Convertible shelf-ready shipping container
a technology of shipping containers and containers, applied in the field of shipping containers, can solve the problems of high cost and production time, time-consuming,
Inactive Publication Date: 2020-07-16
PEPSICO INC
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The present patent is about shelf-ready shipping containers that can convert into shelf displays for the products packed inside. These containers have a tear strip that can be removed to separate the top portion from the base tray, allowing for easy conversion. The shipping container has a base tray with a removable top that can be separated into two parts, each containing a shelf-display tray. The top portion is separably coupled to the bottom portion through the tear strip, which is a weakened portion of the base tray. The shipping container also includes a product display system with two product-display trays that can be separated from the base tray to display the product without needing further alteration or arrangement. The blank for forming the shelf-ready shipping container includes a central series of panels connected by fold lines and a first tear strip, and a second tear strip extending across a second panel of the central series of panels, a second panel of the central series of panels, and a second panel of the second outer series of panels. The technical effects of this patent are that it provides a convenient and efficient way to convert shipping containers into shelf displays for the products packed inside, allowing for easy display and sale of the products.
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Once the products are delivered to retailers, the products are often transferred from the shipping container to shelves or display units, which can be very time consuming.
Additionally, display units may be manufactured separately from the cases, which can result in high cost and production times.
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[0019]The following examples are illustrative, but not limiting, of the present disclosure. Other suitable modifications and adaptations of the variety of conditions and parameters normally encountered in the field, and which would be apparent to those skilled in the art, are within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.
[0020]Shipping containers (sometimes called cases) for packaging and shipping consumer products, such as, for example, cereal, granola bars, fruit snacks, breakfast pastries, cookies, baking mixes, and other boxed or otherwise packaged goods, may be manufactured from corrugated cardboard because of its structural strength and its ready availability. The sizes of the shipping containers may be selected to maximize the number of boxes of products that may be packed, as well as to optimize shipping efficiency by ensuring that a certain number of cases fit on a shipping pallet in an efficient and structurally-sound way.
[0021]Once the shipping containers are delivered to...
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A shelf-ready shipping container, including a cardboard shipping box, the cardboard shipping box including a base tray, a removable top formed continuously with the base tray, a tear strip disposed at an interface of the base tray and the removable top, where tearing away the tear strip separates the removable top from the base tray. The base tray includes a bottom panel and sidewall panels, where the base tray is separable into a first shelf-display tray and a second shelf-display tray along an interface between the first shelf-display tray and the second shelf-display tray, where the interface is defined by a weakened portion of the base tray.
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FIELD[0001]Embodiments described herein generally relate to shipping containers for consumer products. Specifically, embodiments described herein relate to shelf-ready shipping containers that convert into shelf displays.BACKGROUND[0002]Consumer products are often packaged and shipped in cases made from corrugated cardboard. The cases protect the products from being damaged during shipping and facilitate shipment of large quantities of products. Once the products are delivered to retailers, the products are often transferred from the shipping container to shelves or display units, which can be very time consuming. Additionally, display units may be manufactured separately from the cases, which can result in high cost and production times.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]The present disclosure is directed to shelf-ready shipping containers that convert into shelf displays for the products packed therein. The shipping containers may include a top portion separably coupled to a base tray by a tear s...
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IPC IPC(8): B65D5/54B65D77/04B65D5/02
CPCB65D2577/043B65D5/0227B65D5/5445B65D77/042B65D5/542
Inventor LOHOFF, PETER JAMES
Owner PEPSICO INC