Patent ID: 6311845
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A combination container and arrangement of packaged articles for shipment and display to consumers, comprising:a container having side walls and top and bottom walls defining a compartment, said container further having a removable material engaging said container to retain packaged articles during shipment of the packaged articles and removable to provide an opening for displaying the packaged articles for sale to consumers;a plurality of packaged articles arranged in said container, each of said packaged articles having a substantially planar support member and a housing for housing one or more products, said housing having a thickness substantially greater than the thickness of said display card, wherein said packaged articles include an upper packaged article offset and supported on a lower packaged article and accessible via the opening for display and removal by consumers; anda retainer formed on the lower packaged article for retaining the upper packaged article supported on the lower packaged article, wherein said retainer is formed on an upper surface of said housing, and wherein said housing further comprises a depression formed in a lower surface of the upper packaged article for matingly engaging a raised member of the lower packaged article.