Display carton with internal support

Claim 2

A blank of foldable material for a one piece display carton of the shadow box type which has a cradle for supporting the object to be displayed in the erected shadow box comprising a front panel, rear panel, and support panel; a pair of outer side panels and a pair of inner glue panels, the inside of said side panels and the outside of said glue panels being adapted to be secured to each other, at least one of said side panels being between said front and said rear panel; and at least one of said glue panels being between said rear panel and said support panel; all of the aforesaid panels being in side by side relationship and hingedly interconnected by a plurality of score lines, each score being between each two panels that extends longitudinally of the blank and is parallel with the other such score lines; a first generally laterally extending cut in said front panel dividing it into upper and lower front sections; a first longitudinal line of weakness in said lower front section dividing it into left and right shadow panels; a second generally laterally extending cut in said support panel dividing same into top and bottom support sections; second and third longitudinal cut lines part of the way along the edges of said support panel intersecting said second lateral cut; left and right hand cradle cut lines extending generally longitudinally within said top support section, shaped to receive the object to be displayed and defining an articulated object cradle portion in said top section between said left and right cradle cut lines flanked on each side by an articulated cradle suspension portion; each said articulated cradle suspension portioN having a cradle leg panel located between one of said cradle cut lines and one of said second and third longitudinal cuts, the top termini of the latter cuts being substantially at the top terminus of said cradle leg panels and the lower termini of said cradle cut lines being at the lower termini of said cradle leg panel, and a score line at each of the top and bottom termini of each said cradle leg panels intersecting respectively one of the cut lines bounding said cradle leg panels; a cradle support panel at the top end of said top support section above the top termini of said cradle cut lines; a lateral fold line between said cradle cut lines hingedly connecting said cradle support panel and said object cradle portion; and another lateral fold line within said object cradle portion between the top termini of said cradle panels and said lateral fold line.

Claim 3

A blank according to claim 1 wherein each side glue panel has a cradle spring panel lying along the respective score line between said support panel and one of said glue panels and above the top termini of said second and third cuts, formed in said glue panel by lines of weakness to enable the spring panels to fold inwardly of the carton when erected and between them to resiliently support said articulated cradle suspension portion.

Claim 4

A blank according to claim 1 wherein the outside of each glue panel is secured to the inside of one of said side panels.

Claim 5

A blank according to claim 1 further including a bottom end closure panel hingedly connected by a lateral score to the bottom of said support panel and the bottom termini of said second and third longitudinal cuts are spaced only a short distance from the last said lateral cut.

Claim 6

A display carton of the shadow box type which has a cradle for supporting the object to be displayed and which is made from one piece of foldable material comprising a front panel, rear panel, and support panel; a pair of outer side panels and a pair of inner glue panels, the inside of said side panels and the outside of said glue panels being secured to each other, at least one of said side panels being connected between said front panel and said rear panel; and at least one of said glue panels being connected between said rear panel and said support panel; all of the aforesaid panels being in side by side relationship and hingedly interconnected by a plurality of score lines, each score being between each two panels that extends longitudinally of the piece of material and is parallel with the other such score lines; a first generally laterally extending cut in said front panel dividing it into upper and lower front sections; a first longitudinal line of weakness in said lower front section dividing it into left and right shadow panels; a second generally laterally extending cut in said support panel dividing same into top and bottom support sections; second and third longitudinal cut lines part of the way along the edges of said support panel intersecting said second lateral cut; left and right hand cradle cut lines extending generally longitudinally within said top support section, for receiving the object to be displayed and defining an articulated object cradle portion in said top section between said left and right cradle cut lines flanked on each side by an articulated cradle suspension portion; each said articulated cradle suspension portion having a cradle leg panel located between one of said cradle cut lines and one of said second and third longitudinal cuts, the top termini of the latter cuts being substantially at the top terminus of said cradle leg panels and the lower termini of said cradle cut lines being at the lower termini of said cradle leg panel, and a score line at each of the top and bottom termini of each said cradle leg panels intersecting respectively one of the cut lines bounding said cradle leg panels; each side glue panel having formed therein by lines of weakness a cradle Spring panel lying along the respective score line between said support panel and one of said glue panels and above the top termini of said second and third cuts, each such spring panel being folded inwardly of the carton and between them resiliently supporting said articulated cradle suspension portion; a cradle support panel at the top end of said top support section above the top termini of said cradle cut lines; and a lateral fold line between said cradle cut lines hingedly connecting said cradle support panel and said object cradle portion.

Claim 7

A display carton of the shadow box type which has a cradle for supporting the object to be displayed and which is made from one piece of foldable material comprising a front panel, rear panel, and support panel; a pair of outer side panels and a pair of inner glue panels, the inside of said side panels and the outside of said glue panels being secured to each other, at least one of said side panels being connected between said front panel and said rear panel; and at least one of said glue panels being connected between said rear panel and said support panel; all of the aforesaid panels being in side by side relationship and hingedly interconnected by a plurality of score lines, each score being between each two panels that extends longitudinally of the piece of material and is parallel with the other such score lines; a first generally laterally extending cut in said front panel dividing it into upper and lower front sections; a first longitudinal line of weakness in said lower front section dividing it into left and right shadow panels; a second generally laterally extending cut in said support panel dividing same into top and bottom support sections; second and third longitudinal cut lines part of the way along the edges of said support panel intersecting said second lateral cut; left and right hand cradle cut lines extending generally longitudinally within said top support section, for receiving the object to be displayed and defining an articulated object cradle portion in said top section between said left and right cradle cut lines flanked on each side by an articulated cradle suspension portion; each said articulated cradle suspension portion having a cradle leg panel located between one of said cradle cut lines and one of said second and third longitudinal cuts, the top termini of the latter cuts being substantially at the top terminus of said cradle leg panels and the lower termini of said cradle cut lines being at the lower termini of said cradle leg panel, and a score line at each of the top and bottom termini of each said cradle leg panels intersecting respectively one of the cut lines bounding said cradle leg panels; each side glue panel having formed therein by lines of weakness a cradle Spring panel lying along the respective score line between said support panel and one of said glue panels and above the top termini of said second and third cuts, each such spring panel being folded inwardly of the carton and between them resiliently supporting said articulated cradle suspension portion; a cradle support panel at the top end of said top support section above the top termini of said cradle cut lines; and a lateral fold line between said cradle cut lines hingedly connecting said cradle support panel and said object cradle portion.

Claim 8

A display carton according to claim 5 wherein that part of the object cradle portion between said another lateral fold line and said second laterally extending cut is supported substantially against the inside of the rear panel.

Claim 9

A display carton according to claim 5 wherein the outside of each glue panel is secured to the inside of one of said side panels by adhesive located between said rear panel and each of said cradle spring panels.