Patent ID: 6935509
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A47F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for a tray display, for point-of-purchase display of articles, comprising: an outer shell, including a front wall, an aperture extending across a portion of the front wall, and two side panels extending from side edges of the front wall; an article-enclosing tray structure, having an open front region, at least a portion of which is aligned with the aperture in said outer shell, a back wall opposite said open front region, a bottom wall extending along a bottom edge region of the back wall, and two side walls, extending along side edge regions of the back wall, said bottom wall and said side walls having front edge regions which are juxtaposed to a rearward-facing side of the front wall, the back wall being disposed in substantially parallel spaced relation to the front wall, to define an article containing space therebetween; an article supporting shelf, connected to the front wall and extending along at least a portion of a bottom edge region of the aperture, and engaging an intersection between the back wall and the bottom wall of the article-enclosing tray structure; the side panels being articulable, between a configuration in which first portions of the side panels are folded flat against a rearward facing surface of the back wall to enable facilitated positioning of the receptacle into a shipping container, and a configuration in which second portions of the side panels are folded underneath the bottom wall and other portions of the side panels form supports for maintaining the front wall of the outer shell, and, in turn, the article containing volume, at an inclined angle relative to a horizontal surface, upon which the receptacle may be placed.