Patent ID: 7611013
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A45C,B26B

Abstract:
1. A packaging system for containing and for displaying a product, the packaging system comprising: a housing including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to removably connect to the second portion and, when the first and second portions are connected, at least part of the connected first and the second portions defines a chamber to dispose at least a portion of the product therein and defines an internal configuration to accommodate a shape and size of the portion of the product, the housing further including a first closed end and a second open end, wherein when the portion of the product is disposed in the chamber, at least another portion of the product extends from the second open end of the housing; an insert card disposed between the first portion and the second portion of the housing and being substantially planar to support the housing, the insert card extending the length of the housing and further extending from the housing to an area external to the chamber and the housing, the insert card defining an aperture configured to receive at least a portion of the chamber and to accommodate the chamber of the housing; and at least two diametrically opposed tabs disposed along an edge of the insert card defining the aperture, each tab extending inwardly toward the aperture and being disposed and configured such that at least a portion of one of the tabs inserts into a recess defined in an outer surface of the product so as to retain and position the product, when at least the portion of the product is disposed within the chamber, in a substantially upright position within the chamber relative to the first and second ends of the housing and to permit the another portion of the product to extend from the second open end of the housing.