Packing method for soft packages

a packaging method and soft packaging technology, applied in the field of soft packaging, to achieve the effect of reducing the material required for packaging, efficient use of retail shelf space, and reducing shelf stocking labor

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-03
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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[0007] It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a method of packing a plurality of retail units within a single package in a way which efficiently uses retail shelf space, reduces labor for shelf stocking and reduces the material required for packaging.

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Additionally, typical prior art packaging of multiple retail units within a single package requires store personnel to remove the retail units from the package and discard the package.

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[0015] Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals refer to like elements throughout the several views, one sees that FIG. 1 is an perspective view of the exterior of the wholesale package 10 of the present invention. A plurality of wholesale packages 10 may be packed into even larger shipping packages.

[0016] Wholesale package 10 includes top or outer portion 12 (FIG. 1) which receives tray portion 14 (FIG. 2) such that tray portion 14 is contained within top portion 12. That is, top portion 12 is outwardly concentrically adjacent to tray portion 14. As shown in FIG. 1, top portion 12 includes lateral walls 16 and top surface 18 thereby leaving a bottom surface 19 open for receiving the tray portion 14 shown in FIG. 2. Tray portion 14 includes front lateral wall segment 20, side lateral wall segments 21, 22 and rear lateral wall segment 23 extending around the periphery of lower surface 25 thereby forming a lip. Lateral walls 16, top surface 18 and lateral wall se...

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The present disclosure relates to using a wholesale package to ship a large number of densely packed retail packages. The wholesale package includes an a top portion which receives a tray portion. At the retail site, the top portion is removed and discarded whereby the tray portion forms a retail display which holds the retail packages in the densely packed configuration. The retail packages are preferably soft packages, such as those using polymeric film to form the walls and being manufactured by form fill seal methods.

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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 833,837, filed on Jul. 27, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention pertains to the packing of soft packages within a cardboard or similar container which serves as both a shipping container and a retail merchandise display. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] Today's retail environment is fiercely competitive in its allocation of shelf space, particularly in grocery stores, “big box” retailers, wholesale clubs and similar establishments. Manufacturers and distributors frequently must make financial arrangements with the retailer in order to place products on the shelves, and these financial arrangements can be calculated on the basis of the linear feet of shelf space allocated to the product. Moreover, inventory management programs typically keep track of the sales of specific products from specific retail shelf spac...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D5/32B65D5/42B65D5/50B65D85/00
CPCB65D5/68B65D5/48026
Inventor MALIK, PERRYDOWD, SEAN
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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