Patent ID: 6247589
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A point of sale display apparatus for a hand-held outdoor power equipment implement, the implement being of the type which includes an upper hand grip which a user grips to at least partially hold the implement, a lower tool for performing a ground maintenance operation, and an intermediate connecting section for connecting the upper hand grip and the lower tool, which comprises:an elongated rectangular carton defined by a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel, the implement being stored vertically in the carton with the lower tool being adjacent the bottom panel of the carton and the upper hand grip being adjacent the top panel of the carton, and one of the front and two side panels having an implement retaining panel articulable about a hinge line;at least one display opening provided in an upper portion of the carton which is large enough to allow a user's hand to reach into the carton and grab and manipulate the implement while the implement is within the carton;an enclosed storage compartment provided in a lower portion of the carton beneath the at least one display opening, the storage compartment being formed by the bottom panel, by lower portions of the front panel, rear panel and side panels, and by the implement retaining panel to enclose at least the lower tool of the implement; anda display aperture opening into the storage compartment, the display aperture being sized and located to allow a portion of the implement housed within the storage compartment to be seen and touched but with the display aperture so closely overlying the portion of the implement housed within the storage compartment to prevent the user from placing his hand into the storage compartment and to retain the stored item within the storage compartment.