tube. 
     
     
         4 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein each of the corners includes an overhang defined by a sub-panel in a horizontal plane. 
     
     
         5 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein each of the corners are defined by an inner layer comprising three panels facing toward an inner portion of the tray, and by an outer layer comprising two panels arranged in a convex direction toward the inner portion of the tray. 
     
     
         6 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein a base of each of the corners includes an aperture for receiving a portion of a corner of a second display tray. 
     
     
         7 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein each of the corners includes a vertical protrusion for connecting to a second display tray. 
     
     
         8 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein a floor of the tray includes at least a pair of apertures for receiving a support structure of a second display tray. 
     
     
         9 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein the rear wall includes at least a slit for receiving a joining or a support member for coupling the display tray to a second tray. 
     
     
         10 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the corners includes a subpanel from a first panel and at least one subpanel from a second subpanel. 
     
     
         11 . The display tray of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second corners is an open corner facing the inner portion of the tray. 
     
     
         12 . A continuous blank for forming a display tray comprising:
 a first panel, having a first plurality of sub-panels, extended along a longitudinal axis defining at least a portion of a joining wall of the tray when erected;   a second panel, having a second plurality of subpanels, hingedly coupled to the first panel, and defining a floor of the tray and at least portions of two side walls of the tray when erected; and   a third panel hingedly coupled to the second panel for defining at least a portion of the outer wall of the tray, wherein the third panel includes a first plurality of sub-panels hingedly attached to each other and hingedly attached to a first end of the third panel, for defining a first corner post when erected and a second plurality of sub-panels hingedly attached to each other and hingedly attached to a second end of the third panel for defining a second corner post when erected, wherein the first and the second corner posts are configured to be open corner posts when erected.   
     
     
         13 . The blank of  claim 12 , wherein each of the sub-panels of the plurality of sub-panels extend across the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         14 . The blank of  claim 12 , wherein a first end of one of the sub-panels of the plurality of sub-panels defines a gap with a side edge of the third panel. 
     
     
         15 . The blank of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the sub-panels includes a tab for coupling to a second display tray. 
     
     
         16 . The blank of  claim 15 , wherein the tab is defined by two adjacent sub-panels of the plurality of sub-panels. 
     
     
         17 . The blank of  claim 15 , wherein the tab extends across the longitudinal axis away from the second panel. 
     
     
         18 . The blank of  claim 15 , wherein the tab projects from one of the sub-panels in a longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         19 . The blank of  claim 12 , wherein one of the sub-panels of the plurality of sub-panels is L-shaped. 
     
     
         20 . The blank of  claim 12 , wherein a first sub-panel of the plurality of sub-panels is attached to a second sub-panel along a longitudinal hinge line.