Patent ID: 7641051

Claim:
A convertible display package comprising the combination of a display box, a vending box, an item to be sold and a premium item, said display box comprising a pair of hollow housing sections, each of said housing sections including a base wall and a sidewall extending about the periphery of said base wall and flush with said base wall to provide a hollow tray of parallelepiped shape for receipt of a respective one of said items therein to hold said items therein against accidental displacement, said housing sections being pivotably connected together by a hinge located at respective portions of said sidewalls of said housing sections to enable respective sidewalls of said housing sections to be brought into engagement to form an enclosed box of parallelepiped shape having flush sidewalls, said hinge being arranged so that it doesn't project beyond the plane of said respective sidewall portions, said housing sections including at least one recessed magnet for magnetically releasably securing said housing sections together, but enabling said housing sections to be separated and pivoted about said hinge so that said items located within their respective trays are visible for viewing, at least one of said housing sections including a decorated outer surface to provide said display box with the appearance of a wrapped gift box when said housing sections are magnetically secured together, said item to be sold being located within said vending box, said vending box having a peripheral sidewall releasably secured by frictional engagement within said hollow tray of one of said housing sections to enable said vending box to be removed therefrom, said package being convertible into a keepsake box by removing said items from their respective trays.