Patent ID: 8376141

Claim:
A shipper display system for containing and displaying product comprising: (1) a tray front panel, a hood front panel, a rear panel, a bottom panel, a top panel, and a plurality of top flaps, wherein at least one of the top flaps is split into two top flaps and wherein one of the split top flaps is positioned adjacent to the hood front panel; (2) side panels, each side panel comprising a zone of weakness that extends at least partially across the side panel, the zone of weakness enabling separation of the side panel into an upper side panel and a lower side panel; (3) a reinforcement panel attached to the hood front panel, wherein the reinforcement panel is positioned adjacent to the tray front panel and wherein one of the split top flaps is positioned adjacent to the reinforcement panel; and wherein the shipper display system is convertible from a shipping configuration to a display configuration upon separation of the zones of weakness; and wherein when the shipper display system is in the shipping configuration, the upper side panels and the lower side panels are joined along the zones of weakness, and wherein, when the shipper display system is in the display configuration, the shipper display system is separated into (1) a hood portion that comprises the hood front panel, the upper side panels, and at least a portion of the top panel and (2) a tray portion that comprises the lower side panels, the tray front panel, the bottom panel, and at least a portion of the rear panel; and wherein the shipper display system is made from a single blank.