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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992716 | Retail shipper display container A container comprising a front panel, a first back panel, a second back panel, a first side panel bridging the front panel and the first back panel, a second side panel bridging the front panel and the second back panel, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The fron... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7533773 | Reclosable consumable product package assembly The present invention provides a reclosable consumable product package for retaining an array of products until the products are desired to be removed. The package includes a container packet formed of a planar extent roll for retaining and enclosing the array of pr... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7451878 | Shipping container convertible to dispensing or all around display container A shipping container for facilitating the conversion of the shipping container into a dispensing or all-around display container from formed an outer blank (10) having a centrally positioned bottom wall (12), front and rear walls (18, 26), top p... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7367490 | Container for shipping and storing paper A container for shipping and/or storing a stack of paper is disclosed. The container, according to a disclosed embodiment, comprises a bottom wall and first and second upright, opposing side walls extending from respective edges of the bottom wall. First and second ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364064 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357250 | Storage case A storage case including a tray and a plurality of holding units. The tray has a bottom wall and a plurality of walls formed unitarily with and upstanding from the bottom wall. The holding units include a base and a plurality of walls formed unitarily therewith to c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331508 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328552 | Method of packaging articles for shipment, storage and display A method of packaging merchandise items for shipment and display provides a box shaped merchandising container is formed including an enclosure with four quadrilateral sides and open top and a bottom closed by flaps. In preparation for shipment, the merchandise is l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320407 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317573 | Carton with removable three-dimensional viewer A tray with an upstanding billboard or panel that displays a three-dimensional image is provided by a carton assembly comprising sheet material having fold lines defining parts that are movable to assembled positions presenting a tray for receiving food, beverage or... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7213707 | Product shipping and display carton In order to facilitate the shipping and display of products for selection and purchase by a consumer, the product shipping and display carton includes a display box, a shipping sleeve, and a removable fastener. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an upw... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210578 | Display unit for storing tool assembly A display unit for storing a tool assembly, comprising a base, a moving-rotating mechanism and a support plate. The base has a front end, a rear end opposite the front end and two opposite sides. The moving-rotating mechanism comprises at least one moving-rotating d... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7159744 | Flow promotion device for bulk bag discharger A flow promotion device (FPD) for use in conjunction with a bulk bag discharger is provided. The FPD includes a center plate pivotably connected to the bulk bag discharger frame. Extension plates are pivotably attached to each end of the center plate. A connecting e... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147114 | Merchandise shelving assembly A shelf assembly for use with a display rack is provided. The display rack has two lateral posts, each of which has a plurality of vertically spaced openings. The shelf assembly includes a shelf, a pair of braces and a clip corresponding to each brace. The braces an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128223 | Merchandise shelving assembly A shelf assembly for use with a display rack is provided. The display rack has two lateral posts, each of which has a plurality of vertically spaced openings. The shelf assembly includes a shelf, a pair of braces and a clip corresponding to each brace. The braces an... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121426 | Apparatus for dispensing flat items A vending machine for dispensing flat items includes a housing having a removable collection pan with a pan bag, a door with display windows, a coin slide mechanism extending through the door and a folder slide mounted on the inside of the door. The folder slide rel... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121452 | Carton of a plurality of packets of cigarettes Packets (2) of cigarettes are packed in multiples adopting a rigid carton (1) of parallelepiped shape presenting two end faces (11, 12) coinciding with the flanks (13, 14), and four side faces (3, 4, 5, 6) of which two coincide wit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7080736 | Easily displayable shipping container A container for distribution and display of goods is convertible from a first configuration for distribution into a second configuration for display. The conversion is accomplished by removing a front cover panel. The front cover panel may be attached to the contain... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069693 | Transplant yield maximization system for growing plants A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066333 | Office paper end-display shipper display A shipping container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base and a removable lid, and a single tear line crosses a plurality of side, end and bottom panels of the base, dividing the base into two sections of unequal size. The smaller section o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036716 | Carton A carton is disclosed. In this carton, a first connection plate is connected to an upper plate, a second connection plate is connected to the first connection plate, and a partition plate is connected to the second connection plate. When the partition plate is pulle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000773 | Product display and support carton In order to facilitate the display and support of a product such as a gift bag for selection and purchase by a consumer, a product display and support carton includes a display box and an opposed pair of dividers. The display box is defined by a bottom panel and an ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974033 | Wraparound-style shipping containers convertible to dispensing or display containers Wraparound style packaging and shipping containers are provided, having structures configured for facilitating the conversion of the shipping containers into dispensing or all-around display containers. The shipping containers are preferably fabricated from an outer... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948617 | Stackable container with support flanges A container is disclosed having a plurality of interconnected panels forming sidewalls surrounding a central space. Flaps extend from lower sidewall edges and fold along fold lines to form a bottom. Support flanges are arranged along upper sidewall edges on opposite... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942102 | Inverted office shipper display A container converts into a display tray, wherein the container has a base, a removable lid and a single tear line crossing the removable lid and dividing the lid into two sections of unequal size. The display tray is created by inverting the container and tearing t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932265 | Box convertible to a display container and method of making same A container for the shipping and display of goods includes a box formed from a first blank. The box includes a front panel having upper and lower flaps, a first side panel having upper and lower flaps, a second side panel having upper and lower flaps, and a rear pan... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926166 | Device for combining candy dispensers and health and beauty aid dispensers A product combining individual novelty candy dispensers and health and beauty dispensers into a single device. In one embodiment a lip balm dispenser is combined with a breath spray dispenser into a single product. In another embodiment, a lip embodiment a lip balm ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923326 | Storage and merchandising container A box shaped merchandising container includes a product information panel which is exposed when a cover is removed from one end of an enclosure. The information panel is disposed at a corner of a rectangular open end of the enclosure and is dimensioned to permit fla... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915607 | Operational system for transplanting growing plants A transplanting system including both methods and specific types of transplant apparatus such as propagule transplant trays(3, 4, 5, 6) addresses the need for the use of a propagule punch machine (8) on a variety of adolescent tray configurations (9... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902062 | Dispensing package A dispensing package that is capable of accommodating relatively a large number of stick-like articles, of separating old and new articles and of storing remaining articles as disclosed. This dispensing package comprises a case for accommodating therein unit package... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6843408 | Device in packaging A device at a package comprises a bottom and walls protruding upwards therefrom. The package is formed by a foldable blank and comprises an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. The locking arrangement comprises locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837378 | Transportable merchandise display unit A transportable merchandise display unit (10) is provided comprising: an outer container (20) containing an inner display case (30) removable via an opening in the top of said outer container, the outer container including display case support m... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830151 | Container for dispensing controlled amounts of paper products A container is disclosed for dispensing a controlled amount of paper products. The container includes a housing including a first end wall and a plurality of exterior walls defining an interior surface and an interior area within the interior surface for receiving t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821325 | Multi-surface anti-bacterial protective device A multi-surface anti-bacterial protective device for preventing transferring of bacteria from one person to another. The multi-surface anti-bacterial protective device includes a multi-layered material capable of being rolled up and also being capable of being sever... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6766908 | Bulk packing of firelogs A container for the bulk packing and display of artificial firelogs comprising a generally rectangular base panel having a front side rear side and opposed ends, a generally rectangular rear panel extending generally perpendicularly upwardly from the rear side of sa... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6478159 | Combination shipping and display container and methods therefor A combination shipping and display container includes a unitary blank of material foldable into a substantially rectangular container for receiving one or more items packed therein. The container has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall an... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6386368 | Product packaging arrangement for shipping and display A shipping and display container having packaged product arranged for shipping and display to consumers that minimizes shipping space and manual handling of the individual packages contained therein. The container has side walls and top and bottom walls d... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6168027 | Shipping/display box having tear-out segments A cardboard box suitable for both shipping and displaying articles is in the form of a box having six sides and eight corners. A vertical divider panel disposed inside the box is oriented perpendicularly to front and rear sides of the box. The front side ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6135288 | Corrugated board packaging box A corrugated board packaging box including an opening portion which is formed on a front surface portion of a box body, through which goods are taken in and out. On both sides of the front surface portion, a cut-off portion is formed to cut off by a cutti... | 10/24/2000 |
