Display-ready retail case with divide

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9776760-B2
Application number	US-201615151038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	May 11, 2015
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

The disclosed retail case includes a base member and an upper member selectively attached to the base member. The base member has a bottom wall and at least two base walls extending from the bottom wall. The base walls have an outer surface and an inner surface. The upper member has a top wall and at least two upper walls extending from the top wall. The upper walls have an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface of the upper walls attaches to the inner surface of the respective base walls at an attachment portion of the upper walls that is selectively removable from the upper walls to allow the attachment portion to remain attached to the base member when the upper member is removed from the base member. The attachment portion may also associate with flap portions that are connected to form a divider.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retail case comprising:
a base member having a bottom wall, a first base wall, and a second base wall, the first and second base walls extending from said bottom wall, the first base wall having a first surface and a second surface, the second base wall having a third surface and a fourth surface, the first and third surfaces defining an outer surface of said base member, the second and fourth surfaces cooperating with said bottom wall to define an inner surface of said base member; and
an upper member selectively attached to said base member and having a top wall, a first upper wall, and a second upper wall, the first and second upper walls extending from said top wall, said first upper wall including a fifth surface and a sixth surface, the second upper wall having a seventh surface and an eighth surface, the fifth and seventh surfaces defining an outer surface of said upper member, the sixth and eighth surfaces cooperating with said top wall to define an inner surface of said upper member, said first upper wall being attached at said fifth surface to said second surface of said first base wall at a first attachment portion of said first upper wall, said second upper wall being attached at said seventh surface to said fourth surface of said second base wall at a second attachment portion of said second upper wall, said first and second attachment portions being selectively removable from said first and second upper walls to allow said first and second attachment portions to remain attached to said base member when said upper member is removed from said base member,
wherein said first attachment portion is coupled to a first flap portion formed from said first upper wall, and said second attachment portion is coupled to a second flap portion formed from said second upper wall, said first and second flap portions being movable relative to said base member when said upper member is removed from said base member, and
wherein said first flap portion is attached to said second flap portion to connect said first upper wall to said second upper wall within said base member.

2. The retail case of claim 1 , wherein said attachment portions are formed from said first and second upper walls and have a shape defined by predetermined areas of weakness.

3. The retail case of claim 2 , wherein said predetermined areas of weakness are defined by perforations formed in said first and second upper walls.

4. The retail case of claim 3 , wherein said attachment portions are separated from said first and second upper walls along said perforations when said upper member is removed from said base member.

5. The retail case of claim 1 , wherein said outer surface of said upper member defines a first surface of said first flap portion and a second surface of said second flap portion, and wherein said first surface engages said second surface.

6. A retail case comprising:
a base member having a bottom wall, a first base wall, and a second base wall, the first and second base walls extending from said bottom wall, said first base wall having a first surface and a second surface, the second base wall having a third surface and a fourth surface, the first and third surfaces defining an outer surface of said base member, the second and fourth surfaces cooperating with said bottom wall to define an inner surface of said base member; and
an upper member selectively attached to said base member and having a top wall, a first upper wall, and a second upper wall, the first and second upper walls extending from said top wall, said first upper wall including a fifth surface and a sixth surface, the second upper wall having a seventh surface and an eighth surface, the fifth and seventh surfaces defining an outer surface of said upper member, the sixth and eighth surfaces cooperating with said top wall to define an inner surface of said upper member, said first upper wall having a first flap portion formed from said first upper wall, said second upper wall having a second flap portion formed from said second upper wall, said first and second flap portions attached to said base member when said upper member is removed from said base member, said first and second flap portions being movable relative to said base member when said upper member is removed from said base member,
wherein at least one of said first or second flap portions extends across a portion of said base member such that said first flap portion engages said second flap portion.

7. The retail case of claim 6 , wherein said flap portions are attached to one another to connect said first upper wall to said second upper wall within said base member.

8. The retail case of claim 6 , wherein said first flap portion has a shape defined by a predetermined area of weakness formed in said first upper wall.

9. The retail case of claim 8 , wherein said predetermined area of weakness is defined by perforations formed in said first upper wall.

10. The retail case of claim 9 , wherein said first flap portion is separated from said first upper wall along said perforations when said upper member is removed from said base member.

11. The retail case of claim 6 , wherein said base member includes a third base wall and a fourth base wall, wherein said upper member includes a third upper wall and a fourth upper wall, and wherein said first upper wall opposes said second upper wall.

12. The retail case of claim 6 , wherein said outer surface of said upper member defines a first surface of said first flap portion and a second surface of said second flap portion, and wherein said first surface engages said second surface.

13. A method for constructing a retail case from a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material, the method comprising:
attaching the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material, at least one of the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material comprising at least two walls and an end flap, wherein attaching the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material includes adhering a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion formed from the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material, and wherein said first attachment portion and said second attachment portion remains adhered to the second sheet of material when the first sheet of material detaches from the second sheet of material;
folding said attachment of the first and second sheets of material along a plurality of predefined scoring lines formed on the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material;
adhering a surface of said end flap to a surface of one of said at least two walls; and
adhering a first flap portion of said first attachment portion to a second flap portion of said second attachment portion.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein said first flap portion is movable relative to said first attachment portion; and wherein said flap portions form a divider within the retail case.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein said flap portions cooperate to extend across a width of the retail case.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein said flap portions extend substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the retail case.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein said attachment portions has a shape defined by a predetermined area of weakness formed in the first sheet of material.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said predetermined area of weakness is defined by perforations formed in the first sheet of material.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein said attachment

Assignees

• Kellog Co

Inventors

• Keeder Karen

Classifications

• B65D5/328

  and the tubular body parts being alligned axially to form a container · CPC title

• B31B50/812

  Applying tabs, patches, strips or strings on blanks or webs · CPC title

• B65D5/48048 Primary

  Single partition formed by folding one or more blanks and provided with flaps fixed to or maintained by parts of the container body (B65D5/4804 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D5/54

  Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing ({B65D5/06, B65D5/5233, B65D5/5253 take precedence } ; break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings B65D5/70) · CPC title

• B65D5/20

  by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form (specially constructed to allow collapsing and re-erecting without disengagement of side or bottom connections B65D5/36) · CPC title