US4026411A — Hollow wall display carton

Claim 1

Independent Claim 190 words

In a reinforced, hollow wall, display carton, formed of foldable paperboard, for holding at least one packaged article, the combination of: (a) a body including a bottom wall and opposed pairs of side and end walls foldably connected to and upstanding from the side and end edges of said bottom wall and connected to each other to form a tray-like structure open at the top; (b) a horizontally disposed platform in said body including: (i) a main panel co-extensive with and spaced above said bottom wall; (ii) opposed pairs of flanges foldably connected at their upper edges to the side and end edges of said main panel and extending downwardly therefrom to said bottom wall inwardly adjacent said body side and end walls, respectively; (iii) said main panel presenting at least one opening extending therethrough for retaining a packaged article in spaced relation to said body walls; (c) said body including opposed pairs of side and end wall inner panels spaced inwardly from said side and end walls, respectively, and connected thereto by a relatively narrow top wall; (d) said inner wall panels extending downwardly to said platform main panel.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 190 words

In a reinforced, hollow wall, display carton, formed of foldable paperboard, for holding at least one packaged article, the combination of: (a) a body including a bottom wall and opposed pairs of side and end walls foldably connected to and upstanding from the side and end edges of said bottom wall and connected to each other to form a tray-like structure open at the top; (b) a horizontally disposed platform in said body including: (i) a main panel co-extensive with and spaced above said bottom wall; (ii) opposed pairs of flanges foldably connected at their upper edges to the side and end edges of said main panel and extending downwardly therefrom to said bottom wall inwardly adjacent said body side and end walls, respectively; (iii) said main panel presenting at least one opening extending therethrough for retaining a packaged article in spaced relation to said body walls; (c) said body including opposed pairs of side and end wall inner panels spaced inwardly from said side and end walls, respectively, and connected thereto by a relatively narrow top wall; (d) said inner wall panels extending downwardly to said platform main panel.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 171 words

In a reinforced, hollow wall, display carton for holding at least one packaged article, the combination of: (a) a body formed of foldable paperboard and including a bottom wall and opposed pairs of side and end walls foldably connected to and upstanding from the side and end edges of said bottom wall and connected to each other to form a tray-like structure open at the top; (b) a separate insert positioned within said body and presenting a generally horizontally disposed platform surface having at least one recess therein for retaining a packaged article; (c) said insert having side and end edges extending to and in engagement with the side and end walls, respectively, of said body, and having portions engageable with and supported by the bottom wall of said body; (d) said body including opposed pairs of side and end wall inner panels spaced inwardly from said side and end walls, respectively, and connected thereto by a relatively narrow top wall; (e) said inner wall panels extending downwardly to said insert.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 171 words

In a reinforced, hollow wall, display carton for holding at least one packaged article, the combination of: (a) a body formed of foldable paperboard and including a bottom wall and opposed pairs of side and end walls foldably connected to and upstanding from the side and end edges of said bottom wall and connected to each other to form a tray-like structure open at the top; (b) a separate insert positioned within said body and presenting a generally horizontally disposed platform surface having at least one recess therein for retaining a packaged article; (c) said insert having side and end edges extending to and in engagement with the side and end walls, respectively, of said body, and having portions engageable with and supported by the bottom wall of said body; (d) said body including opposed pairs of side and end wall inner panels spaced inwardly from said side and end walls, respectively, and connected thereto by a relatively narrow top wall; (e) said inner wall panels extending downwardly to said insert.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 25 words

A display carton according to claim 2, wherein said side and end wall inner panels have their lower extremities diposed in engagement with said insert.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

A display carton according to claim 2, wherein said side and end wall inner panels have foldably connected to their lower ends anchor panels lying in face-to-face relation with the platform surface of said insert and extending outwardly to said side and end walls, respectively.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 38 words

A display carton according to claim 2, and including end flanges extending downwardly from the end edges of said top wall and being generally co-extensive with and disposed to lie against the inner faces of said end walls.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 15 words

A display carton according to claim 2, wherein said insert is formed of foldable paperboard.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 17 words

A display carton according to claim 2, wherein said insert comprises a generally solid block of material.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1980-05-30	1980-11-29	1981-05-31	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1984-05-30	1984-11-29	1985-05-31	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1988-05-30	1988-11-29	1989-05-31	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Hollow wall display carton

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