Patent ID: 8006837

Claim:
A packaging article, comprising: an elongated substantially rectangular box enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of first and second side walls; said box enclosure further having an open top end, a bottom end adapted to be closed, and an interior shelf disposed between said top end and said bottom end for supporting the bottom end of a media case to be carried by said package; an opening in said front wall contiguous with said open top end and extending toward said shelf to define an open channel for receiving said media case; said front wall opening extending laterally from said first side wall to said second side wall such that said channel is U-shaped and defined laterally by said first and second side walls; said first and second side walls being substantially planar and defining outside walls of said box enclosure; and whereby said open channel facilitates rapid placement of said media case in said package by virtue of said media case not being restricted to insertion through said top end only.