Shipping and display carton assembly for an electronic device

Claim 2

A shipping and display carton assembly for an electronic device, including in combination: an outer carton member having top, bottom and side walls and end flaps, said carton member being perforated at the top, bottom and side walls, along a line located a predetermined distance from a first end of said carton for removing said first end portion thereof, carton insert means being formed to receive said electronic device in surrounding fashion and being sufficiently rigid to protect said electronic device, said carton insert means being dimensioned for receipt within said outer carton member when said electronic device is received in said insert means, one end portion of said insert means being breakable for removal from the remaining portion thereof, said one end portion being substantially equal to the removable first end portion of said carton and being aligned therewith, so that upon removal of said one end portion of said carton member and the corresponding end portion of said insert means, a predetermined portion of said electronic device is exposed for display, the remaining portion of said device being held in said insert means within said outer carton portion, and display card means having an opening therethrough dimensioned for receipt of said exposed portion of said electronic device, said display card means and said packaged portion of said electronic device providing support to said display card means in a generally vertical position when said exposed portion of said electronic device is inserted through the opening.

Claim 3

A shipping and display carton assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said carton insert means include first and second polyfoam members each having a rectangular box-like shape having a height and depth similar to the height and depth of said outer carton for receipt therein, each said polyfoam member having a cavity formed in a predetermined wall thereof, dimensioned for receipt of a correspondingly dimensioned portion of said electronic device, each of said members being scored along a line spaced predeterminedly from one end thereof for breaking said one end portion away from the remaining portion thereof thereby to expose said predetermined portion of said electronic device.

Claim 4

A shipping and display carton assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein said display card means includes a pair of opposing Flap members normally extending into said opening, said flap members being bendable to a position substantially perpendicular to said display card means, wherein said first and second carton insert members receive opposite side portions of said electronic device and wherein upon insertion of the exposed portion of said electronic device through said opening in said display card means, each said flap member is received between a corresponding carton insert member and a side portion of said electronic device to secure said display card means to said electronic device for support.

Claim 5

A shipping and display carton assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein said display card means further includes wing members formed at each side thereof, said wing members being bendable to a predetermined angle with respect to the main portion of said card display means to provide additional support to said display assembly.

Claim 6

A shipping and display carton assembly for a cartridge tape player including in combination: an outer carton member having top, bottom and side walls and closeable end flaps, a predetermined first end portion of said carton being adapted for easy removal from the remaining portion thereof, carton insert means including a pair of tape player receiving members being dimensioned similarly in height and depth to said outer carton for receipt therein, and being considerably smaller in width than the internal width of said carton, each said member having a cavity formed in a side wall thereof dimensioned similarly to a corresponding outer side portion of said tape player for receipt thereof in said cavity to form a sub-assembly, said sub-assembly being dimensioned substantially similar to the internal dimensions of said outer carton for receipt therein, a first end portion of each of said carton insert members being adapted for breaking away from the remaining portion thereof, so that upon removal of said outer carton end portion and said end portions of said carton insert members, a front end portion of said tape player is exposed for display, and a display card including indicia on a first surface thereof and having an opening therein dimensioned for receipt of the exposed portion of said tape player with the packaged portion of the latter being located on the side of the display card opposite said surface including said indicia, said display card and packaged portion of said cartridge tape player providing support to the former for positioning the display card in a generally vertical position with said front portion of the cartridge tape player being held thereby.

Claim 7

A shipping and display carton assembly for a cartridge tape player including in combination: an outer carton member having top, bottom and side walls and closeable end flaps, a predetermined first end portion of said carton being adapted for easy removal from the remaining portion thereof, carton insert means including a pair of tape player receiving members being dimensioned similarly in height and depth to said outer carton for receipt therein, and being considerably smaller in width than the internal width of said carton, each said member having a cavity formed in a side wall thereof dimensioned similarly to a corresponding outer side portion of said tape player for receipt thereof in said cavity to form a sub-assembly, said sub-assembly being dimensioned substantially similar to the internal dimensions of said outer carton for receipt therein, a first end portion of each of said carton insert members being adapted for breaking away from the remaining portion thereof, so that upon removal of said outer carton end portion and said end portions of said carton insert members, a front end portion of said tape player is exposed for display, and a display card including indicia on a first surface thereof and having an opening therein dimensioned for receipt of the exposed portion of said tape player with the packaged portion of the latter being located on the side of the display card opposite said surface including said indicia, said display card and packaged portion of said cartridge tape player providing support to the former for positioning the display card in a generally vertical position with said front portion of the cartridge tape player being held thereby.

Claim 8

A shipping and display carton arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein said outer carton member is perforated at the top, bottom and side walls along a line located a predetermined distance from a first end of said carton for removing said first end portion thereof, wherein each said carton insert member is scored along a line located a predetermined distance from a first end thereof for easy removal of said end portion and wherein upon insertion of said sub-assembly into said outer carton member said breakaway end portions are aligned with said removable end portion of said outer carton member.

Claim 9

A shipping and display carton assembly as claimed in claim 6 wherein said display card further includes a pair of flap members extending from opposite ends of said opening and being bendable to a position perpendicular to said display card, each said flap member being received between a corresponding side wall portion of said player and a respective carton insert member upon insertion of said front portion of said player into said opening in said display card, thereby to provide additional support to said assembly.