Product display with biased stand

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10842296-B2
Application number	US-201716461617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2017
Priority date	Nov 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for displays are disclosed. The display includes a tray, a stand, and a biasing member. The tray comprises a plurality of walls configured to house a plurality of consumer products. The stand is coupled to the tray and comprises an interior wall disengaging an interior face of a stand edge in a first configuration in which the stand is collapsed and engaging the stand edge in a second configuration in which the stand is erect. The biasing member is coupled to the stand and biases the stand to move from the first configuration to the second configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display comprising:
a tray configured to house a plurality of consumer products;
a stand coupled to the tray, the stand comprising a first wall and a second wall defined by a first edge, a third wall and a fourth wall defined by a second edge opposite the first edge, and an interior wall coupled to the second edge and disengaging the first edge in a first configuration in which the stand is collapsed and engaging the first edge in a second configuration in which the stand is erect; and
a biasing member coupled to the stand and biasing the first edge and second edge towards each other to move the stand from the first configuration to the second configuration.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the tray further includes a tab configured to removably engage the stand.

3. The display of claim 1 , wherein an adhesive couples the tray to the stand.

4. The display of claim 1 , wherein more than one stand is coupled to the tray.

5. The display of claim 1 , wherein the stand is formed from a single blank.

6. The display of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the stand and the tray defines a display angle of the tray relative to a surface upon which the stand sits.

7. The display of claim 6 , wherein the display angle is defined by each of the stand and the tray.

8. The display of claim 1 , wherein at least one notch in the stand retains the biasing member to the stand.

9. The display of claim 1 , further comprising a container disposed about the tray and stand, wherein the container retains the stand in the first configuration.

10. The display of claim 9 , wherein the container comprises a tear strip.

11. A method of assembling a display comprising:
providing a tray configured to house a plurality of consumer products;
providing a stand comprising a first wall and a second wall defined by a first edge, a third wall and a fourth wall defined by a second edge opposite the first edge, and an interior wall coupled to the second edge and disengaging the first edge in a first configuration in which the stand is collapsed and engaging the first edge in a second configuration in which the stand is erect;
coupling a biasing member to the stand, the biasing member biasing the first edge and second edge towards each other to move the stand from the first configuration to the second configuration; and
coupling the tray to the stand.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising forming a tab in the tray configured to removably engage the stand.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the tray is coupled to the stand with an adhesive.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein more than one stand is coupled to the tray.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the stand is formed from a single blank.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the tray and the stand defines a display angle of the tray relative to a surface upon which the stand sits.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the display angle is defined each of the tray and the stand.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the stand is formed to include at least one notch to retain the biasing member to the stand.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising disposing the tray and stand in a container that retains the stand in the first configuration.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the container includes a tear strip.

Assignees

• Wrigley W M Jun Co

Inventors

• Burke Ray
• Armstrong Mark
• Ruthiraphong Narut

Classifications

• A47F5/12

  Tiltable stands · CPC title

• A47F5/114 Primary

  in the form of trays with a base · CPC title

• F16M13/005

  integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported · CPC title

• A47F3/14 Primary

  Display trays {or containers (combined with racks A47F5/0025; tray partitions A47F5/005; as racks and transportable with merchandise A47F5/108; made of cardboard A47F5/11; stackable A47B87/02)}; (packing boxes used subsequently as display trays B65D) · CPC title

• B65D5/00

  Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper (rigid pallets with side walls B65D19/02) · CPC title