Display device with sample dispenser and corresponding systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759564-B2
Application number	US-201715492456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2017
Priority date	Apr 20, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A display container (200) includes one or more sidewalls (102,103,107) defining a receiving recess (207). A dispenser (201) can define a front side of the display container. Where this is the case the dispenser has a height (208) less than the one or more sidewalls. The dispenser includes an aperture (324). A plurality of sample product, such as disposable gloves (210) can be placed within the dispenser. One or more packages (203,204,205,206) of product corresponding to the sample product can be situated within the receiving recess.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display container, comprising:
one or more sidewalls defining a receiving recess, the one or more sidewalls comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall; and
a dispenser and a disposal receptacle defining a front side of the display container, wherein the dispenser has a height less than the one or more sidewalls, and wherein the dispenser and the disposal receptacle are both disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.

2. The display container of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sidewalls further comprise a bottom panel bounded on two sides by the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the bottom panel bounds a bottom side of both the dispenser and the disposal receptacle.

3. The display container of claim 2 , wherein the first sidewall defines a dispenser sidewall and the second sidewall defines a disposal receptacle sidewall.

4. The display container of claim 3 , wherein the dispenser comprises a top panel oriented substantially orthogonally with the one or more sidewalls and the front side of the display container, wherein the top panel defines an aperture, wherein the disposal receptacle defines another top panel oriented substantially orthogonally with the one or more sidewalls and the front side of the display container, wherein the another top panel defines another aperture.

5. The display container of claim 4 , wherein the aperture is ovular.

6. The display container of claim 4 , wherein the dispenser further comprises visible indicia indicating a purpose and function of the dispenser.

7. The display container of claim 4 , the display container manufactured from a single folded blank.

8. The display container of claim 7 , wherein:
the dispenser comprises:
a side extension extending substantially orthogonally from the top panel and defining a portion of the front side of the display container; and
a front sidewall extending substantially orthogonally from the side extension; and

the disposal receptacle comprises:
another side extension extending substantially orthogonally from the top panel and defining another portion of the front side of the display container; and
another front sidewall extending substantially orthogonally from the another side extension;

wherein the front sidewall and the another front sidewall abut.

9. The display container of claim 8 , further comprising:
a plurality of sample product disposed within the dispenser, wherein the plurality of sample product comprises disposable gloves; and
one or more packages of product corresponding to the plurality of sample product, wherein the one or more packages of product are situated within the receiving recess.

10. The display container of claim 1 , the disposal receptacle located adjacent to the dispenser.

11. The display container of claim 10 , wherein the disposal receptacle defines another aperture.

12. The display container of claim 11 , further comprising visible indicia indicating that sample product are to be discarded in the disposal receptacle.

13. The display container of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sample product disposed within the dispenser.

14. The display container of claim 13 , further comprising one or more packages of product corresponding to the plurality of sample product, wherein the one or more packages of product are situated within the receiving recess.

15. A display container, comprising:
one or more sidewalls defining a receiving recess; and
a dispenser and an abutting disposal receptacle coupled between the one or more sidewalls;
wherein:
the one or more sidewalls comprise a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a rear sidewall, and a front sidewall, wherein the dispenser is coupled between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the rear sidewall, the front sidewall, the dispenser, and the abutting disposal receptacle are defined by a single folded blank; and
the dispenser comprises a top panel defined by the single folded blank, wherein the top panel defines an aperture, and wherein the top panel is oriented substantially orthogonally relative to each of the front sidewall, the rear sidewall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall.

16. The display container of claim 15 , further comprising one or more gloves disposed within the dispenser.

17. The display container of claim 15 , further comprising one or more packages situated within the receiving recess.

18. The display container of claim 15 , the single folded blank further comprising a first side extension extending substantially orthogonally from the top panel and defining a portion of the front sidewall.

19. The display container of claim 18 , wherein the abutting disposal receptacle comprises another top panel oriented substantially parallel with the top panel and another first side extension extending substantially orthogonally from the another top panel and defining another portion of the front sidewall.

20. The display container of claim 19 , further comprising a plurality of sample product disposed within the dispenser, wherein the plurality of sample product comprises disposable gloves, further comprising one or more packages of product corresponding to the plurality of sample product, wherein the one or more packages of product are situated within the receiving recess.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Silkaitis Thomas

Classifications

• B65D5/48012

  combined with inserted partitions · CPC title

• B65D5/52

  External stands or display elements for contents · CPC title

• B65D83/0888

  with provision for used articles · CPC title

• B65F2220/102

  assembled from a blank · CPC title

• B65F2250/114

  Plastics · CPC title