Patent ID: 6032793
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A package for an article of hosiery, said package comprising:a) a card having a body and a header adjacent to and formed integrally with said body, wherein at least a portion of said body has a width of about 3.5 to 4.5 inches and wherein said body has first and second portions divided by a fold line and is foldable about said fold line such that a first portion of said body may be selectively positioned in a retracted position wherein said first portion is positioned adjacent a second portion of said body;b) indicia disposed on said header and relating to the article;c) an article of hosiery mounted on said card;d) at least one band extending from said header at a point above said fold line, said band selectively positionable in a closed position, such that when said first portion of said body is folded about said fold line into said retracted position and said band is in said closed portion, said band is operative to enclose said first portion and maintain said first portion in said retracted position;e) wherein when the article is mounted on said body, the article conceals said body but not said integral header, whereby the article is supported internally by said body while each of said header and at least a portion of the article are displayed; andf) wherein said body has a body width which is greater than the relaxed width of the article of hosiery so that, when said article is mounted on said body, said body widthwise stretches the article.