Patent ID: 7451878

Claim:
A shipping container convertible to a display container, comprising: an outer wrap including a bottom wall; a front wall connected to a front edge of the bottom wall; a rear wall connected to a rear edge of the bottom wall; a first top panel connected to a top edge of the front wall and extending rearwardly therefrom; a second top panel connected to a top edge of the rear wall and extending forwardly therefrom; first and second front side panels connected to respective side edges of the front wall and extending rearwardly therefrom; first and second rear side panels connected to respective side edges of the rear wall and extending forwardly therefrom; first and second bottom side flaps connected to side edges of the bottom wall and extending upwardly therefrom, the first and second bottom side flaps overlapping lower portions of the first and second front and rear side panels; first and second front top flaps connected to side edges of the first top panel, and extending downwardly therefrom; first and second rear top flaps connected to side edges of the second top panel, and extending downwardly therefrom; an opening disposed in at least one of the front wall and the rear wall, extending from one side edge to an opposite side edge of the at least one of the front wall and the rear wall, dividing the at least one of the front wall and the rear wall into a lower face panel having an upper free edge and an upper face panel having a lower free edge; and at least one of the front wall, rear wall, first and second top panels, first and second front side panels, and first and second rear side panels including regions of weakness, wherein the regions of weakness comprise: a first perforation, extending from the lower free edge of the upper face panel toward a top edge of the upper face panel, adjacent one side edge thereof; a second perforation, extending from the lower free edge of the upper face panel toward the top edge of the upper face panel, adjacent an opposite side edge thereof; and a third perforation, extending along the top edge of the upper face panel, the first, second and third perforations enabling the facilitated removal of the upper face panel from remaining portions of the shipping container, wherein the regions of weakness facilitate removal of portions of at least one of the front wall, rear wall, first and second top panels, first and second front side panels, and first and second rear side panels for facilitated access to an interior region of the shipping container.