Stackable pallet system including v-shaped corner supports

Abstract

A modular packaging and display system for shipping and displaying products. The modular packaging and display system includes multiple display trays supported by a series of V-shaped spacers. The modular packaging and display system includes a plurality of V-shaped support members positioned near the corners of each display tray to stabilize the packaging system. The spacers and the support members are preferably formed from paperboard. The modular packaging and display system is strong enough to support the weight of the products and the trays and withstand the weight of one or more units stacked thereupon.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 947,531 filed on Jul. 2, 2007.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to a modular packaging and display system. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a system for packaging multiple products, including irregularly-shaped products, on a pallet to be shipped to a retailer, who then may display the products in the packaging in which they are shipped.[0003]Mass merchandising retailers, such as “club stores” often display their products on the pallet on which the products were shipped from the vendors. The products in their primary packages are arranged in multiple layers using a secondary packaging and display system. The primary purpose of the secondary packaging system is to contain and organize subgroups of the primary packaging, as well as to improve the stacking strength of the pallet...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The present disclosure is a modular packaging system for shipping and displaying palletized products. The system comprises multiple vertically stacked trays for holding the products, V-shaped spacers that provide the required spacing between different levels of the display system, and V-shaped support members positioned adjacent to the spacers and extending through access openings formed in the display trays to stabilize the entire display system. The bottom support tray is designed to rest on a standard pallet and the entire assembly may be wrapped in a transparent plastic film to protect the products from dust and damage.

[0007]The pallet display system is strong enough not only to support the weight of the products on the trays and withstand the vibration and impact forces that can occur during shipping, but is strong enough to withstand the weight of one or more units stacked on the top of the loaded display system. The system is particularly suited for shipping and displaying irregularly shaped items where the items cannot withstand vertical stacking forces, such as soft packaged goods, since the system itself can bear the entire stacking load.

Problems solved by technology

Although the packaging system of the '342 patent provides a display system that allows products to be displayed in the same manner in which they are shipped, the manufacturing process required to create the tubular support posts and tubular spacer sleeves increases the cost of the packaging system.

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