Packaging structure

Claim 1

A package for displaying an article, said package being formed from a blank of paperboard or the like and comprising: (a) front and rear generally rectangular co-extensive panels disposed in contacting overlying relationship and having opposed marginal portions secured to each other; (b) a pair of aligned openings in said panels for receiving a portion of said article; (c) said panels presenting abutment means for engaging opposite ends of said article to prevent axial movement of said article relative to said panels; (d) said panels each having side portions folded upwardly from the normal plane of said panels at an angle of less than 90 degrees to provide a trough-like structure therebetween for cradling said article; (e) an article holding member formed from material of said front panel and defined by a pair of spaced cut lines extending generally transversely of said panel; (f) said article holding member being spaced from the remainder of said front panel and extending over said article to retain said portion of said article in said openings; (g) a transverse strut formed in said rear panel and positioned in the plane thereof; (h) said strut bridging said pair of openings in said rear panel to prevent dislodgement of the article through said rear panel.