Container and rack for presenting articles

Claim 1

Apparatus for dispensing essentially flat articles, comprising a contAiner and means holding said container in an inverted vertical position and restraining same from lateral and rotational movement, said container having a hinge-connected end flap provided on the end of one side thereof, said holding means having means cooperating with the hinged side providing support in the vertical direction for said container, and an inclined support shelf disposed on said holding means at an angle with respect to the horizontal downwardly from the hinge-connection restraining said hinged end flap in a position so as to provide an opening in said container for the dispensing of the articles from within said container, said container being further provided with hinge-connected side flaps on either side of said end flap, each of said side flaps having one side which extends from the corner of said container between said end flap and said side flap at an angle downwardly from the hinged side of said flap and essentially parallel with said inclined support shelf, and said means holding said container further including a horizontally extending tray adjacent the lower terminous of said shelf to hold the dispensed articles in an accessible disposition.