Patent ID: 8439187

Claim:
A shipping container convertible into a display container at a point of sale, comprising: a case having sidewalls, a closed bottom, and an open top; and a separate cover secured to and closing the open top of the case, the cover having a lid panel coextensive in length and width with the open top of the case, the lid panel having opposite side edges, a flange depending from each of the side edges of the lid panel, the flanges attached to upper outer surfaces of the case sidewalls to secure the cover to the case, a detachable display panel formed in the lid panel by first and second spaced apart weakened tear lines extending parallel to one another, and third and fourth spaced apart weakened tear lines joined to respective opposite ends of said first and second tear lines and extending parallel to one another and perpendicular to said first and second tear lines, said first, second, third and fourth tear lines extending around a border portion of the lid panel spaced inwardly from the side edges thereof, and a detachable protective panel foldably attached to one side edge of the lid panel by fifth and sixth colinear weakened tear lines extending perpendicular to the first and second tear lines, the protective panel folded inwardly over the lid panel and attached to the display panel along a fold, whereby removal of the protective panel carries the display panel with it and removes the display panel to form a display opening in the lid panel for display of and access to product contained in the container.