Standup display package

Claim 2

A self-standing display package which comprises: a stiffening structure with front and back face panels secured together in face-to-face relationship with bottom edge portions formed in part by panel poRtions that are secured together and in part by panel portions that are spaced apart; the stiffening structure having at least one aperture; a pliable film adhered to the stiffening structure and extending across the aperture; a packaged article secured to the structure by the film and having a thickness substantially greater than that of the face panels; and said spaced-apart panel portions being directly beneath the packaged article and spaced apart a distance less than the maximum thickness of the article.

Claim 3

A package as set forth in claim 3 wherein the spaced bottom edge portions of the face panels are spaced a distance less than the thickness of the article at its bottom portion.

Claim 4

A package as set forth in claim 1 wherein the film forms a pocket that extends through said aperture and which has a total depth in the direction of the thickness dimension of the packaged article adjacent the bottom of the aperture that is substantially less than the thickness of said packaged article at the bottom of the aperture.

Claim 5

A self-standing display package which comprises: a stiffening structure with two face panels positioned in opposed face-to-face relationship and with a bottom surface formed of edge portions of the face panels in part joined and in part spaced apart in a common plane; the structure having two matching apertures which are aligned to form a single aperture through the two opposed panels to receive an article packaged; pliable film adhered to a facing surface of each of the two opposed face panels and extending across the respective matching apertures; pocket halves formed from portions of the pliable film extending across each of the two matching apertures, each pocket half projecting in an opposite direction from the other through the respective matching aperture in the structure, said pocket halves being of greater area than the respective apertures and combining to form a pocket about a packaged article; said spaced edge portions of the bottom surface being directly beneath said apertures to form a supporting base and said face panels being secured together in face-to-face relationship at other areas of the two face panels, including portions of the face panels at each side of said spaced edge portion of the bottom surface; and the total depth of the pocket extending from the opposed face panels at the bottom of the aperture being substantially less than the thickness of the packaged article at the bottom of the pocket, and the depth of the pocket at the top of the aperture being essentially equal to the depth of the packaged article at the top of the pocket.

Claim 6

A self-standing display package which comprises: a stiffening structure with two face panels positioned in opposed face-to-face relationship and with a bottom surface formed of edge portions of the face panels in part joined and in part spaced apart in a common plane; the structure having two matching apertures which are aligned to form a single aperture through the two opposed panels to receive an article packaged; pliable film adhered to a facing surface of each of the two opposed face panels and extending across the respective matching apertures; pocket halves formed from portions of the pliable film extending across each of the two matching apertures, each pocket half projecting in an opposite direction from the other through the respective matching aperture in the structure, said pocket halves being of greater area than the respective apertures and combining to form a pocket about a packaged article; said spaced edge portions of the bottom surface being directly beneath said apertures to form a supporting base and said face panels being secured together in face-to-face relationship at other areas of the two face panels, including portions of the face panels at each side of said spaced edge portion of the bottom surface; and the total depth of the pocket extending from the opposed face panels at the bottom of the aperture being substantially less than the thickness of the packaged article at the bottom of the pocket, and the depth of the pocket at the top of the aperture being essentially equal to the depth of the packaged article at the top of the pocket.

Claim 7

An article as set forth in claim 4 wherein the pocket halves are formed from a single sheet of pliable film that extends across the space between the spaced edge portions of the bottom surface of the face panels.

Claim 8

An article for packaging a product and forming a self-standing display package which comprises; a stiffening structure having two panel portions joined together; an aperture in the stiffening structure; a pliable film forming a pocket to receive an article and extending through said aperture; an edge of each panel portion constructed to form a bottom of the display package when the two panel portions are in face-to-face relationship; and said pocket having a predetermined shape, based on the article to be packaged, with that portion of the pocket adjacent the panel edges that form the bottom of the display package having a depth insufficient to receive the thickness of the article to be packaged and still permit the panel portions to meet in face-to-face relationship so that portions of said panel beneath said pocket, including a portion of said edges that form the bottom of the display package, will be spaced apart when other areas of the two panel portions are secured together in face-to-face relationship.

Claim 9

An article for packaging a product and forming a self-standing display package which comprises; a stiffening structure having two panel portions joined together; an aperture in the stiffening structure; a pliable film forming a pocket to receive an article and extending through said aperture; an edge of each panel portion constructed to form a bottom of the display package when the two panel portions are in face-to-face relationship; and said pocket having a predetermined shape, based on the article to be packaged, with that portion of the pocket adjacent the panel edges that form the bottom of the display package having a depth insufficient to receive the thickness of the article to be packaged and still permit the panel portions to meet in face-to-face relationship so that portions of said panel beneath said pocket, including a portion of said edges that form the bottom of the display package, will be spaced apart when other areas of the two panel portions are secured together in face-to-face relationship.

Claim 10

An article as set forth in claim 6 wherein the two panel portions are joined aloNg a fold line that forms the said bottom edge of the package and at least a portion of the panels along the fold line beneath said aperture are separated by a through-cut so that the panel portions beneath the pocket will readily separate when the panels are folded about an article within the pockets.

Claim 11

An article as set forth in claim 7 wherein a matching aperture is provided in each panel aligned to form a single aperture through the two panels when they are folded along said fold line into face-to-face relationship, a single pliable film extends across both apertures and the fold line and the film is not separated by a through-cut between the apertures at the fold line.

Claim 12

A self-standing display package which comprises: a resilient stiffening structure with front and back face panels secured together in face-to-face relationship with an edge portion formed in part by panel portions that are secured together and in part by panel portions that are spaced apart; the stiffening structure having at least one aperture; a pliable film adhered to the stiffening structure and extending across the aperture; a packaged article secured to the structure by the film and having a thickness substantially greater than that of the face panels; and said spaced apart panel portions bordering a part of said aperture and being urged toward each other by the resilience of the stiffening structure.

Claim 13

A self-standing display package which comprises: a resilient stiffening structure with front and back face panels secured together in face-to-face relationship with an edge portion formed in part by panel portions that are secured together and in part by panel portions that are spaced apart; the stiffening structure having at least one aperture; a pliable film adhered to the stiffening structure and extending across the aperture; a packaged article secured to the structure by the film and having a thickness substantially greater than that of the face panels; and said spaced apart panel portions bordering a part of said aperture and being urged toward each other by the resilience of the stiffening structure.