Patent ID: 6953118

Claim:
A packaging assembly for shipping and displaying a plurality of display packs, the packaging assembly comprising: a base having a base surface and a peripheral base wall around the base surface, said base configured to retain the plurality of display packs on the base surface; a shipping cover having a cover surface and a peripheral cover wall around the cover surface, the shipping cover being configured to be removably engaged with the base; and a shipping liner that defines a slot for restraining a portion of one of the plurality of display packs, wherein the slot extends in a first direction, wherein the slot restrains a portion of one of the plurality of display packs in a second direction somewhat perpendicular to said first direction, wherein the shipping liner includes two outwardly projecting locking tongues, wherein the cover wall includes a cover back wall, opposite cover side walls, and a cover front wall, and wherein each of the opposite cover side walls includes a slit which is sized and configured to receive therewithin a respective one of said locking tongues, whereby the shipping liner may be retained in the shipping cover.