Protective bottle display and shipping container

Claim 1

A shipping enclosure combination for shipping a breakable item comprising a closable substantially airtight container made of rigid but resilient plastic material, said container having a compartment recessed therein to receive said breakable item, said compartment being elongated and open at one end, and having sidewalls which terminate at said open end with a wall of said container, shock absorbent means to fit into the open end of said compartment, and sealing means to seal the open end of said compartment, said container being made of a clear plastic material, and wherein said recessed compartment is integral with said container and molded to the general exterior shape of said item inserted therein, so that said item fits snugly within said compartment, said recessed compartment extending inwardly from the bottom of said container and along the vertical axis thereof, with the sides of said compartment substantially set apart from the sides of said container, and wherein the periphery of said open end falls substantially within the peripheral edge of the bottom of said container, so that said compartment is a cantilever structure supported at one end by the bottom of the said container, and said breakable item has shock absorbing means on all sides thereof.